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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); G02B 7/38 (2021.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 25/47 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/673 (2023.01); G02B 7/38 (2013.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 25/47 (2023.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally pertains to autofocus imaging circuitry, configured to: obtain, for a first adjusted focus, a first plurality of brightness change events from a brightness change event detection element; obtain, for a second adjusted focus, a second plurality of brightness change events from the brightness change event detection element; and determine a focus based on the first and the second plurality of brightness change events for autofocusing a scene.