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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

May. 23, 2023
Applicant:

Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;

Inventors:

Chun-Hung Chen, Hsinchu, TW;

Yun Hsuan, Hsinchu, TW;

Assignee:

MEDIATEK INC., Hsinchu, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/675 (2023.01); H04N 23/672 (2023.01); H04N 23/673 (2023.01);
Abstract

An auto focus method for an image capturing device with a PD image sensor, comprising: (a) receiving pixel values of a sensing image sensed by the PD image sensor; (b) dividing the sensing image into a plurality of image blocks; (c) computing first cost values of each of the image blocks; (d) determining disparities of each of the image blocks according to the first cost values with in a specific range of each of the image blocks; (e) finding at least one object in the sensing image according to the disparities; and (f) setting a focus location of the image capturing device according at least one object location of the object.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Chen, Chun-Hung. (2025). Auto focus method using image disparity and image capturing device using auto focus method (U.S. Patent No. 12348866). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12348866

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