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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2024
Applicant:
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/67 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/671 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/672 (2023.01); H04N 23/673 (2023.01);
Abstract
A camera captures a visual image of an object in a rapid manner by determining a distance to the object with a time-of-flight sensor and looking up an actuator position for actuating the camera lens to a focus based upon the distance. The actuator position set by the look up table adjusts for temperature effects on focus based upon a temperature measurement associated with the lens. Visual image capture may be accomplished without image-based focus analysis, such as contrast and phase detection autofocus, by validating the distance captured with the time-of-flight sensor.