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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Makoto Kamiya, Sakai, JP;
Haruyuki Nagano, Sakai, JP;
Katsuhito Akagi, Sakai, JP;
Masatoshi Yoneyama, Sakai, JP;
Yoshiharu Ohta, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; G01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359426 ; 359399 ; 359407 ; 359425 ; 2502012 ; 2502018 ;
Abstract
In a telescope according to the present invention, defocus amount of an optical system constituting the telescope is calculated; whether or not the defocus amount is within a predetermined in-focus range obtained from a focal point adjusting ability of human eye is discriminated; and when the defocus amount exceeds the in-focus range as a result of the above discrimination, the optical system is driven. The optical system is driven in a shorter time than a time required for removing a defocus by human eye.