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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:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Takasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Yukihiro Matsumoto, Kawaguchi, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; G01C / ; G02B / ; G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356-308 ; 2502018 ; 356-314 ; 396 96 ; 396106 ; 396121 ;
Abstract
In a distance measuring apparatus which performs a distance measuring operation in an active mode and in a passive mode, time serially, on a basis of charging conditions determined for performing the distance measuring operation in one of the active mode or the passive mode, charging conditions to be used in the distance measuring operation in the other mode are determined.