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Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Jing Wu, NSW, AU;

Xing Zhang, Menai, AU;

Igor Kharitonenko, NSW, AU;

Assignee:

Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/514 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/514 ;
Abstract

A method (,) for automatically focusing an optical instrument (,) having a lens (,) with only two focus positions. The method comprises acquiring a first image (,) when the lens (,) is in a first position (,) and thereafter processing pixel light intensities (,) of part of the image to provide a focus detection value indicative of image blurr. A threshold test (,) is then effected and if the focus detection value is outside a desired range the lens (,) is automatically moved to a second position (,).


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wu, Jing. (2001). Automatically focusing an optical instrument having a lens with only two focus positions (U.S. Patent No. 6292307). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6292307

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