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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006

Filed:

Jun. 02, 2003
Applicants:

Kazuhito Horiuchi, Kamiina-gun, JP;

Shunsuke Kurata, Kamiina-gun, JP;

Inventors:

Kazuhito Horiuchi, Kamiina-gun, JP;

Shunsuke Kurata, Kamiina-gun, JP;

Assignee:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An object image data obtained by image taking by an image taking device, while a distance between a stage, on which an object is placed, and the image taking device is varied, is captured by a focus processing device at each predetermined timing. The focus processing device retrieves contrast data indicating a maximum value from the captured respective object image data, and stores the object image data in the image information memory. The object image data of the contrast data indicating the maximum value is read from the image information memory, and outputted and displayed on a display section.


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