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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
May. 22, 2008
Michael Lavrentiev, Haifa, IL;
Stuart Wolf, Yokneam, IL;
Doron Adler, Nesher, IL;
Albert M. Juergens, Iii, Boylston, MA (US);
Michael Lavrentiev, Haifa, IL;
Stuart Wolf, Yokneam, IL;
Doron Adler, Nesher, IL;
Albert M. Juergens, III, Boylston, MA (US);
Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for adjusting a video imaging system that includes an auto-focus mechanism wherein an input from a user of the video imaging system invokes an auto-focus procedure. Responsive to the input, the auto-focus mechanism is scanned over a range of focal distance from a first setting to a second setting indicated by the input. A sequence of images using the video imaging system is captured while scanning the auto-focus mechanism over the range. The images in the sequence are processed so as to compute a measure of focal quality with respect to each of the images. The measure of the focal quality is analyzed so as to select an optimal focal distance, and the auto-focus mechanism is set to the selected focal distance.