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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Richard Tsai, Arcadia, CA (US);
Xiaolei Liu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Tsai, Arcadia, CA (US);
Xiaolei Liu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
DigitalOptics Corporation MEMS, Arcadia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for hiding objectionable frames during autofocusing are disclosed. A personal electronic device such as a cameral telephone can have two cameras that have overlapping fields of view. One camera can provide imaging. The other camera can facilitate autofocusing in a manner wherein images produced thereby are not viewed by a user. Because the autofocus frames are hidden, the user is not distracted or annoying thereby.