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Patent No.:

US 8384821 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 18, 2010
Applicants:

Hiromi Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Takeshi Ohtsuki, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Hiromi Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;

Takeshi Ohtsuki, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Renesas Electronics Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is an autofocus method that includes moving a focus lens according to an image signal generated from an image of a subject formed by an imaging optical system with a focus lens, obtaining a focus contrast of each of multiple image signals generated in a case of moving a position of the focus lens; and determining a moving direction of the focus lens according to the multiple obtained focus contrasts in response to a focus instruction.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Takeda, Hiromi. (2013). Apparatus, method, and program product for autofocus including a contrast obtaining unit that obtains a focus contrast and a control unit that controls a focus lens according to the focus contrast (U.S. Patent No. 8384821). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8384821

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