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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
Pingshan LI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kensuke Miyagi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Florian Ciurea, San Jose, CA (US);
Masato Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Mamoru Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Pingshan Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kensuke Miyagi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Florian Ciurea, San Jose, CA (US);
Masato Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Mamoru Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining confidence in focus direction detection, including the steps of capturing a plurality of images, calculating sets of matching errors and blur difference estimations relating to the images, capturing a plurality of object images; calculating sets of matching errors and blur difference estimations relating to the images, calculating a confidence indicator as a function of either the matching errors or blur difference estimations, and automatically adjusting a focus control element in response to said confidence indicator exceeding a threshold value.