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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Applicant:
Gregory Hofer, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Hofer, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital camera and method or algorithm that quickly determines if there are objects in a focus region of the camera that are nearer to or farther from the current focus position. Multiple focusing zones are used along with a technique that compares data from each of the focusing zones to determine distance relationships between objects in different zones.
Hofer, Gregory. (2013). Focus target discrimination using multiple focus zones (U.S. Patent No. 8436932). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8436932
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