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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Masayuki Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Hajime Nagahara, Fukuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Hajime Nagahara, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an imaging unit which captures an image, and a focal range control unit which changes a focal position and a depth of field of a captured image by controlling an imaging device or a focus lens in the imaging unit. Further, the image processing apparatus includes a distance measurement unit which measures a distance to a subject, from a degree of blur in each of n images (where n ≧2) captured by the imaging unit controlled by the focal range control unit and having focal ranges different from each other.