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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Marc Drader, Waterloo, CA;
James Alexander Robinson, Elmira, CA;
Michael Lorne Purdy, Kitchener, CA;
Inventors:
Marc Drader, Waterloo, CA;
James Alexander Robinson, Elmira, CA;
Michael Lorne Purdy, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 2101/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/23241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus providing an autofocus routine in a camera apparatus having a processor is disclosed. The camera apparatus is adapted to detect a number of images and communicate image signals representative thereof to the processor. The method includes determining that a degree of change between a first image signal and a second image signal is below a predetermined threshold and responsive thereto, performing the autofocus routine.