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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Sensors Unlimited, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
John T. Foster, Morrisville, PA (US);
Michael Delamere, Princeton, NJ (US);
John P. Barby, Robbinsville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Sensors Unlimited, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/32 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G02B 13/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for determining lens position including a first capacitor plate disposed on a stationary housing of a camera. A second capacitor plate is disposed on a rotating lens component of the camera. A processor is operatively connected to the first and second capacitor plates to identify the position of the lens of the camera based on capacitance between the first and second capacitor plates.