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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Sensors Unlimited, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventor:
John T. Foster, Morrisville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Sensors Unlimited, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/247 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/247 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 13/0239 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for determining lens position includes a first sensor component disposed on a stationary housing of a camera. A second sensor component is disposed on a rotating lens component of the camera. A processor is operatively connected to the first and second sensory components to identify the position of the rotating lens component of the camera based on an angle between the first and second sensor components.