ATE479922T1 - Autofokus für kamera - Google Patents

Autofokus für kamera

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ATE479922T1
ATE479922T1 AT05718020T AT05718020T ATE479922T1 AT E479922 T1 ATE479922 T1 AT E479922T1 AT 05718020 T AT05718020 T AT 05718020T AT 05718020 T AT05718020 T AT 05718020T AT E479922 T1 ATE479922 T1 AT E479922T1
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Prior art keywords
lens arrangement
image
image sensor
autofocusing
control signal
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AT05718020T
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English (en)
Inventor
Anthony Hooley
David Richards
James Allan
Robert Leedham
Mark Shepherd
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Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd
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Priority claimed from GBGB0405773.3A external-priority patent/GB0405773D0/en
Priority claimed from GB0417762A external-priority patent/GB0417762D0/en
Application filed by Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd filed Critical Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of ATE479922T1 publication Critical patent/ATE479922T1/de

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B13/00—Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
    • G03B13/32—Means for focusing
    • G03B13/34—Power focusing
    • G03B13/36—Autofocus systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/02—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
    • G02B7/04—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
    • G02B7/08—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B13/00—Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
    • G03B13/32—Means for focusing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B3/00—Focusing arrangements of general interest for cameras, projectors or printers
    • G03B3/10—Power-operated focusing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/67—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals
    • H04N23/673—Focus control based on electronic image sensor signals based on contrast or high frequency components of image signals, e.g. hill climbing method
AT05718020T 2004-03-15 2005-03-14 Autofokus für kamera ATE479922T1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0405773.3A GB0405773D0 (en) 2004-03-15 2004-03-15 Autofocus method
GB0417762A GB0417762D0 (en) 2004-08-10 2004-08-10 Autofocus methods
PCT/GB2005/000964 WO2005091067A2 (en) 2004-03-15 2005-03-14 Camera autofocus

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ATE479922T1 true ATE479922T1 (de) 2010-09-15

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EP (1) EP1730587B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2007529773A (de)
KR (1) KR20060132940A (de)
AT (1) ATE479922T1 (de)
DE (1) DE602005023284D1 (de)
WO (1) WO2005091067A2 (de)

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