AU2011340207A1 - Auto-focus image system - Google Patents

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AU2011340207A1
AU2011340207A1 AU2011340207A AU2011340207A AU2011340207A1 AU 2011340207 A1 AU2011340207 A1 AU 2011340207A1 AU 2011340207 A AU2011340207 A AU 2011340207A AU 2011340207 A AU2011340207 A AU 2011340207A AU 2011340207 A1 AU2011340207 A1 AU 2011340207A1
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Hiok Nam Tay
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    • G03B13/00—Viewfinders; Focusing aids for cameras; Means for focusing for cameras; Autofocus systems for cameras
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    • G02B7/04—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
    • G02B7/09—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted for automatic focusing or varying magnification
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
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  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
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AU2011340207A 2010-12-07 2011-06-09 Auto-focus image system Abandoned AU2011340207A1 (en)

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AUPCT/IB2010/055649 2010-12-07
PCT/IB2010/055649 WO2011070514A1 (en) 2009-12-07 2010-12-07 Auto-focus image system
PCT/IB2011/052515 WO2012076992A1 (en) 2010-12-07 2011-06-09 Auto-focus image system

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DE (1) DE112011104256T5 (enExample)
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