GB2224126B - Automatic focusing device - Google Patents

Automatic focusing device

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Publication number
GB2224126B
GB2224126B GB8923297A GB8923297A GB2224126B GB 2224126 B GB2224126 B GB 2224126B GB 8923297 A GB8923297 A GB 8923297A GB 8923297 A GB8923297 A GB 8923297A GB 2224126 B GB2224126 B GB 2224126B
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Prior art keywords
automatic focusing
focusing device
automatic
focusing
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB8923297A
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English (en)
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GB2224126A (en
GB8923297D0 (en
Inventor
Tadayuki Kirigaya
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Pentax Corp
Original Assignee
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP1988135835U external-priority patent/JPH0714969Y2/ja
Priority claimed from JP27281688A external-priority patent/JPH02118610A/ja
Application filed by Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Co Ltd filed Critical Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Co Ltd
Publication of GB8923297D0 publication Critical patent/GB8923297D0/en
Publication of GB2224126A publication Critical patent/GB2224126A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2224126B publication Critical patent/GB2224126B/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
    • G02B7/28—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals
    • G02B7/36—Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals using image sharpness techniques, e.g. image processing techniques for generating autofocus signals

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Focusing (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
GB8923297A 1988-10-18 1989-10-16 Automatic focusing device Expired - Fee Related GB2224126B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP1988135835U JPH0714969Y2 (ja) 1988-10-18 1988-10-18 カメラの自動焦点装置
JP27281688A JPH02118610A (ja) 1988-10-28 1988-10-28 自動焦点カメラのフォーカスリミッター

Publications (3)

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GB8923297D0 GB8923297D0 (en) 1989-12-06
GB2224126A GB2224126A (en) 1990-04-25
GB2224126B true GB2224126B (en) 1993-03-31

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GB8923297A Expired - Fee Related GB2224126B (en) 1988-10-18 1989-10-16 Automatic focusing device

Country Status (3)

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DE (1) DE3934767C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2637990A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2224126B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3103587B2 (ja) * 1990-04-25 2000-10-30 オリンパス光学工業株式会社 自動合焦装置
USRE36546E (en) * 1990-11-29 2000-02-01 Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focusing device
FR2670026A1 (fr) * 1990-11-29 1992-06-05 Asahi Optical Co Ltd Dispositif de mise au point automatique.
US5291235A (en) * 1990-11-29 1994-03-01 Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focusing device
DE4216073C2 (de) * 1991-05-15 1995-01-26 Asahi Optical Co Ltd Vorrichtung zum automatischen Scharfeinstellen eines optischen Systems
US8134597B2 (en) 2008-12-05 2012-03-13 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab Camera system with touch focus and method

Citations (10)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4389106A (en) * 1980-08-06 1983-06-21 Chinon Kabushiki Kaisha Focusing control device
US4557577A (en) * 1982-12-25 1985-12-10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Auto focus apparatus for a camera
US4588278A (en) * 1982-01-30 1986-05-13 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Lens driving device of an auto-focus system
US4641942A (en) * 1980-10-16 1987-02-10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Focus detecting system
US4671640A (en) * 1984-08-09 1987-06-09 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focus control camera
US4750013A (en) * 1986-08-15 1988-06-07 Nippon Kogaku K. K. Automatic focus adjustment camera
US4764787A (en) * 1986-01-21 1988-08-16 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focus adjusting device
US4768054A (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-08-30 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Focus condition detecting device
US4812636A (en) * 1985-05-23 1989-03-14 Nikon Corporation Automatic focal point control apparatus with correction of sequential defocus signals dependent on object contrast
EP0347042A1 (en) * 1988-05-13 1989-12-20 Nikon Corporation Automatic focusing apparatus

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5964816A (ja) * 1982-10-05 1984-04-12 Olympus Optical Co Ltd レンズ鏡筒
JPS6053913A (ja) * 1983-09-05 1985-03-28 Canon Inc 自動合焦装置
DE3437145C2 (de) * 1984-10-10 1996-03-28 Ricoh Kk Automatische Scharfeinstellvorrichtung für photographische Kameras
JPH0820582B2 (ja) * 1986-07-16 1996-03-04 株式会社ニコン カメラ

Patent Citations (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4389106A (en) * 1980-08-06 1983-06-21 Chinon Kabushiki Kaisha Focusing control device
US4641942A (en) * 1980-10-16 1987-02-10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Focus detecting system
US4588278A (en) * 1982-01-30 1986-05-13 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Lens driving device of an auto-focus system
US4557577A (en) * 1982-12-25 1985-12-10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Auto focus apparatus for a camera
US4671640A (en) * 1984-08-09 1987-06-09 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focus control camera
US4812636A (en) * 1985-05-23 1989-03-14 Nikon Corporation Automatic focal point control apparatus with correction of sequential defocus signals dependent on object contrast
US4764787A (en) * 1986-01-21 1988-08-16 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Automatic focus adjusting device
US4768054A (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-08-30 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha Focus condition detecting device
US4750013A (en) * 1986-08-15 1988-06-07 Nippon Kogaku K. K. Automatic focus adjustment camera
EP0347042A1 (en) * 1988-05-13 1989-12-20 Nikon Corporation Automatic focusing apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2224126A (en) 1990-04-25
FR2637990A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-04-20
DE3934767C2 (de) 1996-05-30
GB8923297D0 (en) 1989-12-06
DE3934767A1 (de) 1990-04-19

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Effective date: 20071016