FOCUS CONTROL METHOD AND UNIT DETERMINING IN-FOCUS LENS POSITION BASED ON READ TIMES OF THE AUTOFOCUS AREAS AND FOCUS LENS POSITION AND TIME
Patent №
US 7,945,151
Granted
2011-05-17
Filed 2006
Owner
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Lab
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AI components
1
vision
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11568433
A focus control method is provided that performs focus control by sensing a plurality of images of an object while moving a position of a focusing lens and determining in-focus positions in auto focusing areas located at a plurality of positions. The focus control method calculates an in-focus position of the focusing lens based on the focusing lens position at the time of reading an image signal of each of the auto focusing areas and a degree of focused state of each of the auto focusing area that is based on the image signal of each of the auto focusing areas.
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Ownership
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
assignment · 184470743
Assignors
HIRAI, SHINYA
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