| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 396077000 | Automatic change of focal length | 14 |
| 20080205869 | IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, once the mode setting device sets the person photographing mode, and the face zooming instruction device instructs zooming to the face of the person, the detection device detects the size of the face of the person captured by the image pickup device. The zooming device is then controlled so as to capture the face of the person in a certain size based on the detection result. Subsequently, the photographer instructs zooming in the telephoto direction or the wide direction using the zooming instruction device as necessary to thereby allow fine adjustment of the composition. This enables to easily and quickly photograph an image in a user's desired composition. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080253757 | AUTOMATIC MAP ZOOM-LEVEL ADAPTATION - A method is provided for dynamically determining a zoom-level to display to a user of a mapping application executing on a mobile device. The method comprises the following steps. The zoom-level is determined in accordance with at least one predefined parameter. The at least one predefined parameter is monitored for detecting a change. A new zoom-level corresponding with the detected change is determined. Lastly, the zoom-level of the mapping application is changed to the new zoom-level. A mobile device and computer-readable medium configured to implement the method are also provided. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090136223 | IMAGE TAKING DEVICE, PORTABE TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE TAKING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image taking device ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090175609 | USING A CAPTURED BACKGROUND IMAGE FOR TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH - A device may receive a background image, capture the background image, receive a subject image, modify the background image, superimpose the modified background image on the subject image to obtain a composite image, display the composite image, and capture the subject image. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100189426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE FOR ZOOM CONTENT ON DISPLAY - A method and system for automatic zoom adjustment is disclosed. Content is displayed on a display screen for a user. In an auto-zoom mode, a first and a second pictures are acquired. Pre-determined features are detected from the first and second pictures. A first and a second feature distances are computed based on the pre-determined features detected from the first and second pictures, respectively. The first and second feature distances relate to the user's head movement relative to the display screen. An adjustment to the zoom of the content on display is determined based on the difference between the first and the second feature distances. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100195994 | IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS - According to an aspect of the present invention, once the mode setting device sets the person photographing mode, and the face zooming instruction device instructs zooming to the face of the person, the detection device detects the size of the face of the person captured by the image pickup device. The zooming device is then controlled so as to capture the face of the person in a certain size based on the detection result. Subsequently, the photographer instructs zooming in the telephoto direction or the wide direction using the zooming instruction device as necessary to thereby allow fine adjustment of the composition. This enables to easily and quickly photograph an image in a user's desired composition. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100296802 | Self-zooming camera - The Self-Zooming Camera uses proximity detectors and/or motion detectors in the camera to detect the position of the camera/recording device relative to the operator's eye or face. At closest viewable distance to the face (approx. 6 inches), the zoom lens operates at it's widest angle or user-specified widest angle setting. At furthest extent from the face (arm's length, approximately 2 feet), the camera zooms to its longest telephoto extent or user-specified longest zoom setting. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110243538 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup apparatus detects a subject based on an image signal output from an image sensing unit and acquires a size of the detected subject. The image pickup apparatus performs an automatic zooming operation such that a zoom lens is driven so as to increase or decrease the size of the subject so that the size of the subject becomes equal to a reference size of the subject. In a case where the difference between the size of the subject and the reference size has increased beyond a predetermined threshold value and the position of the zoom lens has reached a wide angle end or a telephoto end, the image pickup apparatus resets the reference size to be equal to the current size of the subject. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120063758 | RANGING APPARATUS, LENS SYSTEM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The ranging apparatus of the present invention measures the distance to an object to be imaged by an imaging apparatus using the principle of triangulation ranging, and has a measurement unit in which a maximum distance that can be ranged to an object is not less than ½ of a maximum value of the hyper focal length of the imaging apparatus. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120155844 | LENS APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A lens apparatus includes a zoom, a focus, a zoom position control signal generator, a focus position control signal generator, a first calculator for calculating a present angle of field from zoom and focus positions, a second calculator for calculating a second angle of field based on a zoom control signal and a focus position, a third calculator for calculating a third angle of field based on zoom and focus position control signals, used when the second calculation unit calculates, a base angle-of-field determinater for determining a sum of the present angle of field and a value obtained by subtracting the third angle of field from the second angle of field, as a base angle of field, and a zoom position control determinater for determining a zoom position to a position of the zoom lens corresponding to the base angle of field to which the zoom lens is driven. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120170921 | ZOOM TRACKING CONTROLLER, COMPOUND-EYE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROL BY ZOOM TRACKING CONTROLLER - A zoom tracking controller includes a lens position acquiring unit that acquires the positions of a first zoom lens and a first focus lens, a cam curve storage unit that stores at least one reference cam curve, a normalizing unit that normalizes the acquired first zoom lens position and first focus lens position to a zoom lens position and a focus lens position on one of at least one reference cam curve according to a first cam curve and the reference cam curve, a focused lens position determining unit that determines second zoom lens and second focus lens positions on a second cam curve from the normalized zoom lens and focus lens positions according to the second cam curve and reference cam curve, and a lens controller that respectively moves the second zoom lens and second focus lens to the determined second zoom lens position and second focus lens position. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130089312 | Camera Module - A camera module includes a base board, a holder, a conductive circuit, a camera lens and an electric-controlled light permissible element. A light sensing element is disposed on the base board, and a control signal is issued from the base board. The holder is connected to the base board and arranged on the light sensing element. The conductive circuit is arranged on the holder and electrically connected to the base board for receiving the control signal. The conductive circuit does not extend out of a surface of the holder. The camera lens has a lens and arranged with respect to the light sensing element. The electric-controlled light permissible element is electrically connected to the conductive circuit and arranged with respect to the light sensing element. The electric-controlled light permissible element changes its surface according to the control signal, thereby adjusting a focal length of the camera lens. | 04-11-2013 |
| 396078000 | Constant image size | 2 |
| 20080240698 | ZOOM CONTROL - A device may establish a distance of a device from a reference object. The device may also determine a difference or change in the distance, obtain a zoom value based on the difference or change, and zoom in or out on a view based on the zoom value. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110305445 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The image pickup apparatus includes an image production unit producing an image by using an output signal from an image pickup unit, a size detection unit detecting a size of a specific object in the image, a zoom control unit performing auto zoom control that automatically provides a specific zoom operation to make the size of the specific object equal or closer to a target value, and a focus control unit performing focus control of an image taking optical system based on a contrast evaluation value obtained from the image. The zoom control unit is configured to restrict the specific zoom operation in the auto zoom control until a determination is made that an in-focus state of the image taking optical system has been obtained by the focus control. | 12-15-2011 |
