| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 396175000 | Variable illumination angle | 8 |
| 20080247743 | ZOOM FLASH WITH LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS - A camera apparatus ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090052881 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIRECTION CONTROLLABLE FLASH UNIT AND IMAGING SYSTEM USING SAME - An exemplary method for controlling a direction controllable flash unit of an imaging system is disclosed. The method includes: focusing the imaging system on a primary object; capturing an image having a focal point centered on a portion corresponding to the focused primary object; obtaining a number of position values of the focal point; calculating a number of orientation angle values using the obtained position values; orienting the direction controllable flash unit according to the calculated orientation angle values so as to direct the flash emitted from the direction controllable flash unit to the primary object. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090196595 | FLASH UNIT, CAMERA, AND CAMERA FLASH SYSTEM - A flash unit of the present invention is capable of being used as a supplementary light source for taking photographs, and comprises a light emitting section capable of changing an illumination area of a flash, an imaging section capable of imaging a picture, including a subject of the illumination area, a display section capable of displaying setting values for the flash unit, or the illumination area, and a display control section for causing display of the illumination area on the display section. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100284676 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device disclosed herein is a device for acquiring image data about a subject, comprising an image acquisition section, a housing, a flash device, and a flash controller. The image acquisition section is configured to continuously acquire a plurality of image data from an optical image of a subject. The housing holds the image acquisition section. The flash device is configured to emit a flash of light, with which the emission angle of the flash light with respect to the housing can be varied. The flash controller is configured to control the flash device so that the emission angle of the flash light when the plurality of image data are being continuously acquired will differ for at least two image data out of the plurality of image data. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110194849 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus including a strobo assembly capable of controlling a light emitting angle of a strobo. The imaging apparatus includes a case and a strobo assembly mated to the case and that revolves with respect to the case. The strobo assembly includes a light source that emits light; a strobo housing that accommodates the light source; a bush embedded in the strobo housing and that provides a revolution shaft of the strobo assembly; and an elastic member accommodated in the bush and that provides a predetermined elastic force so that the strobo assembly revolves with respect to the case. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20120039593 | PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS HAVING RING LIGHT MODULE - A photographic apparatus having ring light module includes a camera, a support base and a plurality of light units. The camera has a lens having an optical axis. The support base is connected to the camera and surrounds the lens. The support base includes an outer peripheral wall, an inner peripheral wall, and a bottom wall connected the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall. The bottom wall and the outer peripheral wall and the inner peripheral wall cooperatively define an accommodating groove. The angle between the bottom wall and the inner peripheral wall is an acute angle. The light units are arranged in the accommodating groove and fixed on the bottom wall and emit light beams in an oblique direction with respect to the optical axis. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120121244 | VARIABLE FOCUS ILLUMINATOR - A variable focus illuminator includes an array of light sources and a movable lens plate positioned immediately in front of the array of light sources. The lens plate includes a plurality of lenses that redirect the light produced by the light sources, such that different positions of the lens plate result in different sizes of the field illuminated by the variable focus illuminator. The lens plate may be movable in translation, rotation, or both. The variable focus illuminator may also include a cover plate in front of the movable lens plate, which may also include a plurality of cover plate lenses. The variable focus illuminator may be varifocal, or may include a zoom capability. The variable focus illuminator may be part of a system that includes a camera, and the system may also include a pan/tilt mechanism. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20140376901 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An illumination apparatus includes a main body, a movable unit, a first driving unit, a second driving unit, and a control unit. The movable unit is rotatable with respect to the main body and includes a light emitting unit and an optical member disposed in front of the light emitting unit to refract incident light. The first driving unit rotates the movable unit with respect to the main body. The second driving unit moves at least one of the light emitting unit and the optical member to change relative positions. Power is supplied to the second driving unit from a power source that supplies power to the first driving unit. The control unit controls a rotation operation performed using the first driving unit and a moving operation performed using the second driving unit so that the rotation operation is performed after the moving operation is performed. | 12-25-2014 |
