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20110001870 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes an imaging unit including an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert an object image formed by a photographic lens, a light-blocking member configured to adjust an exposure time of the image sensor by mechanically closing an aperture thereof to block a light flux from the photographic lens from entering the image sensor through the aperture, and a driving unit configured to drive the imaging unit along an optical axis within a range including a position where at least a part of the imaging unit is inside the aperture of the light-blocking member. | 01-06-2011 |
20110242340 | IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT UNIT, AUTOFOCUS UNIT, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup element unit is used for an image pickup apparatus having an autofocus function configured to determine a direction in which an in-focus position is located by wobbling in an optical axis direction an image pickup element configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image formed by an image pickup optical system. The image pickup element unit includes a deformable member connected with the image pickup element and configured to deform when receiving a force, a support configured to support the deformable member and to serve as a fulcrum when the deformable member deforms so that the deformable member can move the image pickup element in the optical axis direction, and a weight fixed onto the deformable member and configured to move reverse to the image pickup element as the image pickup element moves. | 10-06-2011 |
20120057043 | FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS - A focus detection apparatus comprises photo-electric conversion means comprising a first pixel group which receives a light beam passing through a first pupil area of an image forming optical system that forms an image of an object, and a second pixel group which receives a light beam passing through a second pupil area of the image forming optical system; focus detection means for detecting a focus state of the image forming optical system based on a first object image generated by the first pixel group and a second object image generated by the second pixel group; a correction calculator for performing correction calculation for the first object image and the second object image based on the output from the focus detection means; and determination means for determining, based on the output from the focus detection means, whether to perform the correction calculation again. | 03-08-2012 |
20120082443 | CAMERA - The camera includes a field lens into which light from the image taking optical system enters, a conductive lens holding member holding the field lens, a conductive member electrically connected with the lens holding member, a secondary image-forming lens causing the light from the field lens to form plural optical images, a light-receiving element converting the plural optical images into electric signals, a focus detection part detecting a focus state of the image taking optical system by using the electric signals, and a conductive camera chassis. A coating having a light transmissive property and a conductive property is provided on an entrance surface of the field lens. The coating is electrically connected with the camera chassis through the conductive member and the lens holding member. | 04-05-2012 |
20120249846 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A solid-state image sensor which comprises a pixel group in which unit pixels each including a microlens and a plurality of photo-electric converters are arrayed two-dimensionally, wherein a shielding unit that shields part of all of a plurality of photo-electric converters corresponding to a single microlens is provided in a portion of the unit pixels. | 10-04-2012 |
20120268634 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image sensor comprising a plurality of image sensing pixel groups is provided. Each of the image sensing pixel groups has a plurality of first pixels each having photoelectric conversion portions arrayed in first and second directions for first and second numbers of divisions, respectively, and a plurality of second pixels each having photoelectric conversion portions arrayed in the first and second directions for third and fourth numbers of divisions, respectively. The photoelectric conversion portions comprising the first pixel and the second pixel have a function of photoelectrically converting a plurality of images formed by divided light fluxes of a light flux from an imaging optical system and outputting a focus detection signal for phase difference detection. The first and third numbers of division are coprime natural numbers, and the second and fourth numbers of divisions are coprime natural numbers. | 10-25-2012 |
20120300104 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image sensor comprises a first imaging pixel and a second imaging pixel each of which detects an object image formed by a photographing optical system and generates a recording image. Each of the first imaging pixel and the second imaging pixel comprises a plurality of photoelectric conversion units segmented in a first direction, the plurality of photoelectric conversion units have an ability of photoelectrically converting images formed by split light beams out of a light beam from the photographing optical system and outputting focus detection signals to be used to detect a phase difference. A base-line length of photoelectric conversion units to be used to detect the phase difference included in the first imaging pixel is longer than that of photoelectric conversion units to be used to detect the phase difference included in the second imaging pixel. | 11-29-2012 |
20150070548 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image sensor comprising a plurality of image sensing pixel groups is provided. Each of the image sensing pixel groups has a plurality of first pixels each having photoelectric conversion portions arrayed in first and second directions for first and second numbers of divisions, respectively, and a plurality of second pixels each having photoelectric conversion portions arrayed in the first and second directions for third and fourth numbers of divisions, respectively. The photoelectric conversion portions comprising the first pixel and the second pixel have a function of photoelectrically converting a plurality of images formed by divided light fluxes of a light flux from an imaging optical system and outputting a focus detection signal for phase difference detection. The first and third numbers of division are coprime natural numbers, and the second and fourth numbers of divisions are coprime natural numbers. | 03-12-2015 |
20150207981 | IMAGING APPARATUS - A focus detection apparatus includes the following: a viewing field mask disposed more on a photoelectric conversion element side than an expected imaging plane of an imaging lens and configured to determine contours of optical images formed on a detection plane, a sensor including a photoelectric conversion element disposed extending outside the optical images and including a plurality of pairs of focus detection regions in each of which the optical images are detected, a memory configured to store, as adjustment values, pieces of data indicating positions of effective ranges in the pairs of focus detection regions, in a plurality of storage areas in a way that each of the pieces of data is stored in a corresponding one of the storage areas, and a control unit configured to obtain the adjustment value data from the memory and perform focus detection for the imaging lens to control focus adjustment operation. | 07-23-2015 |
20150222807 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus includes a light receiving element configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image to output a pair of image signals, a selection unit configured to select a focus detection region from among a plurality of focus detection regions, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a defocus amount based on the image signals from the selected focus detection region and a correction value for the selected focus detection region, and the correction value varies depending on the plurality of focus detection regions. | 08-06-2015 |
20150222834 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A solid-state image sensor which comprises a pixel group in which unit pixels each including a microlens and a plurality of photo-electric converters are arrayed two-dimensionally, wherein a shielding unit that shields part of all of a plurality of photo-electric converters corresponding to a single microlens is provided in a portion of the unit pixels. | 08-06-2015 |
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20090103140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMFORMATION BURYING - A dot pattern including a set of plural dots arranged substantially periodically is formed. When positions of the plural dots are shifted dot by dot, a combination of an amount and a direction of shift of dot positions to be shifted is changed. A pattern obtained by repeating, for each predetermined period, a pattern processed in this way is superimposed on an image. Sizes of the respective dots are the same and only dot positions of the dots are shifted. Therefore, plural dot patterns having different amounts and directions of shift of dot positions visually look like uniform patterns and a sense of hindrance is low. | 04-23-2009 |
20090252533 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD - A document management system of the invention is a document management system in which identification information is embedded and an image is printed, and includes a print management unit to generate information relating to printing and including at least information of distribution destinations of printed materials on which the image is printed, an identification information management unit that issues the identification information the number of which is equal to the number of the printed materials, assigns one piece of the identification information to each of the printed materials, correlates the information of the distribution destinations with the identification information, and manages them, and an image formation unit to print, on a recording sheet, the image in which the identification information associated with the information relating to the printing is embedded. | 10-08-2009 |
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20110013063 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A technique capable of satisfying both higher functionality and higher accuracy in a compact imaging device is sought to be provided. In order to accomplish the above object, an imaging device is formed by lamination of a plurality of layers including: an imaging element layer that has an imaging element part; a lens layer that has a lens part whose distance from the imaging element part is changeable, and is disposed between a subject and the imaging element part; and an actuator layer that has an actuator part to move the lens part, and is disposed between the subject and the imaging element part. | 01-20-2011 |
20110026148 | ACTUATOR ARRAY SHEET - Provided is a technique for achieving both higher functionality and higher precision in a device including a compact drive mechanism. In order to achieve the object, an actuator array sheet comprises a plate-like sheet main body in which a plurality of opening portions penetrating from a front surface to a back surface of the sheet main body are formed in a predetermined arrangement and a first movable unit and a second movable unit protruded from the sheet main body in each of the opening portions, having a displacement element and a support unit for supporting the displacement element. | 02-03-2011 |
20110096419 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA UNIT - A biasing spring is interposed between a coupling plate and a covering section while being compressed from its natural length. The biasing spring biases, by its resilient force, a lens unit toward a −Z side to bring a surface of the lens unit at the −Z side into contact with an abutment portion of a fixing frame section. When a temperature of an actuator is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature, a biasing force of the biasing spring surpasses a force generated in the actuator, and thus the lens unit is not moved. When the actuator is heated up to a temperature equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature, the lens unit is continuously moved in the +Z direction. Thereby, movement of a lens due to a change of an environmental temperature can be prevented. | 04-28-2011 |
20110199530 | IMAGING UNIT AND IMAGING DEVICE - A technique of enabling both of higher functionality and higher accuracy in a compact optical system is provided. To achieve this object, an imaging unit has a laminated structure formed by laminating a plurality of layers including: an image capturing element layer including an image capturing element part; a lens layer capable of changing a distance from the image capturing element layer; and an actuator layer including a movable part for moving the lens layer; and a signal transmitter disposed so as to connect the actuator layer and the image capturing element layer, and transmitting a drive signal for driving the movable part from the image capturing element layer side to the actuator layer, and the movable part is deformed according to the drive signal transmitted through the signal transmitter, and the actuator layer is provided between the image capturing element layer and the lens layer. | 08-18-2011 |
20120252147 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element having on a belt-formed flexible base material, a first electrode, at least one organic functional layer, and a second electrode, includes continuously forming at least one organic functional layer by coating the same on a first electrode which is formed continuously on the flexible base material in the conveying direction thereof, further forming a second electrode on the organic functional layer, so as to make a plurality of organic electroluminescence element structures in the conveying direction, and then cutting the electroluminescence element structures into individual organic electroluminescence elements so as to manufacture organic electroluminescence elements. | 10-04-2012 |
20130126083 | Imaging Device and Imaging Device Manufacturing Method - A technique capable of satisfying both higher functionality and higher accuracy in a compact imaging device is sought to be provided. In order to accomplish the above object, an imaging device is formed by lamination of a plurality of layers including: an imaging element layer that has an imaging element part; a lens layer that has a lens part whose distance from the imaging element part is changeable, and is disposed between a subject and the imaging element part; and an actuator layer that has an actuator part to move the lens part, and is disposed between the subject and the imaging element part. | 05-23-2013 |
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20090196148 | MASTER RECORDING APPARATUS AND MASTER RECORDING METHOD - According to one embodiment, the invention provides a master recording apparatus and method which can form a pit having a symmetrical pit shape with excellent reproducibility. An embodiment of the invention is a master recording apparatus where a resist film on a master for an optical disk is irradiated with irradiation light from a semiconductor laser to record information on the resist film, where the resist film is formed as an inorganic resist film, and means for outputting the irradiation light from the semiconductor laser as a short pulse laser with a pulse width between 200 ps and 1 ns is provided. | 08-06-2009 |
20090268580 | MASTER RECORDING APPARATUS, MASTER RECORDING METHOD, MASTER FOR STAMPER CONTAINING HEAT-SENSITIVE RESIST MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF FORMING FILM OF HEAT-SENSITIVE - According to one embodiment, a pit having a shape wherein the shapes of the top of a recording mark (recording start position) and the end of the recording mark (recording end position) are symmetrical can be formed on a stamper master with high reproducibility. As a result, the noise level/jitter degree of the reproduction signal obtained by reproduction from an optical disc as a final product can be reduced, thereby manufacturing at low cost the optical disc from which a signal can be stably reproduced. | 10-29-2009 |
20110242706 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a servo area of a magnetic recording medium includes magnetic dots arrayed at a period L | 10-06-2011 |
20110259849 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING IMPRINT MOLD AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a method for producing an imprint mold includes forming, on a substrate, a plurality of guides including a first wall surface and a second wall surface, wherein an angle between at least one of the first and second wall surfaces and an exposed substrate surface is 131° or less, applying a self-assembling material, which forms a sphere when phase-separated, to a guide groove area defined by the first wall surface, the second wall surface and the substrate surface, and self-assembling the self-assembling material to form a dot pattern, etching the substrate by using the dot pattern as a mask to transfer the dot pattern and forming an imprint mold by using the substrate with the dot pattern transferred as a master mold. | 10-27-2011 |
20120228262 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method includes forming a coating film containing a hydrophilic first homopolymer having a first bonding group and a hydrophobic second homopolymer having a second bonding group capable of bonding with the first bonding group, forming a bond between the first and second bonding group to produce a block copolymer of the first and second homopolymners, and heating the coating film to microphase-separating the copolymer into a hydrophilic domain and a hydrophobic domain. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains are arranged alternately. The bond is broken, then selectively dissolving-removing either domain by a solvent to provide a polymer pattern of a remainder domain. | 09-13-2012 |
20120231213 | STRUCTURE - A structure includes a substrate, a first layer formed on the substrate, and a second layer formed on the first layer. The first layer is comprised of a self-assembled monolayer and contains 4-(6-hydroxyhexyloxy)-4′-methoxybiphenyl. The second layer is obtained by micro-phase separation of a block copolymer containing a hydrophilic polymer comprised of polyethylene oxide and a hydrophobic polymer comprised of polymethacrylic acid containing azobenzene at the side chain. The second layer contains a cylinder phase with its long axis being oriented perpendicular to the substrate. The thickness T of the second layer is within a range of A≦T≦50 nm, where A is a phase separation period length satisfying 5 nm≦A≦50 nm. | 09-13-2012 |
20130069272 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MOLD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a mold includes: forming a first layer having an affinity to a second polymer on a substrate having an affinity to a first polymer; forming first and second openings in the first layer; filling a resist in the second openings and hardening the resist to obtain a hardened resist; and forming a second layer containing a block copolymer and causing it to self-assemble. | 03-21-2013 |
20130075361 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method according to an embodiment includes: forming a pattern film on a first substrate, the pattern film having a concave-convex pattern, the pattern film being made of a material containing a first to-be-imprinted agent; forming a material film on a second substrate, the material film containing a second to-be-imprinted agent having a higher etching rate than an etching rate of the first to-be-imprinted agent; transferring the concave-convex pattern of the pattern film onto the material film by applying pressure between the first substrate and the second substrate, with the pattern film being positioned to face the material film, and by curing the second to-be-imprinted agent; detaching the first substrate from the pattern film; and removing the material film by etching, to leave the pattern film on the second substrate. | 03-28-2013 |
20130256263 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND IMPRINT MOLD MANUFACTURING METHOD - In one embodiment, a pattern forming method includes: forming a functional layer having a functional group to cross-link a first polymer on a substrate; forming a diblock copolymer layer having the first polymer and a second polymer on the functional layer; self-assembling the diblock copolymer layer to form a self-assembled layer, the self-assembled layer having a first domain corresponding to the first polymer, and a plurality of second domains corresponding to the second polymer and surrounded by or interposed in the first domain; cross-linking the first polymer in the self-assembled layer with the functional group in the functional layer to form a bonding layer disposed in the self-assembled layer and bonded to the functional layer; and washing or etching the self-assembled layer to remain the bonding layer. | 10-03-2013 |
20140097152 | SELF-ASSEMBLED PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A self-assembled pattern forming method in an embodiment includes: forming a guide pattern on a substrate; forming a layer of a first polymer; filling a first block copolymer; and phase-separating the first block copolymer. The guide pattern includes a first recessed part having a depth T and a diameter D smaller than the depth T, and a second recessed part having a width larger than double of the diameter D. The first block copolymer has the first polymer and a second polymer which are substantially the same in volume fraction. By phase-separating the first block copolymer, a cylinder structure and a lamellar structure are obtained. | 04-10-2014 |
20140374380 | STAMPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BIT PATTERNED MEDIUM USING STAMPER - A stamper of an embodiment includes: a base portion having a main surface; and a plurality of guides arranged on the main surface in mutually different first and second directions and serving as references of arrangement of a plurality of self-assembled dots. A distance between the guides in a third direction is within a range of an integer m | 12-25-2014 |
20150079794 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method includes forming a coating film containing a hydrophilic first homopolymer having a first bonding group and a hydrophobic second homopolymer having a second bonding group capable of bonding with the first bonding group, forming a bond between the first and second bonding group to produce a block copolymer of the first and second homopolymners, and heating the coating film to microphase-separating the copolymer into a hydrophilic domain and a hydrophobic domain. The hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains are arranged alternately. The bond is broken, then selectively dissolving-removing either domain by a solvent to provide a polymer pattern of a remainder domain. | 03-19-2015 |
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20090273851 | LENS SYSTEM, OPTICAL DEVICE WITH LENS SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LENS SYSTEM - A lens system comprises, on a side closest to an object, a first lens component having a positive refractive power and a second lens component having a positive refractive power in order from the object; and on a side closest to an image, a cemented lens constructed by cementing together a positive lens and a negative lens in order from the object; wherein the lens system satisfies the following conditional expressions: | 11-05-2009 |
20110170203 | ZOOM LENS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ZOOM LENS - The present invention provides a zoom lens ZL comprising a first lens group G | 07-14-2011 |
20150018023 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To acquire information related to contents of word-of-mouth information, an electronic device includes: an input unit that accepts an input of a text from a user; an information acquiring unit that acquires information of the user in relation to the input of the text when allowed to acquire the information by the user; and a transmitting unit that transmits the text and the information of the user. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018979 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In order to acquire suitable information related to an apparatus, an electronic apparatus has a first acquisition unit that acquires usage status of a first apparatus that belongs to a given category, and a second acquisition unit that acquires information about a second apparatus that belongs to the given category and is different from the first apparatus on the basis of the usage status of the first apparatus acquired by the first acquisition unit. | 01-15-2015 |
20150084984 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - To improve the usability of an electronic device, the electronic device includes: a first camera provided to a main unit, a second camera provided to the main unit at a different location form the first camera, a first orientation detection sensor configured to detect an orientation of the main unit, and a control unit configured to carry out image capturing by the first and second cameras depending on a detection result of the first orientation detection sensor. | 03-26-2015 |