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Number: 250/201.8
Name: Radiant energy > Photocells; circuits and apparatus > Photocell controls its own optical systems > Automatic focus control > Based on image shift
Description: Subject matter in which the focusing is based on coincidence of two images of the same object moved in the same plane or of the displacement or distance between different images of the same object in the same plane, e.g., the photodetector plane.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7412159 Image pickup apparatus and defocus amount correction value calculation method Aug. 12, 2008
7405762 Camera having AF function Jul. 29, 2008
7365310 Increased depth of field for high resolution imaging for a matrix-based ion source Apr. 29, 2008
7266248 Method and apparatus for generating data representative of an image Sep. 4, 2007
7224498 Image reading apparatus May. 29, 2007
7216081 Interactive process and system for screening cytological specimens May. 8, 2007
7193196 Methods and systems for evaluating optical systems Mar. 20, 2007
7132634 Distance measuring apparatus using passive AF sensor Nov. 7, 2006
6930297 Image sensing device and distance measuring device using the image sensing device Aug. 16, 2005
6927376 Autofocusing method for telescopes pertaining to surveying equipment Aug. 9, 2005
6909554 Wafer integration of micro-optics Jun. 21, 2005
6884980 Method and apparatus for automatic focusing of an optical device Apr. 26, 2005
6818875 Auto-focusing apparatus Nov. 16, 2004
6812479 Sample positioning method for surface optical diagnostics using video imaging Nov. 2, 2004
6798988 Rangefinder apparatus and camera equipped therewith Sep. 28, 2004
6768540 Phase difference detection method, phase difference detection apparatus, range finding apparatus and imaging apparatus Jul. 27, 2004
6621060 Autofocus feedback positioning system for laser processing Sep. 16, 2003
6567571 Image sensing device capable of outputting image signals by blocks and processing circuit which processes image signals by blocks May. 20, 2003
6477327 Camera having image pick-up device Nov. 5, 2002
6449065 Method for capturing a document image, a scanner using the method and a document image management system using the scanner Sep. 10, 2002
6442345 Distance-measuring device and distance-measuring method Aug. 27, 2002
6438324 Multi-autofocus distance-measuring system with a wide distance-measuring area Aug. 20, 2002
6430370 Distance-measuring apparatus and method for camera Aug. 6, 2002
6396873 Optical device May. 28, 2002
6370333 Multipoint focus detecting apparatus Apr. 9, 2002
6350976 Distance measuring apparatus Feb. 26, 2002
6278847 Aperture coded camera for three dimensional imaging Aug. 21, 2001
6226125 Electro-optical system having a ball turret and an exterior thermal reference source May. 1, 2001
6208465 Method and apparatus for imaging an object by diffractive autofocus Mar. 27, 2001
6201254 System for determining and quantifying the alignment of an object with a coupling eyepiece and a recording apparatus Mar. 13, 2001
6184511 Photoelectric conversion apparatus Feb. 6, 2001
6160613 Charging condition control in distance measuring mechanism Dec. 12, 2000
6147811 Image reading apparatus Nov. 14, 2000
6144021 Level having an autofocus system with controllable focusing lens group Nov. 7, 2000
6108435 Method of detecting phase difference between a pair of images Aug. 22, 2000
6069349 Focus detector having a correlation operation processor May. 30, 2000
6052175 Method for measuring a distance Apr. 18, 2000
6047136 Distance meter and an apparatus having a distance meter Apr. 4, 2000
6002121 Focus detector having light deflector near image forming plane Dec. 14, 1999
5880455 Focal position detection apparatus having a light reflecting member with plural reflecting films Mar. 9, 1999
5877489 Cytological system autofocus integrity checking apparatus Mar. 2, 1999
5870178 Distance measuring apparatus Feb. 9, 1999
5825016 Focus detection device and accompanying optical equipment Oct. 20, 1998
5790308 Computerized microscope specimen encoder Aug. 4, 1998
5732292 Focus detection apparatus for interpolating correlation value between two images and self-correlation value of either image Mar. 24, 1998
5710662 Automatic focus detection device for microscopes Jan. 20, 1998
5703351 Autofocus module having a diffractively achromatized toroidal lens Dec. 30, 1997
5650607 Focus detecting device having light distribution detection Jul. 22, 1997
5648652 Optical focus evaluation and focus adjustment methods, focus evaluation and focus adjustment apparatus, and screen apparatus Jul. 15, 1997
5646393 Focus detecting apparatus including ray orientation changes Jul. 8, 1997

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