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Auto-focusing device storing predetermined calibration information
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1988-10-07
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Granted: 1990-07-03
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Expires: 2008-10-07
Abstract
Abstract An auto-focusing device having a photosensor unit for receiving luminous flux from an object. Lens drive data is predetermined and stored in a storage circuit. The stored lens drive data is selected in accordance with an output from said photosensor unit, and the lens is driven according to the selected data. Each lens drive data stored in the storage circuit is associated with a respective one of a plurality of outputs from the photosensor unit at a time when an object is disposed at a predetermined distance and when luminous flux from the object is actually received by the photosensor unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaki Okada
- 👤 Ryosuke Miyamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:51
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B7/00; G02B7/28; G02B7/30; G02B7/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
An auto-focusing device having a photosensor unit for receiving luminous flux from an object and generating an output in accordance with a distance from the object, comprising: (a) storage means for storing predetermined data regarding lens drive amounts corresponding to the output from said photosensor unit; (b) selection means for selecting lens drive amount data stored in said storage means in accordance with the output from said photosensor unit; and (c) lens drive means for driving a lens according to the lens drive amount data selected by said selection means; wherein a correspondence between the data selected by said selection means and the output from the photosensor unit is predetermined in a calibration operation when the object is disposed at a predetermined distance from the lens and when luminous flux from the object is actually received by said photosensor unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
An auto-focusing device having a photosensor unit for receiving luminous flux from an object and generating an output in accordance with a distance from the object, comprising: (a) storage means for storing predetermined data regarding lens drive amounts corresponding to the output from said photosensor unit; (b) selection means for selecting lens drive amount data stored in said storage means in accordance with the output from said photosensor unit; and (c) lens drive means for driving a lens according to the lens drive amount data selected by said selection means; wherein a correspondence between the data selected by said selection means and the output from the photosensor unit is predetermined in a calibration operation when the object is disposed at a predetermined distance from the lens and when luminous flux from the object is actually received by said photosensor unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
An auto-focusing device according to claim 1 wherein said selection means includes means for selecting one of the lens drive amounts in accordance with an output from said photosensor unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
159 words
An auto-focusing device having a photosensor unit for receiving luminous flux from an object and generating an output in accordance with a distance from the object, comprising: (a) storage means including a plurality of storage units, each storage unit storing distance data corresponding to a predetermined distance from the object to said photosensor unit; (b) selection means for selecting a storage unit corresponding to the output from said photosensor unit; and (c) lens drive means for driving a lens according to distance data stored in one of said storage units selected by said selection circuit, wherein a correspondence between the data stored in the storage unit selected by said selection means and the output from the photosensor unit is predetermined by calibrating the output from the photosensor unit, the calibration being carried out when the object is disposed at a predetermined distance from the lens and when luminous flux from the object is actually received by the photosensor unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
159 words
An auto-focusing device having a photosensor unit for receiving luminous flux from an object and generating an output in accordance with a distance from the object, comprising: (a) storage means including a plurality of storage units, each storage unit storing distance data corresponding to a predetermined distance from the object to said photosensor unit; (b) selection means for selecting a storage unit corresponding to the output from said photosensor unit; and (c) lens drive means for driving a lens according to distance data stored in one of said storage units selected by said selection circuit, wherein a correspondence between the data stored in the storage unit selected by said selection means and the output from the photosensor unit is predetermined by calibrating the output from the photosensor unit, the calibration being carried out when the object is disposed at a predetermined distance from the lens and when luminous flux from the object is actually received by the photosensor unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
An auto-focusing device according to claim 3 said photosensor comprises a PSD.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
An auto-focusing device according to claim 3 further including a CCD photosensor unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
An auto-focusing device according to claim 1 further including a PSD photosensor unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An auto-focusing device according to claim 1 further including a CCD photosensor unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
137 words
An auto-focusing device having a photosensor unit for receiving luminous flux from an object and generating an output in accordance with a distance from the object, comprising: (a) storage means for storing a plurality of distance data corresponding to predetermined distances from the object to said photosensor unit; (b) selection means for selecting one of the stored distance data in accordance with the output from said photosensor unit; and (c) lens drive means for driving a lens according to the distance data selected by said selection means, wherein a correspondence between the data selected by said selection means and the output from the photosensor unit is predetermined in a calibration operation when the object is disposed at a predetermined distance from the lens and when luminous flux from the object is actually received by the photosensor unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
137 words
An auto-focusing device having a photosensor unit for receiving luminous flux from an object and generating an output in accordance with a distance from the object, comprising: (a) storage means for storing a plurality of distance data corresponding to predetermined distances from the object to said photosensor unit; (b) selection means for selecting one of the stored distance data in accordance with the output from said photosensor unit; and (c) lens drive means for driving a lens according to the distance data selected by said selection means, wherein a correspondence between the data selected by said selection means and the output from the photosensor unit is predetermined in a calibration operation when the object is disposed at a predetermined distance from the lens and when luminous flux from the object is actually received by the photosensor unit.
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