Image-pickup apparatus

Details Image-pickup apparatus Image-pickup apparatus

2007-11-07

2011-12-20

Le, Brian (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Image transformation or preprocessing

Changing the image coordinates

Reexamination Certificate

active

08081843

ABSTRACT:
An image-pickup apparatus is provided which allows a user to accurately and easily know the out-of-focus amount for various images or objects. The image-pickup apparatus which picks up an image of an object comprises a producing unit for producing a pair of object images, the object images being displaced from each other in accordance with a displacement of the object from an in-focus position in an optical axis direction, an image combining unit for superposing and combining the pair of object images produced by the producing unit into an image, and a display unit for displaying the image resulting from the combination by the image combining unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 7697750 (2010-04-01), Simmons
patent: 2001/0006426 (2001-07-01), Son et al.
patent: 61-022316 (1986-01-01), None
patent: 06-175015 (1994-06-01), None
patent: 09-184972 (1997-07-01), None
patent: 11-122517 (1999-04-01), None
patent: 2000-002909 (2000-01-01), None
patent: 2003-140246 (2003-05-01), None
patent: 2004-212891 (2004-07-01), None
patent: 2005-181373 (2005-07-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Image-pickup apparatus does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Image-pickup apparatus, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Image-pickup apparatus will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4254182