Photography – Camera shake sensing – With photoarray
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-14
2006-11-14
Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2851)
Photography
Camera shake sensing
With photoarray
C396S124000, C396S153000, C382S103000, C348S169000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07136581
ABSTRACT:
AF is started in response to the depression of a shutter button61by the user, and a plurality of images are obtained in succession with a time interval while a first image and a second image are obtained in this order with a time interval by a CCD11. With respect to the AF area, of the first image, set so as to be used for the evaluation of the focus condition, the number of pixels belonging to a region in a predetermined color space is counted, and with respect to a plurality of color evaluation areas (the area corresponding to the AF area and a plurality of areas in the vicinity thereof) set for the second image, the number of pixels belonging to the region in the predetermined color space is counted. Then, the amount of shift between the color evaluation area where the number of pixels closest to the number of pixels counted with respect to the first image is counted, and the AF area is detected as the object movement amount.
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Konica Minolta Photo Imaging Inc.
Perkey W. B.
Sidley Austin LLP
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