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- Patent Title: Imaging device provided with event-based camera
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Application No.: US17073998Application Date: 2020-10-19
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Publication No.: US11412127B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Yusuke Mitani
- Applicant: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: JP Chita-gun
- Assignee: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: JP Chita-gun
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JPJP2019-190365 20191017,JPJP2019-195350 20191028
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; G02B7/34 ; G02B7/09 ; G03B13/36

Abstract:
An imaging device in which an autofocus function can be performed without using brightness information is provided. In an imaging device according to one aspect, a density of points obtained by plotting two-dimensional point data of a plurality of event data as points on a plane, the event data outputted from an imaging element in a predetermined period in a state in which a focal point of a light receiving lens is adjusted by an adjustment mechanism, is calculated as a point density. When the point density is calculated, a control unit drives and controls the adjustment mechanism based on comparison results between the point density currently calculated and the point density last calculated to thereby adjust the focal point toward the in-focus position. In another aspect, an imaging device having an autofocus function can be provided without using event data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210120186A1 IMAGING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH EVENT-BASED CAMERA Public/Granted day:2021-04-22
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