Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Continuous focusing method for digital camera
- Patent Title (中): 数码相机连续对焦方式
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Application No.: US12772458Application Date: 2010-05-03
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Publication No.: US08284296B2Publication Date: 2012-10-09
- Inventor: Chan-Min Chou , Chia-Lun Tsai , Chih-Pin Yen
- Applicant: Chan-Min Chou , Chia-Lun Tsai , Chih-Pin Yen
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu
- Assignee: Altek Corporation
- Current Assignee: Altek Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu
- Agency: Morris Manning & Martin LLP
- Agent Tim Tingkang Xia, Esq.
- Priority: TW98131258A 20090916
- Main IPC: H04N5/232
- IPC: H04N5/232 ; H04N5/228 ; G03B13/00

Abstract:
A continuous focusing method for a digital camera is described, which is applicable to determine whether the digital camera performs a focusing procedure or not when the digital camera switches from a first scene to a second scene in a live view stage. The continuous focusing method includes the following steps. A preview image of a second scene is obtained. A blur detection procedure is performed on the preview image, so as to acquire a corresponding focus value. It is determined whether the focus value exceeds a focusing threshold value or not; if not, a focusing procedure is performed; otherwise, if the focus value is greater than the focusing threshold value, the digital camera still maintains a current focusing focal length, which represents that a focusing focal length of the second scene is the same as that of the first scene.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110063494A1 CONTINUOUS FOCUSING METHOD FOR DIGITAL CAMERA Public/Granted day:2011-03-17
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