Kinetic automatic focus operation
    3.
    发明专利
    Kinetic automatic focus operation 审中-公开
    动态自动聚焦操作

    公开(公告)号:JP2013073242A

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-22

    申请号:JP2012230291

    申请日:2012-09-28

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism that kinetically improves the speed or resolution of a digital image capture device.SOLUTION: There will be described a system and method for kinetically adjusting an automatic focus (AF) operation of an image capture device at least partially based on the orientation of the device, and a computer readable medium. Generally, the speed of the automatic focus operation can be increased or resolution can be improved, by using information about the orientation of the image capture device. To be more specific, by using, for example, orientation information available from an accelerator, the number of lens positions (concerned points) used in the automatic focus operation is decreased, thereby improving the speed of the operation. Alternatively, while the number of the concerned points is held using the orientation information, a lens movable area can be reduced, thus improving the resolution of the operation.

    Abstract translation: 要解决的问题:提供动态地提高数字图像捕获装置的速度或分辨率的机构。 将描述用于至少部分地基于设备的取向和计算机可读介质动态地调整图像捕获设备的自动对焦(AF)操作的系统和方法。 通常,通过使用关于图像拍摄装置的取向的信息,可以提高自动聚焦操作的速度或者可以提高分辨率。 更具体地,通过使用例如从加速器获得的取向信息,减少了在自动对焦操作中使用的镜头位置(有关点)的数量,从而提高了操作的速度。 或者,当使用取向信息保持有关点的数量时,可以减小透镜可移动区域,从而提高操作的分辨率。 版权所有(C)2013,JPO&INPIT

    Modeless video and still frame capture

    公开(公告)号:AU2014349165A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-21

    申请号:AU2014349165

    申请日:2014-09-26

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic device may be configured to capture still frames during video capture, but may capture the still frames in the 4x3 aspect ratio and at higher resolution than the 16x9 aspect ratio video frames. The device may interleave high resolution, 4x3 frames and lower resolution 16x9 frames in the video sequence, and may capture the nearest higher resolution, 4x3 frame when the user indicates the capture of a still frame. Alternatively, the device may display 16x9 frames in the video sequence, and then expand to 4x3 frames when a shutter button is pressed. The device may capture the still frame and return to the 16x9 video frames responsive to a release of the shutter button.

    Dynamic autofocus operations
    7.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:AU2012216858A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-11

    申请号:AU2012216858

    申请日:2012-09-14

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: DYNAMIC AUTOFOCUS OPERATIONS Abstract Systems, methods, and computer readable media for dynamically adjusting an image capture device's autofocus (AF) operation based, at least in part, on the device's orientation are described. In general, information about an image capture device's orientation may be used to either increase the speed or improve the resolution of autofocus operations. More particularly, orientation information such as that available from an accelerometer may be used to reduce the number of lens positions (points-of-interest) used during an autofocus operation, thereby improving the operation's speed. Alternatively, orientation information may be used to reduce the lens' range of motion while maintaining the number of points-of-interest, thereby improving the operation's resolution. -IU 0n z Q-I r'.J -4 r) L re)I 0 iol '. C-4 4 NS"- C) VIEWING ANGLE UP-FACING ORIENTATION 200a VIEWING SURFACE VIEWING ANGLE VIEWING SURFACE HORIZONTAL-FACING ORIENTATION 200b DOWN-FACING VIEWING SURFACE ORIENTATION 200C / \ / \ VIEWING ANGLE MAX -+lg: UP-FACING (2ooa) Og: HORIZONTAL-FACING (200b) -1g: DOWN-FACING (200C) o MID - - - -- - --.. ... . MIN - FIG. 3 -19 og +ig A2ELEROMETER OUTPUT - G AF MOTION z F +lg: UP-FACING (200a) E Og: HORIZONTAL-FACING (200b) o D-yI -ig: DOWN-FACING (200c) o C - ... U B- :X > A i FIG.5 -1g og +1g A2ELEROMETER OUTPUT SENSOR INPUT ORIENTATION ID RANGE OF STARTING POINT YES IGNORE POI FAST MODE? BELOW STARTING POINT DISTRIBUTE POI USE REMAINING THRU RANGE OF POI THRU RANGE MOTION OF MOTION U) II U- 0 LU) L)U U)U 1-4 0 rU) CU) r~ U ui CU cy-o wC U) U) U U) U) '.0 u. + + POINTS COMPARED + + + + +FG + +-1+ +i++ + + ++ + + + + + + + + 2 REGIONS COMPARED + + + + +>+ + + FG + + +:+

    Modeless video and still frame capture

    公开(公告)号:AU2014349165B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-13

    申请号:AU2014349165

    申请日:2014-09-26

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: In an embodiment, an electronic device may be configured to capture still frames during video capture, but may capture the still frames in the 4x3 aspect ratio and at higher resolution than the 16x9 aspect ratio video frames. The device may interleave high resolution, 4x3 frames and lower resolution 16x9 frames in the video sequence, and may capture the nearest higher resolution, 4x3 frame when the user indicates the capture of a still frame. Alternatively, the device may display 16x9 frames in the video sequence, and then expand to 4x3 frames when a shutter button is pressed. The device may capture the still frame and return to the 16x9 video frames responsive to a release of the shutter button.

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