Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image capturing device, endoscope apparatus, and method for operating image capturing device
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Application No.: US15964461Application Date: 2018-04-27
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Publication No.: US10945591B2Publication Date: 2021-03-16
- Inventor: Koichiro Yoshino , Kanako Saito
- Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B1/045
- IPC: A61B1/045 ; H04N5/232 ; A61B1/00 ; G02B23/24 ; A61B1/04 ; H04N5/225 ; G02B7/09 ; G02B7/34 ; G02B23/26 ; A61B5/107 ; A61B1/055

Abstract:
An image capturing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to implement: a switching control process for switching between a manual focus (MF) mode and an auto focus (AF) mode of performing auto focus control; a process for controlling driving of a focus lens; scene status determination process for performing a detection process for detecting a scene change during the MF mode and an estimation process for estimating distance change information indicating distance change between the image capturing section and an object. The processor is configured to implement: controlling the driving of the focus lens based on lens drive information; switching control for switching from the MF mode to the AF mode when the scene change is detected; and controlling the driving of the focus lens to bring the object into focus based on the distance change information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180242829A1 IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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