Image sensor, focal point detection device and camera
    1.
    发明申请
    Image sensor, focal point detection device and camera 有权
    图像传感器,焦点检测装置和相机

    公开(公告)号:US20060133790A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-22

    申请号:US11299628

    申请日:2005-12-13

    IPC分类号: G03B13/32

    CPC分类号: G03B13/32

    摘要: An image sensor includes: three or more photoelectric conversion devices; and a storage control circuit that controls storage operations at the photoelectric conversion devices, and the storage control circuit commonly controls the storage operations at two or more photoelectric conversion devices that are not disposed directly next to one another among the photoelectric conversion devices.

    摘要翻译: 图像传感器包括:三个或更多个光电转换装置; 以及控制光电转换装置的存储操作的存储控制电路,并且存储控制电路通常控制在光电转换装置之间彼此不直接配置的两个以上的光电转换装置的存储动作。

    Focal point detection apparatus and focal point detection module
    2.
    发明授权
    Focal point detection apparatus and focal point detection module 有权
    焦点检测装置和焦点检测模块

    公开(公告)号:US06766112B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-20

    申请号:US09968756

    申请日:2001-10-03

    IPC分类号: G03B1336

    CPC分类号: G02B7/36

    摘要: A sub-mirror which deflects a focal point detection light flux passing through an area off the optical axis of a photographing optical system toward the optical axis and a second deflection member that deflects the focal point detection light flux deflected by the sub-mirror to allow it to advance roughly parallel to the photographic optical axis are provided. A pair of light fluxes achieved by deflecting the focal point detection light flux twice are guided to an image sensor to form a pair of subject images on the image sensor. The focal adjustment state is detected based upon the extent to which the pair of subject images are offset.

    摘要翻译: 将通过穿过摄影光学系统的光轴的区域的焦点检测光束朝向光轴偏转的副镜,以及偏转由副镜偏转的焦点检测光束的第二偏转构件,以允许 提供它大致平行于摄影光轴前进。 通过将焦点检测光束偏转两次而获得的一对光束被引导到图像传感器,以在图像传感器上形成一对被摄体图像。 基于对象对象图像的偏移程度来检测焦点调整状态。

    Image sensor, focal point detection device and camera
    3.
    发明授权
    Image sensor, focal point detection device and camera 有权
    图像传感器,焦点检测装置和相机

    公开(公告)号:US07701502B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US11299628

    申请日:2005-12-13

    IPC分类号: H04N5/232 H04N3/14

    CPC分类号: G03B13/32

    摘要: An image sensor includes: three or more photoelectric conversion devices; and a storage control circuit that controls storage operations at the photoelectric conversion devices, and the storage control circuit commonly controls the storage operations at two or more photoelectric conversion devices that are not disposed directly next to one another among the photoelectric conversion devices.

    摘要翻译: 图像传感器包括:三个或更多个光电转换装置; 以及控制光电转换装置的存储操作的存储控制电路,并且存储控制电路通常控制在光电转换装置之间彼此不直接配置的两个以上的光电转换装置的存储动作。

    Camera and focal point detection apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US06643460B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-04

    申请号:US09769372

    申请日:2001-01-26

    IPC分类号: G03B1300

    CPC分类号: G03B7/099

    摘要: A focal point detection apparatus that includes a sub-mirror constituted of a concave mirror and performs focal point detection in the phase difference detection method is capable of implementing a focal point detection over a wide range. A light flux for focal point detection having passed through a semi-transmissive reflecting member and a reflecting member constituted of the concave mirror described above enters a focal point detection optical system. A correction optical system provided between the semi-transmissive reflecting member and the reflecting member constituted of the concave mirror corrects an offset of the direction along which the light flux for focal point detection advances caused by the reflecting member constituted of the concave mirror, in conformance to the image height at the focal point detection position. By utilizing this correction optical system, it becomes possible to reduce the size of the focal point detection apparatus while assuring a large focal point detection area.

    Focus adjustment device and method
    5.
    发明授权
    Focus adjustment device and method 失效
    调焦装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5628036A

    公开(公告)日:1997-05-06

    申请号:US496662

    申请日:1995-06-29

    CPC分类号: G02B7/28

    摘要: A focus adjustment device that eliminates unnecessary driving of a shooting lens after the shooting lens has already been driven near to an in-focus position. In a focus adjustment device, information related to the defocus amount of the shooting lens is detected based on output signals corresponding to the light intensity distribution of a object image from a pair of photo-electric conversion arrays. The focus adjustment device includes a focus detection circuit to determine the confidence level of the detected information based on predetermined determination criteria and a lens driving device to drive the shooting lens based on the detected information when the information of the focus detection device is accepted as having a sufficient confidence level. However, to prevent erroneous driving of the lens, such as when the object moves out of a focusing field or when the object reverses direction, the probability of rejecting the information of the focus detection on the basis of an insufficient confidence level increases. This occurs when information indicating that the occurrence of a defocus amount exceeding a predetermined range is detected by the focus detection circuit after the shooting lens has previously been determined to have been driven within permissible parameters of an in-focus position.

    摘要翻译: 一种聚焦调节装置,其在拍摄镜头已被驱动靠近对焦位置之后消除了对拍摄镜头的不必要的驱动。 在焦点调节装置中,基于与来自一对光电转换阵列的物体图像的光强度分布相对应的输出信号来检测与拍摄镜头的散焦量相关的信息。 焦点调节装置包括:焦点检测电路,用于当焦点检测装置的信息被接受为具有如下特征时,基于预定的确定标准确定检测到的信息的置信度;以及透镜驱动装置,用于根据检测到的信息来驱动拍摄镜头; 足够的信心水平。 然而,为了防止透镜的错误驱动,例如当物体离开聚焦场时或当物体反转方向时,基于置信度不足的等级来拒绝焦点检测的信息的概率增加。 当在拍摄镜头先前已被确定为在对焦位置的允许参数内被驱动之前,通过焦点检测电路检测到指示发生了超过预定范围的散焦量的信息时,会发生这种情况。

    Camera capable of detecting eye-gaze
    6.
    发明授权
    Camera capable of detecting eye-gaze 失效
    相机能够检测眼睛凝视

    公开(公告)号:US5623703A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-22

    申请号:US477591

    申请日:1995-06-07

    IPC分类号: G02B7/28 G03B13/02

    摘要: A camera includes a photo-taking lens, an automatic focus adjusting device for effecting the automatic focus adjustment of the photo-taking lens, an eye-gaze detecting device for detecting the photographer's eye-gaze position in a finder field corresponding to a photographing picture plane, and producing an eye-gaze detection signal corresponding to the eye-gaze position, a focus adjustment signal producing device for outputting a plurality of focus adjustment signals corresponding to a plurality of detection areas in the photographing picture plane, and a control signal producing device for producing a control signal for controlling the automatic focus adjusting means, on the basis of the eye-gaze detection signal and the focus adjustment signals. The control signal producing device produces the control signal on the basis of the plurality of focus adjustment signals corresponding to the plurality of detection areas when the eye-gaze position indicated by the eye-gaze detection signal is at a position between the plurality of detection areas.

    摘要翻译: 照相机包括摄影镜头,用于进行摄影镜头的自动聚焦调节的自动对焦调节装置,用于在与拍摄图像相对应的取景器场中检测摄影者的眼睛注视位置的眼睛注视检测装置 并产生与眼睛注视位置对应的眼睛注视检测信号;焦点调整信号产生装置,用于输出与拍摄图像平面中的多个检测区域相对应的多个焦点调节信号;以及产生控制信号的控制信号 基于眼睛凝视检测信号和聚焦调整信号产生用于控制自动聚焦调节装置的控制信号的装置。 当眼睛注视检测信号所示的眼睛注视位置处于多个检测区域之间的位置时,控制信号产生装置基于与多个检测区域对应的多个焦点调节信号来产生控制信号 。

    Focus detection device and method
    7.
    发明授权
    Focus detection device and method 失效
    焦点检测装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5587763A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-24

    申请号:US497153

    申请日:1995-06-30

    CPC分类号: G02B7/34

    摘要: A focus detection device permits accurate focus detection within a short length of time. The detection is quick even if there is an error between the output signal strings of a pair of image sensors when the photo lens is in the focused condition. A pair of effective signal strings is extracted from a pair of output signal strings of a pair of photoelectric conversion arrays. The extraction of the pair of effective signal strings is based on a numerical value relating to an error amount between the output signal strings when the photo lens is in the focused condition. The focus adjustment condition of the photo lens is calculated based on the pair of effective signal strings.

    摘要翻译: 焦点检测装置允许在短时间内精确地进行焦点检测。 即使在摄影镜头处于聚焦状态时,一对图像传感器的输出信号串之间存在误差,检测也很快。 从一对光电转换阵列的一对输出信号串中提取一对有效的信号串。 一对有效信号串的提取基于当光学透镜处于聚焦状态时与输出信号串之间的误差量相关的数值。 基于一对有效信号串计算照相镜头的焦点调整条件。

    Autofocus camera
    8.
    发明授权
    Autofocus camera 失效
    自动对焦相机

    公开(公告)号:US5469240A

    公开(公告)日:1995-11-21

    申请号:US339151

    申请日:1994-11-10

    IPC分类号: G02B7/34 G02B7/28 G03B13/36

    CPC分类号: G02B7/346

    摘要: The light having passed through a photographing lens is directed in a form of one pair of optical images to each of one pair of image sensors. The electric charge accumulated in one pair of image sensors is output in the form of the output signal trains. The photographing lens is driven on the basis of an operation result which has been calculated based on the output signal trains and judged to be reliable. The reliability judgment standard for the operation result representing the focus condition is set loose when the electric charge accumulation has been made while the photographing lens is stopped or is set more strictly when the electric charge accumulation has been made while the photographing lens is being driven.

    摘要翻译: 已经通过拍摄镜头的光以一对光学图像的形式被引导到一对图像传感器中的每一个。 累积在一对图像传感器中的电荷以输出信号列的形式输出。 基于已经基于输出信号列计算出的判断为可靠的运算结果来驱动摄影镜头。 当在拍摄镜头被驱动时已经进行了电荷累积时,当在拍摄镜头停止时进行电荷累积或被设置得更严格时,表示焦点条件的操作结果的可靠性判断标准被设定为松散。

    Focus detection device and method
    9.
    发明授权
    Focus detection device and method 失效
    焦点检测装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5659812A

    公开(公告)日:1997-08-19

    申请号:US497172

    申请日:1995-06-30

    CPC分类号: G02B7/34

    摘要: An optimum focus detection algorithm range is established in the focus detection area corresponding to the subject pattern. The method includes establishing a first region on the photoelectric conversion array; computing the contrast of the subject image in the first region based on the output signal strings of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements contained in the first region; establishing a portion of the first region as a second region; and computing the contrast of the subject image in the second region based on the output signal strings of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements contained in the second region. Subsequently, either the first region or the second region must be determined as the focus detection algorithm range based on the contrast of the first region and the contrast of second region. The focus adjustment condition of the shooting lens is computed based on the output signal strings of the first region or the second region, whichever is selected as the algorithm range.

    摘要翻译: 在与被摄体图案对应的焦点检测区域中建立最佳焦点检测算法范围。 该方法包括在光电转换阵列上建立第一区域; 基于包含在第一区域中的多个光电转换元件的输出信号串,计算第一区域中的被摄体图像的对比度; 将所述第一区域的一部分建立为第二区域; 以及基于包含在第二区域中的多个光电转换元件的输出信号串来计算第二区域中的被摄体图像的对比度。 随后,基于第一区域的对比度和第二区域的对比度,必须将第一区域或第二区域确定为焦点检测算法范围。 基于第一区域或第二区域的输出信号串计算拍摄镜头的焦点调节条件,取决于算法范围。

    Focus state detection device and method
    10.
    发明授权
    Focus state detection device and method 失效
    聚焦状态检测装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5640618A

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-17

    申请号:US497442

    申请日:1995-06-30

    CPC分类号: G02B7/28

    摘要: A defocus amount is accurately determined within the photo field. As applied to a focus state detection device, DC reduction filter process data is computed without completely extracting the DC component of the signal string output from an image sensor. The DC reduction filter process data is divided into three regions, and a determination is made as to whether focus state detection is possible for each region. When the determination is negative, a determination is made as to whether focus state detection is possible for all regions of first filter process data that extracts high frequency components. When the determination is negative, a determination is made in a similar manner as to whether focus state detection is possible on the basis of second filter process data and third filter process data. When the determination has been made that focus state detection is possible for all regions with one of the filter process data, a standard block is set, a weighing coefficient is set for each block on the basis of this standard block, the defocus amount of each block is altered, the defocus amounts are combined, and a final defocus amount is determined.

    摘要翻译: 在光场内准确地确定散焦量。 当应用于焦点状态检测装置时,不会完全提取从图像传感器输出的信号串的直流分量,来计算直流减小滤波处理数据。 DC减少滤波器处理数据被分成三个区域,并且确定是否可以对每个区域进行聚焦状态检测。 当确定为否定时,确定是否可以对提取高频分量的第一滤波处理数据的所有区域进行聚焦状态检测。 当确定为否定时,以与第二滤波处理数据和第三滤波处理数据为基础的焦点状态检测是否可能相似的方式进行确定。 当确定了对于具有滤波处理数据之一的所有区域可以进行聚焦状态检测时,设置标准块,基于该标准块对每个块设置称重系数,每个块的散焦量 块被改变,散焦量被组合,并且确定最终散焦量。