ClassID:

174430

G02B7/282 - CPC Classification

Classification description:

Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements; Systems for automatic generation of focusing signals Autofocusing of zoom lenses

Recent Application in this class:
#1
20260129292
2026-05-07

Hybrid Auto-Focus System with Robust Macro Object Priority Focusing

#2
20260046517
2026-02-12

CAMERA DEVICE AND FOCUS SETTING METHOD

#3
20250390010
2025-12-25

PROJECTION DEVICE AND PROJECTION CORRECTION METHOD

#4
20250383525
2025-12-18

FOCUS COMPENSATION METHOD AND PROJECTOR DEVICE

#5
20250362476
2025-11-27

CONTROL APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

#6
20250355222
2025-11-20

CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

#7
20250330691
2025-10-23

CAMERA ACTUATOR AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING SAME

#8
20250189756
2025-06-12

CONTROL APPARATUS, LENS APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

#9
20250076610
2025-03-06

Automatic Focusing Method for Fluorescence Imaging Device

#10
20250053067
2025-02-13

IC CHIP, CONTROL METHOD AND GENERATION METHOD

#11
20240264407
2024-08-08

FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL

#12
20240155238
2024-05-09

IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

#13
20240151937
2024-05-09

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOFOCUS

#14
20240045172
2024-02-08

CONTROL SYSTEM OF PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, METHOD AND DEVICE

#15
20230273400
2023-08-31

FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL

#16
20230266562
2023-08-24

LENS BARREL, LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

#17
20230251457
2023-08-10

DRIVE DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS

#18
20230228971
2023-07-20

FAST-FOCUSING ZOOM CAMERA MODULE FOR PERISCOPE USE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME

#19
20230152566
2023-05-18

SPECIMEN OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND SPECIMEN OBSERVATION METHOD

#20
20220404579
2022-12-22

IMAGING APPARATUS

#21
20220342178
2022-10-27

FOCUS ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS AND LENS BARREL

#22
20220334292
2022-10-20

Optical apparatus and driving method therefor

#23
20220236519
2022-07-28

Optical element driving mechanism

#24
20220155556
2022-05-19

Context-based focus control of a microscope

#25
20220132021
2022-04-28

Electronic device and method for supporting zoom functionality

#26
20220094840
2022-03-24

Focus adjustment apparatus and method, and image capturing apparatus

#27
20220057599
2022-02-24

Variable-zoom imaging apparatus

#28
20220035124
2022-02-03

Imaging optical system, and image capture device and camera system using the imaging optical system

#29
20210333690
2021-10-28

Imaging optical system storing information on its aberration, imaging apparatus, and control method thereof

#30
20210333507
2021-10-28

Information processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

#31
20210289122
2021-09-16

Camera device and IR light irradiating method

#32
20210191073
2021-06-24

Optical element driving mechanism

#33
20210149152
2021-05-20

Lens driving device, camera module, and camera-mounted device

#34
20210124147
2021-04-29

Focus control device, lens apparatus, imaging apparatus, and control method

#35
20210120182
2021-04-22

Lens control apparatus, optical apparatus, and lens control method

#36
20210120171
2021-04-22

DETERMINATION DEVICE, MOVABLE BODY, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

#37
20210116678
2021-04-22

Imaging device, imaging device control method, and processing device

#38
20210116677
2021-04-22

Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and method of manufacturing article

#39
20210048562
2021-02-18

Liquid lens module, lens assembly including the same, and camera module including the lens assembly

#40
20200409026
2020-12-31

Imaging device, imaging method, and program

#41
20200379317
2020-12-03

Imaging device, focusing assistance method thereof, and focusing assistance program thereof

#42
20200348490
2020-11-05

Imaging device, imaging method, and program capable of suppressing decrease in autofocusing accuracy

#43
20200326502
2020-10-15

Interchangeable lens, camera body, and camera

#44
20200310070
2020-10-01

Optical element driving mechanism

#45
20200275014
2020-08-27

Imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same

#46
20200259979
2020-08-13

Image sensor and image sensing method

#47
20200257077
2020-08-13

Observation device, observation method, and observation device control program

#48
20200257074
2020-08-13

Microscope apparatus and program

#49
20200236272
2020-07-23

Camera device and IR light irradiating method

#50
20200221017
2020-07-09

Focus adjustment function of imaging device, focus adjustment function of imaging device main body, and focus adjustment method of imaging device

#51
20200221016
2020-07-09

Imaging device and focusing control method of imaging device

#52
20200192068
2020-06-18

Methods and apparatus for implementing and/or using a camera device

#53
20200177817
2020-06-04

Imaging apparatus, control method for imaging apparatus, information processing apparatus, and storage medium

#54
20200158997
2020-05-21

Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus

#55
20200142161
2020-05-07

Lens module, camera module, and portable electronic device

#56
20200073078
2020-03-05

Lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus

#57
20200049945
2020-02-13

Context-based focus control of a microscope

#58
20200007776
2020-01-02

LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

#59
20190394406
2019-12-26

Control apparatus, imaging apparatus, control method, and storage medium

#60
20190346743
2019-11-14

Light emission control apparatus, light emission control method, light emission apparatus, and imaging apparatus

#61
20190297270
2019-09-26

IMAGE - CAPTURING APPARATUS

#62
20190265436
2019-08-29

Focus control device, focus control method, program, and imaging device

#63
20190260928
2019-08-22

Imaging device and imaging method

#64
20190243090
2019-08-08

Focus adjustment apparatus, imaging apparatus and lens barrel

#65
20190212528
2019-07-11

Methods and apparatus for implementing and/or using a camera device

#66
20190196138
2019-06-27

CAMERA MODULE

#67
20190179110
2019-06-13

Observation device and focus detection method comprising a controller to execute an imaging operation and to detect focus position based on an evaluation value

#68
20190149739
2019-05-16

Imaging apparatus, lens apparatus, and method for controlling the same

#69
20190137726
2019-05-09

Lens barrel that holds lens groups moving forwardly and backwardly in optical axis direction, image pickup unit, and image pickup apparatus

#70
20190129134
2019-05-02

Lens control apparatus, imaging apparatus including lens control apparatus, and lens control method

#71
20190079263
2019-03-14

Camera module

#72
20190033687
2019-01-31

OPTICAL-DEVICE DRIVE APPARATUS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS

#73
20190025543
2019-01-24

METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PHOTO- OR VIDEO-IMAGE OF AT LEAST ONE OBJECT TO BE RECORDED

#74
20190011662
2019-01-10

Variable magnification optical system and control method thereof

#75
20190004283
2019-01-03

Plenoptic zoom with optimised range

#76
20180299748
2018-10-18

Focus adjustment device and method capable of executing automatic focus detection, and imaging optical system storing information on aberrations thereof

#77
20180239063
2018-08-23

Autofocus lens system

#78
20180143399
2018-05-24

Imaging apparatus and position detection method

#79
20180120534
2018-05-03

Imaging apparatus and focus adjustment method

#80
20180113295
2018-04-26

Phase-contrast microscope and imaging method

#81
20180081148
2018-03-22

Interchangeable lens, camera body, and camera

#82
20180074287
2018-03-15

Method of performing autofocus, autofocus system, and camera comprising an autofocus module

#83
20180070005
2018-03-08

Electronic device with multiple lenses and lens switching method

#84
20180067278
2018-03-08

MEMS auto focus miniature camera module with fixed and movable lens groups

#85
20180059513
2018-03-01

Image-capturing apparatus, accessory apparatus and communication control method therefor

#86
20180052299
2018-02-22

Camera lens suspension with enhanced auto focus electrical interconnects

#87
20180020152
2018-01-18

Imaging device and focusing evaluation device

#88
20170359500
2017-12-14

Control apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

#89
20170357078
2017-12-14

Lens control apparatus and lens control method

#90
20170351053
2017-12-07

Lens barrel

#91
20170299841
2017-10-19

Drive control apparatus for a lens apparatus, lens apparatus including the same, and image pickup apparatus including the same

#92
20170289435
2017-10-05

Lens control apparatus and control method

#93
20170277169
2017-09-28

Semiconductor device, motor control device, lens unit for imaging apparatus, and imaging apparatus

#94
20170276902
2017-09-28

FOCUS CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND FOCUS CONTROL METHOD

#95
20170248768
2017-08-31

Auto-focus method for a coordinate-measuring apparatus

#96
20170235092
2017-08-17

Optical driver apparatus, optical apparatus and image capturing apparatus

#97
20170208257
2017-07-20

Methods and apparatus for capturing images using optical chains and/or for using captured images

#98
20170184811
2017-06-29

Focus adjustment apparatus, imaging apparatus and lens barrel

#99
20170160441
2017-06-08

Autofocus lens system

#100
20170155812
2017-06-01

Night vision device

#101
20170126976
2017-05-04

Image capture control methods and apparatus

#102
20160255277
2016-09-01

Image pickup apparatus and method of controlling image pickup apparatus

#103
20160241774
2016-08-18

Control apparatus, image pickup apparatus, control method, and storage medium

#104
20160202449
2016-07-14

MEMS auto focus miniature camera module with fixed and movable lens groups

#105
20160165111
2016-06-09

Imaging apparatus with drivable optical sighting unit

#106
20160147040
2016-05-26

Optical instrument and control method for lens

#107
20160094791
2016-03-31

Apparatus and method for finding optimal zooming speed

#108
20160094781
2016-03-31

Auto-focus device and method for controlling operation of same

#109
20160088217
2016-03-24

Lens device

#110
20160073005
2016-03-10

Interchangeable lens apparatus and image capturing apparatus capable of acquiring in-focus state at different image heights, and storage medium storing focusing program

#111
20160061594
2016-03-03

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING AND CORRECTING TILT ANGLE OF LENS

#112
20160054728
2016-02-25

Semiconductor device, motor control device, lens unit for imaging apparatus, and imaging apparatus

#113
20160037051
2016-02-04

Lens unit, image pickup apparatus, and methods of controlling lens unit and image pickup apparatus

#114
20160011393
2016-01-14

ACTUATOR UNIT AND LENS MODULE

#115
20150319343
2015-11-05

Image sensor having a noise filter, camera having the image sensor, and driving method thereof

#116
20150316833
2015-11-05

Focus adjustment device for correcting autofocus of focus lens using captured image signal to be recorded, method for controlling the same, and image capture apparatus

#117
20150260967
2015-09-17

Optical instrument

#118
20150237254
2015-08-20

Image pickup apparatus that drivingly controls lenses and control method therefor

#119
20150219876
2015-08-06

Lens barrel including a correction lens to move for zoom tracking, and imaging apparatus

#120
20150215522
2015-07-30

IMAGING APPARATUS

#121
20150215517
2015-07-30

Focus detection device

#122
20150138409
2015-05-21

Camera and method of controlling operation of same

#123
20150138402
2015-05-21

Light field data acquisition

#124
20150092101
2015-04-02

Focus adjustment unit and focus adjustment method

#125
20150062386
2015-03-05

Imaging device and signal correcting method

#126
20150029605
2015-01-29

Lens driving motor

#127
20150029387
2015-01-29

Imaging apparatus

#128
20150022709
2015-01-22

Stepping motor control unit, stepping motor controlling method, and optical apparatus

#129
20150002725
2015-01-01

Image pickup apparatus and imaging method that perform focus action following zoom action

#130
20140341553
2014-11-20

Camera system and focus detecting method

#131
20140340776
2014-11-20

Lens device and imaging apparatus

#132
20140340564
2014-11-20

Automatic focusing apparatus with cyclic pattern determination

#133
20140320736
2014-10-30

Focus adjustment apparatus, imaging apparatus and lens barrel

#134
20140293440
2014-10-02

Optical instrument and imaging device

#135
20140293439
2014-10-02

Optical instrument

#136
20140248043
2014-09-04

Interchangeable lens, camera, and camera system

#137
20140211066
2014-07-31

Focusing apparatus that effectively sets a focus area of an image when a focusing mode is changed

#138
20140198247
2014-07-17

Lens apparatus

#139
20140198246
2014-07-17

Imaging device with autofocus operation

#140
20130308932
2013-11-21

Lens barrel and camera system capable of correcting tracking data and camera system

#141
20130308931
2013-11-21

Interchangeable lens, camera, and camera system

#142
20130293769
2013-11-07

Focus detecting apparatus

#143
20130265473
2013-10-10

Imaging apparatus, focus control method, and program

#144
20130070076
2013-03-21

Autofocusing method and device for a microscope

#145
20130050845
2013-02-28

Camera module

#146
20130010373
2013-01-10

Lens control apparatus and interchangeable lens including lens control apparatus

#147
20120327222
2012-12-27

Light field data acquisition

#148
20120281131
2012-11-08

Automatic focusing apparatus with cyclic pattern determination

#149
20120269500
2012-10-25

Autofocusing zoom lens

#150
20120188659
2012-07-26

Lens apparatus and image-pickup apparatus

#151
20120133822
2012-05-31

Imaging apparatus and method

#152
20120057062
2012-03-08

Focusing apparatus that effectively sets a focus area of an image when a focusing mode is changed

#153
20120050577
2012-03-01

Lens driving apparatus and control method thereof, and image capturing apparatus and control method thereof

#154
20120045194
2012-02-23

Imaging apparatus

#155
20120026372
2012-02-02

Image pickup apparatus

#156
20110267706
2011-11-03

Lens apparatus

#157
20110261160
2011-10-27

Image information processing apparatus, image capture apparatus, image information processing method, and program

#158
20110243539
2011-10-06

Autofocusing zoom lens

#159
20110158624
2011-06-30

Autofocus system

#160
20110149133
2011-06-23

Image pickup apparatus for finding in-focus direction based on focus signal and control method for the image pickup apparatus

#161
20110069946
2011-03-24

Focus adjusting apparatus and imaging apparatus

#162
20110069945
2011-03-24

Image pickup apparatus having focusing function and its control method

#163
20110063738
2011-03-17

Lens position control apparatus, imaging apparatus, and control method

#164
20110043936
2011-02-24

Lens device

#165
20110037881
2011-02-17

Lens apparatus and image pickup system having an image aberration correcting feature

#166
20100278520
2010-11-04

Automatic focusing apparatus

#167
20100226634
2010-09-09

Lens apparatus and camera system

#168
20100178045
2010-07-15

Lens control apparatus, optical apparatus and lens control method

#169
20100171870
2010-07-08

Lens control apparatus, optical apparatus, and lens control method

#170
20100141802
2010-06-10

Light field data acquisition devices, and methods of using and manufacturing same

#171
20100123958
2010-05-20

Zoom lens and image pickup device

#172
20100067890
2010-03-18

Autofocus apparatus and method for controlling the same

#173
20090196591
2009-08-06

Lens apparatus wherein focus detection precision is changed in accordance with insertion of an extender optical system into or removal of the extender optical system from the light path of an imaging optical system

#174
20090196590
2009-08-06

Lens apparatus performing focusing according to zoom position

#175
20090190919
2009-07-30

Camera module with lens carrying structure using electrostatic driving unit

#176
20090168200
2009-07-02

Lens position control apparatus, imaging apparatus, and control method

#177
20090097841
2009-04-16

Camera module

#178
20090003818
2009-01-01

Apparatus for auto focusing

#179
20080247742
2008-10-09

Optical apparatus with a plurality of selectable auto-focus areas within a focus-range

#180
20080198475
2008-08-21

Zoom lens and image capture apparatus

#181
20080174891
2008-07-24

Lens apparatus and image-pickup apparatus

#182
20080165431
2008-07-10

Motor drive controller for controlling movement and stop by motor and camera apparatus

#183
20080165274
2008-07-10

Imaging device and autofocusing method

#184
20080137215
2008-06-12

Lens apparatus and image-pickup apparatus

#185
20080084497
2008-04-10

Auto focus system that controls focusing speeds and movements based on image conditions

#186
20080043351
2008-02-21

Lens device

#187
20080025715
2008-01-31

Optical apparatus, imaging apparatus, and control method

#188
20070263300
2007-11-15

Lens driving device

#189
20070229979
2007-10-04

Lens apparatus and image-pickup apparatus

#190
20070229970
2007-10-04

Autofocusing optical system of camera module

#191
20070216795
2007-09-20

Automatic Focus Control Apparatus and Method, Recording Medium and Program

#192
20070147817
2007-06-28

Camera feature with divided autofocus search range

#193
20070058963
2007-03-15

Lens apparatus

#194
20070058960
2007-03-15

Automatic focusing apparatus and optical instrument including automatic focusing apparatus

#195
20070030381
2007-02-08

Digital camera

#196
20070024155
2007-02-01

MEMS digital linear actuator

#197
20070002463
2007-01-04

Image capturing apparatus

#198
20060275026
2006-12-07

Image-taking apparatus and control method thereof

#199
20060203119
2006-09-14

Zoom lens control apparatus and optical instrument

#200
20060202103
2006-09-14

Tracking auto focus system

#201
20060146173
2006-07-06

Focusing controlling device

#202
20060140608
2006-06-29

Image pickup device and method, and program

#203
20060127078
2006-06-15

Imaging apparatus having a focus function

#204
20060120711
2006-06-08

Multipoint autofocus system and camera having multipoint autofocus system

#205
20060056059
2006-03-16

Drive control apparatus for zoom lens apparatus

#206
20060056035
2006-03-16

Plastic optical components and an optical unit using the same

#207
20060045503
2006-03-02

Cam mechanism of a zoom lens

#208
20060044456
2006-03-02

Zoom lens system and camera using the same

#209
20060028575
2006-02-09

Automatic focusing method and digital photographing apparatus using the same

#210
20060012887
2006-01-19

Lens unit and a camera incorporating the same lens unit

#211
20050254143
2005-11-17

AF control apparatus for zoom lens system

#212
20050254142
2005-11-17

AF control apparatus

#213
20050231820
2005-10-20

Projector and pattern image display method

#214
20050219962
2005-10-06

Relative position detecting apparatus using magneto-resistors

#215
20050180275
2005-08-18

Lens driving apparatus

#216
20050110890
2005-05-26

Autofocus system

#217
20050063694
2005-03-24

Auto focus apparatus

#218
16995681
2022-06-07

Tilted slit confocal system configured for automated focus detection and tracking