Photography inventions 07/09

20090190909 - Imaging apparatus, imaging apparatus control method, and computer program: An imaging apparatus includes: a control unit configured to detect a focus position by moving a focusing lens before and after a preset position which is a focusing lens position set by a focus preset function, with the control unit setting a scan range which is a movement range of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090190910 - Focus controller and optical apparatus using the same: A focus controller configured to control focus of an optical element includes a focus state detector configured to detect a focus state based on a contrast value of an image formed by the optical element, and a driving mechanism that moves the optical element including a motor, a position sensor... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20090190911 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes a photometry unit dividing a subject into a plurality of regions and performing a photometry, a first calculating unit calculating a first control value based on a photometry result of the photometry unit, a comparing unit comparing the first control value with a maximum value of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090190912 - Lens assembly: A lens assembly for an imaging device may include a lens member for focusing external radiation towards an image sensor of the imaging device, and a screen member adjacent the lens member. A transparent portion may be positioned between the lens member and the external radiation and may have first... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090190913 - Digital single lens reflex (dslr) camera: A digital single lens reflex (DSLR) camera is provided for displaying predetermined photographing information, including focus information, camera information, etc., on a display screen of a viewfinder. The DSLR camera includes: the viewfinder for observing an image of an object; a pentaprism outputting the image of the object to the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20090190914 - Triggering data capture based on pointing direction: Methods and apparatus for triggering directional data capture based on pointing direction are described. In an embodiment, the data captured is an image and a camera is described which includes a sensor for detecting the direction in which the image sensor of the camera is pointing. When the sensed pointing... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090190915 - Snap-in retainer for a sensor system: A system for retaining a sensor assembly includes a mounting plate having a mounting area for the sensor assembly, a sensor assembly having a sensor assembly plate with a perimeter, and a retainer ring having at least one spring member. The at least one spring member of the retainer ring... Agent: Autoliv Asp

20090190916 - Portable handheld video imaging camera: A portable, handheld battery-operated camera system is claimed. The camera is positioned atop a handle with a grip and comprises a finger-operated trigger for starting or stopping camera operation. The handle comprises a substantially hollow interior and a bottom concavity which detachably receives a rechargeable battery for powering the camera.... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20090190917 - Photographic equipment support: A photographic equipment support comprises a rotating seat for connecting with a photographic equipment; two legs provided below the rotating seat; two clamping devices provided on free ends of the legs, respectively, for fastening to a waist belt; and at least one strap to be worn around a user's back... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090190918 - Mechanical shutter and camera module having the same: A mechanical shutter includes a base, four shutter blades, four permanent magnets, and four electromagnets. The base has an aperture for permitting light into a camera module. The shutter blade includes a light shielding portion capable of moving across the aperture by rotating about a shaft formed on the base,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090190919 - Camera module: A camera module includes a barrel for receiving at least a first lens, an actuator, and a holder. The actuator includes an annular stator and a carrying member. The stator is connected to the barrel and defines a plurality of spaced parallel inner branches in an inner side thereof. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090185796 - Image blur correction device, lens barrel and imaging apparatus: There is provided an image blur correction device including: a correction lens; a first movable frame; a second movable frame; a fixed frame; a first main guide shaft and a first auxiliary guide shaft; a second main guide shaft and a second auxiliary guide shaft; a first driving part; and... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090185797 - Information communication device and external device: An information communication device includes: a packet generation unit that generates a packet including timing data at an end of the packet for specifying to an external device a start timing for processing related to photography; a transmitting unit that transmits the packet to the external device by wireless communication;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090185798 - Focus detection device, focus detection method, and camera: A focus detection device includes a focus detector, an object detector, a selector, a divider, and a controller. The focus detector is configured to detect a plurality of focus adjusting states at focus detecting positions in an image plane of an optical system. The object detector is configured to detect... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20090185799 - Imaging apparatus and lens apparatus: An imaging apparatus to which a lens apparatus is detachably attached includes an image sensor configured to generate an image signal by photoelectrically converting an object image, a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a contrast value of the image signal acquired by the image sensor, a second acquisition unit... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090185800 - Method and system for determining optimal exposure of structured light based 3d camera: Provided are a method and system for determining an optimal exposure of a structured light based 3D camera. The system includes a projecting means for illuminating a predetermined pattern on a target object, an image capturing means for capturing an image of the target object with the pattern projected, and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090185801 - Methods and apparatus for full-resolution light-field capture and rendering: Method and apparatus for full-resolution light-field capture and rendering. A radiance camera is described in which the microlenses in a microlens array are focused on the image plane of the main lens instead of on the main lens, as in conventional plenoptic cameras. The microlens array may be located at... Agent: M.h.k.k.g., P.C. / Adobe Systems Incorporated

20090180770 - Camera system and camera body: The camera system is constituted by the camera main body and the interchangeable lens which is removably attachable to the camera main body. The camera main body has an imaging unit, a main body shake detector, a main body image blur corrector, and a body microcomputer configured to control the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090180769 - Shake detection apparatus and shake detection method: A shake detection technique which does not mistakenly detect a swing-back component at the end of panning as a shake is provided. A shake detection apparatus includes: a sensor which detects velocity or angular velocity; a high-pass filter which removes a low-frequency component from an output signal of the sensor;... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090180771 - Camera for shooting like a professional: An imaging system acquires an image using focal point and field depth information. The system receives focal point and field information via a user interface and analyzes the image based on the focal point and field depth information to calculate characteristics of the content of the image. In addition, the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090180772 - Focus state detection apparatus and optical instrument: A focus state detection apparatus has a sensor that senses light rays that pass through a lens subjected to focus detection and is composed of a plurality of photoelectric converter elements, a charge accumulation unit that accumulates pixel signals obtained by the sensor, a first accumulation controller that controls accumulation... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn:IPDocketing

20090180773 - Actuator and blade drive device for camera: An electromagnetic actuator includes; a coil for excitation; a stator excited with different magnetic poles by energization of the coil; a rotor magnetized with different magnetic poles in a circumferential direction thereof, and rotated by a magnetic force generated between the rotor and the stator; and an outputting member rotated... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090175607 - Image fluctuation correction device: An image fluctuation correction device comprises shake detecting means 5 for detecting shake, movable refraction elements 10A, 10B, two rotating means 4A, 4B for rotating the movable refraction elements 10A, 10B, rotating control amount calculating means 6A for calculating the rotating control amount of the two rotating means 4A, 4B,... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090175608 - Image fluctuation correction device: An image fluctuation correction device includes a shake detecting means 5 for detecting a shake occurring in a photographic device, two movable refraction elements 10A, 10B arranged on an incident light path to an optical lens 3 to change a direction of refraction of incident light on the optic lens,... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090175609 - Using a captured background image for taking a photograph: A device may receive a background image, capture the background image, receive a subject image, modify the background image, superimpose the modified background image on the subject image to obtain a composite image, display the composite image, and capture the subject image.... Agent: Harrity & Harrity, LLP

20090175610 - Imaging device: An imaging device includes a capturing module with at least one lens for capturing an image from a scene, a driving module for driving the at least one lens to different focusing positions using different driving steps, a flat-scene judging module, and a step-judging module. The flat-scene judging module divides... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090175611 - Focus controller, optical apparatus using the same, and control method: A focus controller configured to control focus of an optical system that has a focus lens includes a switching circuit configured to select a first driver for the electrization to a coil of a motor in performing focus control using a first focus detector, and to select a second driver... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20090175612 - Surveillance camera: A surveillance camera has a positioning base, a mounting base, a globe and a camera assembly. The positioning base is attached to a ceiling or a wall or the like. The mounting base may latch to or detach from the positioning base and has a tapered sidewall, a panel recess... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20090175613 - Intelligent red eye removal: A device measures one or more of a distance from an eye of a subject, a blink of the eye, and lighting adjacent to the subject, calculates automated red eye removal settings based on one or more of the measured distance, blink, and lighting, automatically removes red eye from an... Agent: Harrity & Harrity, LLP

20090175614 - Image capturing device and activation method therefor: An image capturing device includes a first controller operable to control image capturing; an operation section including a switch; a detector operable to detect a change to an image capturing mode and to send a signal representing the change; a second controller operable to monitor and process the sent signal,... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090175615 - Location determination method: A storage medium having recorded therein a location determination program for causing a computer to execute the following steps: storing detection information including information on a detected object and the date and time on which the object was detected, and location information for that owner; determining a last detection date... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090169191 - Method for automatically selecting scene mode: A method for automatically selecting a scene mode applied in a photographic device is described. The method includes detecting an image to be captured; analyzing a principal feature of the image; comparing the principal feature with a feature standard of each scene mode according to a utilization rate ranging from... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090169192 - Device and method for reducing optical blurring: A camera-movement compensation device includes a first liquid-crystal cell with a pair of parallel transparent plates and a first voltage source coupled to the first liquid-crystal cell and able to apply and alter a first voltage gradient across the plates of the first liquid-crystal cell. The device also includes a... Agent: Mayback & Hoffman, P.A.

20090169193 - Image pickup apparatus and focusing method thereof: An imaging pickup apparatus includes a lens module and a motor. The body includes a camera module configured for sensing an image. The motor is configured for driving the lens module to move in increments that are multiple steps of the motor. The multiplier used are “x” and “y” during... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090169194 - Automatic exposure control method: An automatic exposure control method is used to control a shooting exposure parameter for shooting an image by a shooting end. At least one middle brightness value is acquired between a brightness value of a background region and an overall brightness value, and then a relation between working distances of... Agent: Stevens & Showalter LLP

20090169195 - Imaging system and method for capturing still image: An exemplary method for capturing a still image includes: measuring a theoretic exposure time that is suitable for current ambient light conditions; controlling a charge coupled device image sensor to expose itself for a real exposure time according to the determined theoretic exposure time to capture an image signal; and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090169196 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes a foreign substance removal member configured to move along a surface of an optical member to remove foreign substances, a shutter blade configured to open and close an photographic optical path, the shutter blade being disposed closer to an object side than the optical member, and... Agent: Canon U.s.a. Inc. Intellectual Property Division

20090169197 - Imaging apparatus and open/close device: An imaging apparatus include a lens, a first blade slidable between a covering position where the first blade covers the front side of the lens and a retract position where the first blade retracts from the front side of the lens, and a second blade pivotally supported by the first... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090169198 - Lens module and camera having same: A lens module includes a lens, a lens module and a base. The lens barrel receives the lens therein. The lens barrel includes a hollow cylindrical body, a beveled distal end and a flange. The hollow cylindrical body includes a smooth peripheral side surface free of thread formed thereon. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090169199 - Accessory device: An accessory device of the present invention is configured to be mounted on an accessory shoe of an image pickup apparatus. The accessory device includes an insertion member configured to be inserted in an engagement space between a first engagement part and a second engagement part of the accessory shoe,... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente