Optical apparatus for calculating an object distance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8743267
APP PUB NO 20130107105A1
SERIAL NO

13661276

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An optical apparatus includes a first driver configured to drive a focus lens unit in autofocusing, a second driver configured to drive the focus lens unit in the autofocusing, a first detector configured to detect a driving amount of the first driver, a second detector configured to detect a driving amount of the second driver, a memory configured to store a relationship between information of detection results of the first and second detectors, and an object distance as a distance from the optical apparatus to an object, and a controller configured to obtain information of the object distance based upon the relationship stored in the memory and the detection results of the first and second detectors.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHATOKYO 146-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ishikawa, Masanori Saitama, JP 67 562
Kashiwaba, Seiichi Utsunomiya, JP 19 223
Koyama, Atsushi Utsunomiya, JP 38 293
Mizushima, Masayasu Utsunomiya-shi, JP 18 21
Shukuin, Hirokazu Shioya-gun, JP 6 10

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