G02B 7/365
By analysis of the spatial frequency components of the image
Official title: {by analysis of the spatial frequency components of the image}
G02B7/365 (By analysis of the spatial frequency components of the image) appears on 241 US grants and 221 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Focal length measuring device and method3 Jul 2025US 2025/0220304 A1K & Lab Co., Ltd.
- Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program22 May 2025US 2025/0166146 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Autofocus assistance method, autofocus assistance device, and autofocus assistance program5 Dec 2024US 2024/0402092 A1Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
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- Distance measuring method and a distance measuring apparatus223US 5,576,975 AFujitsu Limited · 1996
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- Extended depth of field optical systems54US 7,436,595 B2The Regents of the University of Colorado · 2008
- In-focus detection apparatus using video signal53US 5,225,940 AMinolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha · 1993
- Automatic focus adjusting device46US 5,212,516 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1993