Focus detection device and image-capturing apparatus
US-10122910-B2 · Nov 6, 2018 · US
using horizontal and vertical areas in the pupil plane, i.e. wide area autofocusing
using horizontal and vertical areas in the pupil plane, i.e. wide area autofocusing · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G02B7/346 |
| Official title | {using horizontal and vertical areas in the pupil plane, i.e. wide area autofocusing} |
| Display label | using horizontal and vertical areas in the pupil plane, i.e. wide area autofocusing |
| Total patents | 157 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Focus detection device and imaging system
US-2018316846-A1 · Nov 1, 2018 · US
Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof, and storage medium
US-2018278830-A1 · Sep 27, 2018 · US
Image sensor and electronic device
US-2018184036-A1 · Jun 28, 2018 · US
Image sensor
US-10003760-B2 · Jun 19, 2018 · US
Control apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
US-2018020150-A1 · Jan 18, 2018 · US
Image sensor with symmetric multi-pixel phase-difference detectors, and associated methods
US-9807294-B2 · Oct 31, 2017 · US
Focusing control device, focusing control method, focusing control program, lens device, and imaging device
US-2017237895-A1 · Aug 17, 2017 · US
Image pickup apparatus, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
US-2017230567-A1 · Aug 10, 2017 · US
Image sensor
US-2017155820-A1 · Jun 1, 2017 · US
Image acquisition device and focusing method for image acquisition device
US-9661212-B2 · May 23, 2017 · US
Autofocusing a macro object by an imaging device
US-2017118394-A1 · Apr 27, 2017 · US
Focus detection device and image-capturing apparatus
US-2017118396-A1 · Apr 27, 2017 · US
Image generation method, image generation apparatus, program, and storage medium
US-9609208-B2 · Mar 28, 2017 · US
Image capture device and focus control method
US-9602717-B2 · Mar 21, 2017 · US
Method of estimating phase difference, apparatus, and storage medium
US-2017064185-A1 · Mar 2, 2017 · US
Control apparatus, image pickup apparatus, and control method for performing noise correction of imaging signal
US-2017064226-A1 · Mar 2, 2017 · US
Imaging system, imaging apparatus, lens unit, and method of controlling imaging system
US-2017054894-A1 · Feb 23, 2017 · US
Image capture apparatus and method for controlling the same
US-9578231-B2 · Feb 21, 2017 · US
Image Sensor With Symmetric Multi-Pixel Phase-Difference Detectors, And Associated Methods
US-2017041525-A1 · Feb 9, 2017 · US
Frequently asked questions
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- What is CPC G02B7/346?
- CPC G02B7/346 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using horizontal and vertical areas in the pupil plane, i.e. wide area autofocusing.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G02B7/346 (using horizontal and vertical areas in the pupil plane, i.e. wide area autofocusing)?
- Our database includes 157 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G02B7/346 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 5 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).