Optical-image pickup apparatus and method for controlling the same

US9107619B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9107619-B2
Application numberUS-201013509682-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 2, 2010
Priority dateNov 17, 2009
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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The present invention relates to an optical-image pickup apparatus including a setting unit configured to set the effective region or the resolution of a correction unit configured to correct the aberration of a subject; an aberration measuring unit configured to measure an aberration generated at the subject; and a control unit configured to control the correction unit on the basis of the measured aberration and the set effective region or the measured aberration and the set resolution.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for controlling an optical-image pickup apparatus configured to radiate measurement light onto a subject, to correct an aberration generated at the subject with a correction unit, and to acquire an optical image of the subject, the method comprising: a changing step of changing a size of an effective region of the correction unit depending on a beam diameter of light to be incident on the correction unit; a measuring step of measuring an abe…

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  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • A61B3/1225Primary

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  • A61B3/14Primary

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What does patent US9107619B2 cover?
The present invention relates to an optical-image pickup apparatus including a setting unit configured to set the effective region or the resolution of a correction unit configured to correct the aberration of a subject; an aberration measuring unit configured to measure an aberration generated at the subject; and a control unit configured to control the correction unit on the basis of the meas…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nozato Koji, Miyata Kazuhide, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B3/1225. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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