Patents by Inventor Martin REBERT

Martin REBERT has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Camera with radar-based autofocus
    Patent number: 10353066
    Abstract: A camera includes an optical system configured to record images based on light entering the optical system from an optical field of view, the optical system including a focusing unit configured to focus the optical system on a target in the optical field of view, a radar system configured to obtain distance and speed information of targets within a radar field of view that is overlapping with the optical field of view, the distance and speed information indicating the distance and speed of targets with respect to the camera, and a control unit configured to control the focusing unit to focus the optical system on a target based on a selected distance and/or a selected speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Schwager, Martin Rebert, Dietmar Schill
  • CAMERA WITH RADAR-BASED AUTOFOCUS
    Publication number: 20160327643
    Abstract: A camera includes an optical system configured to record images based on light entering the optical system from an optical field of view, the optical system including a focusing unit configured to focus the optical system on a target in the optical field of view, a radar system configured to obtain distance and speed information of targets within a radar field of view that is overlapping with the optical field of view, the distance and speed information indicating the distance and speed of targets with respect to the camera, and a control unit configured to control the focusing unit to focus the optical system on a target based on a selected distance and/or a selected speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas SCHWAGER, Martin REBERT, Dietmar SCHILL