Optical stereo device and autofocus method therefor
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The present invention provides an optical stereo device with an autofocus feature as well as a corresponding autofocus method for optical stereo devices. The optical stereo device has imaging means configured to provide a stereo image of an object of interest by means of combining a right eye image and a left eye image and a control unit operatively connected to the imaging means and configured to receive the right eye image and the left eye image and to adjust the focus position of the imaging means.
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FORSTGARTEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GMBH | 9016 ST GALLEN |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Laxhuber, Ludwig | Herrsching, DE | 9 | 51 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 51 | |||
Luber, Joachim | St. Margrethen, CH | 26 | 955 |
# of filed Patents : 26 Total Citations : 955 |
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