EP1069767A3
Quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus
Abstract
In a quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus having an iris (503) and an ND filter (502) which limit incident light, a control method for the quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus, and a computer program product providing a control program for the quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus, a state of limitation of the incident light by the iris is changed at a first changing speed, and, when a state of limitation of the incident light by the ND filter is changed, the state of limitation of the incident light by the iris is changed at a second changing speed different from the first changing speed.
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| EP0804021A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 1-40 |
| US4855814A | Cites | United States of America | YA | Search report | 23-40 |
| US5083209A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-40 |
| US5387958A | Cites | United States of America | YA | Search report | 26,27 |
| US5483280A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1-40 |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 08 29 August 1997 (1997-08-29) | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
| PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 12 29 October 1999 (1999-10-29) | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
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Members11
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| EP1069767A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JP2001086400A | Japan | A | |
| EP1069767A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| JP2004007580A | Japan | A | |
| US6930723B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| US2005225662A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1069767B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE60037853D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| DE60037853T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| US7557857B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| JP4378101B2 | Japan | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1069767
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1069767
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1069767
- Application
- 115144
- Application, DOCDB
- 00115144
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20000115144
Titles3
- German
- Lichtmengenregelvorrichtung
- English
- Quantity-of-light adjusting apparatus
- French
- Dispositif de réglage de la quantité de lumière
Classification
- CPC, 1
- H04N23/75
- IPC, 1
- H04N23 75
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia