Patent ID: 7391462

Claim:
A lens driving method for an imaging device comprising: providing a focus lens located at an initial position; storing a preset position as a predetermined monitoring target, based on an input by a user, and prior to beginning a zoom operation, wherein the step of storing includes storing a focus lens position of the preset position, storing a zoom lens position of the preset position, and storing at least one of a pan position and a tilt position, wherein the focus lens position of the preset position and the zoom lens position of the preset position are final lens positions of the zoom operation; controlling position of the focus lens so as to be interlocked with the zoom operation to pick up an object image in focus even during the zoom operation by determining an interior division ratio (x/y) for a focusing point between a first tracking curve (I) and a second tracking curve (II), respectively corresponding to a first focusing distance and a second distinct focusing distance, and by controlling a position of said focus lens to keep a mutual relation value according to said interior division ratio (x/y), between a position of a zoom lens and said position of said focus lens with respect to the first and second tracking curves, when the object image located at the preset position is subjected to the zoom operation by said zoom lens, wherein for said imaging device to zoom up said object image located at said preset position at a target magnification by said zoom lens, said interior division ratio (x/y) is determined for the preset position using said focus lens position of the preset position, which is stored during the step of storing prior to beginning the zoom operation and which is a final lens position of the zoom operation; performing at least one of a pan operation based on the pan position and a tilt operation based on the tilt position; and beginning and performing the zoom operation, subsequent to determining the interior division ratio (x/y) for the preset position using said focus lens position of the preset position, to move the focus lens from the initial position to said focus lens position of the preset position and to zoom up said object image located at said preset position.