Patent ID: 7609957

Claim:
A photographing lens driving control device, comprising: a plurality of lens groups having a magnification function, at least one of which being positioned on an object side relative to others of the plurality of lens groups; a plurality of lens driving devices configured to drive the plurality of lens groups; and a control device configured to control the plurality of lens driving devices, wherein when driving the at least one lens group, the control device detects a position of another lens group with respect to a position of the at least one lens group, and adjusts a driving speed of the another lens group depending on the detected position of the another lens group with respect to the position of the at least one lens group, when the position of the another lens group approaches the at least one lens group beyond a first predetermined position, the control device adjusts the driving speed of the another lens group to maintain a distance between the another lens group and the at least one lens group, and when the position of the another lens group is at least at a second predetermined position relative to the at least one lens group, the control device adjusts the driving speed of the another lens group such that the distance between the another lens group and the at least one lens group does not increase, the second predetermined position being beyond the first predetermined position relative to the at least one lens group, the first predetermined position is calculated based on a first position of the another lens group and a first margin amount, said first position of the another lens group corresponding to the position of the at least one lens group, the second predetermined position is calculated based on a second position of the another lens group and a second margin amount, said second position of the another lens group corresponding to the position of the at least one lens group, and the first and the second predetermined positions are updated according to the position of the at least one lens group.