What is claimed is:
1. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror, said optical apparatus comprising:
imaging means for obtaining an image signal from an image formed through a photographic lens;
exposure control means for making control containing driving control of said imaging means;
a deformable mirror having a reflecting surface deformed by an electric force and electrodes controlling a profile of said reflecting surface;
power supply means for supplying power to drive said deformable mirror;
driving means for driving said deformable mirror; and
means for driving said photographic lens,
wherein when said photographic lens is driven and when exposure is controlled by said exposure control means, said deformable mirror is free from driving by said driving means.
2. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror according to claim 1, further comprising stroboscope control means for controlling a charge and discharge of a stroboscope illuminating an object so that when said charge and discharge of said stroboscope is controlled, said deformable mirror is free from driving by said driving means.
3. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror according to claim 1, further comprising recording means for recording data according to an image signal obtained by said imaging means so that when said data are recorded by said recording means, said deformable mirror is free from driving by said driving means.
4. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror according to claim 1, further comprising mode setting means for setting a plurality of modes containing a photographic mode so that when a mode other than said photographic mode is set by said mode setting means, said deformable mirror is free from driving by said driving means.
5. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror, said optical apparatus comprising:
imaging means for obtaining an image signal from an image formed through a photographic lens;
exposure control means for making control containing driving control of said imaging means through an exposure operation according to a photographing condition;
a deformable mirror having a reflecting surface deformed by electrostatic attraction and electrodes controlling a profile of said reflecting surface;
power supply means for supplying power to drive said deformable mirror;
driving means for driving said deformable mirror; and
means for driving said photographic lens,
wherein when said photographic lens is driven and when exposure is controlled by said exposure control means, said deformable mirror is free from driving by said driving means.
6. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror, said optical apparatus comprising:
imaging means for obtaining an image signal from an image formed through a photographic lens;
exposure control means for making control containing driving control of said imaging means through an exposure operation according to a photographing condition;
a deformable mirror having a reflecting surface deformed by an electromagnetic force and electrodes controlling a profile of said reflecting surface;
power supply means for supplying power to drive said deformable mirror;
driving means for driving said deformable mirror; and
means for driving said photographic lens,
wherein when said photographic lens is driven and when exposure is controlled by said exposure control means, said deformable mirror is free from driving by said driving means.
7. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror, said optical apparatus comprising:
imaging means for obtaining an image signal from an image formed through a photographic lens;
exposure control means for making control containing driving control of said imaging means through an exposure operation according to a photographing condition;
a deformable mirror having a reflecting surface deformed by a piezoelectric effect and electrodes controlling a profile of said reflecting surface;
power supply means for supplying power to drive said deformable mirror;
driving means for driving said deformable mirror; and
means for driving said photographic lens,
wherein when said photographic lens is driven and when exposure is controlled by said exposure control means, said deformable mirror is free from driving by said driving means.
8. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein said deformable mirror is placed in an optical path in which light for range measurement of a range measurement section measuring a distance of an object is projected.
9. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein said deformable mirror is placed in a photographic lens system including said photographic lens.
10. An optical apparatus using a deformable mirror according to claim 9, wherein during a range measurement process at a range measurement section measuring a distance of an object, said deformable mirror is free from a supply of power by said power supply means and from driving by said driving means.
11. A driving device of a deformable mirror, said driving device comprising:
a deformable mirror having a reflecting surface and electrodes controlling a profile of said reflecting surface;
driving means for driving said deformable mirror;
memory means for prestoring data according to a change of the profile of said reflecting surface; and
correcting means for correcting a driving condition of said driving means in accordance with said data stored in said memory means.
12. A driving device of a deformable mirror according to claim 11, wherein said memory means stores data for obtaining a desired profile of said reflecting surface in an initial state through said driving means.
13. A driving means of a deformable mirror according to claim 11, wherein said driving means drives said electrodes into an initial state in accordance with said data stored in said memory means when a power source is turned on or before photographing.
14. A driving means of a deformable mirror according to claim 11, wherein said deformable mirror further has a monitor output means for monitoring a driving state of said electrodes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electrical outlet, comprising:
a plug connecting unit to which a plug of an electrical device including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is connected;
an RFID reader for transmitting a radio frequency (RF) signal to receive information about the electrical device from the RFID tag;
an electric energy measuring unit for measuring an amount of electric energy consumed by the electrical device;
a controller for managing the received information about the electrical device and information about the measured amount of electric energy; and
a communication unit for transmitting the information about the electrical device and the information about the amount of electric energy consumed to an electric energy management system.
2. The electrical outlet of claim 1, wherein the RFID reader ceases transmission of the RF signal when the information about the electrical device is received from the RFID tag.
3. The electrical outlet of claim 1, wherein the RFID reader transmits the RF signal when the amount of electric energy consumed by the electrical device is measured and ceases transmission of the RF signal when the information about the electrical device is received through the RF signal.
4. The electrical outlet of claim 1, wherein the plug connecting unit comprises a plug sensor for sensing whether the plug is connected.
5. The electrical outlet of claim 4, wherein the RFID reader transmits the RF signal, when the connection of the plug is sensed, to receive the information about the electrical device from the RFID tag and ceases transmission of the RF signal when the information about the electrical device is received.
6. The electrical outlet of claim 4, wherein the plug sensor is provided on one side of a connection plane between the electrical outlet and the plug of the electrical device to sense whether the plug is connected.
7. A system for managing an amount of electric energy used by a plurality of electrical devices, wherein information is received from RFID tags corresponding to the plurality of electrical devices and the information about the plurality of electrical devices and information about the amount of electric energy are received from a plurality of electrical outlets for measuring the amount of electric energy used by the plurality of electrical devices so that the amount of electric energy used by the electrical devices is managed.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the information about the plurality of electrical devices is received from the RFID tags by the electrical outlets in response to RF signals transmitted by RFID readers included in the plurality of electrical outlets.
9. The system of claim 8, wherein transmission of the RF signals ceases when the information about the plurality of electrical devices is received by the plurality of electrical outlets.
10. The system of claim 8, wherein the RF signals are transmitted when the amount of electric energy used by the plurality of electrical devices is measured by the plurality of electrical outlets and transmission ceases when the information about the electrical devices is received from the RFID tags by the electrical outlets in response to the RF signals.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the RF signals are transmitted when the plurality of electrical outlets senses that the plugs of the plurality of electrical devices are connected and a transmission ceases when the plurality of electrical outlets receives the information about the plurality of electrical devices.
12. A method of managing an amount of electric energy consumed by a plurality of electrical devices, the method comprising:
transmitting information about the electrical devices from RFID tags to electrical outlets and measuring the amount of electric energy consumed by the electrical devices when the plugs of the electrical devices including the RFID tags are connected to the electrical outlets; and
transmitting the transmitted information about the electrical devices and information about the measured amount of electric energy from the electrical outlets to an electric energy management system.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein RF signals for receiving the information about the electrical devices are transmitted from the RFID tags when the amount of electric energy consumed by the electrical devices is measured and ceases when the information about the electrical devices is received from the RFID tags in response to the RF signals.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the RF signals for receiving the information about the electrical devices are transmitted from the RFID tags when a connection of the plugs to the electrical devices is sensed and ceases when the information about the electrical devices is received.
15. The method of claim 12, further comprising storing the received information about the electrical devices and the information about the measured amount of electric energy in the electrical outlets.