Patent 7751135 was granted and assigned to Nokia on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention relates to an apparatus, comprising a lens and a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element is configured to bend in response to a voltage applied thereto. The lens and the piezoelectric element are arranged so that the bending causes at least a portion of the lens to move in at least one movement direction. The invention further relates to an according method and computer-readable medium.