Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ambient light estimation for camera device in infrared channel
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Application No.: US15628044Application Date: 2017-06-20
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Publication No.: US10586351B1Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Ilya Vladimirovich Brailovskiy , Isabella Talley Lewis
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Main IPC: G06T7/80
- IPC: G06T7/80 ; H04N5/232 ; G02B5/28 ; H04N5/33

Abstract:
Devices and techniques are generally described for estimation of ambient light levels. In various examples, an image sensor may capture a frame of image data. In some examples, an ambient light value of the frame may be determined. In some examples, a first region of the frame corresponding to a first physical characteristic and a second region of the frame corresponding to a second physical characteristic may be determined. In various examples, a first reflection coefficient associated with the first physical characteristic and a second reflection coefficient associated with the second physical characteristic may be determined. In some examples, an IR correction value may be determined for the frame of image data based at least in part on the first reflection coefficient and the second reflection coefficient. An estimated ambient light value may be determined based at least in part on the IR correction value and the ambient light value.
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