Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for automatic white balance with supplementary sensors
- Patent Title (中): 用辅助传感器自动白平衡的装置和方法
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Application No.: US13252457Application Date: 2011-10-04
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Publication No.: US09106879B2Publication Date: 2015-08-11
- Inventor: Ming Jiang , Bo Zhang , Brett Nottingham
- Applicant: Ming Jiang , Bo Zhang , Brett Nottingham
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: Jefferson IP Law, LLP
- Main IPC: H04N9/73
- IPC: H04N9/73 ; G03B7/08

Abstract:
An apparatus and method for An image capture device for Automatic White Balance (AWB) are provided. The device includes a camera for capturing an image, a primary sensor for sensing environmental conditions of the image capture device and for generating data regarding the environmental conditions, a plurality of supplementary sensors for sensing the environmental conditions of the image capture device and for generating supplementary data regarding the environmental conditions, an AWB unit for performing an AWB operation on the captured image according to the generated data and the generated supplementary data, and a controller for controlling the camera, the primary sensor, the plurality of supplementary sensors and the AWB unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130083216A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC WHITE BALANCE WITH SUPPLEMENTARY SENSORS Public/Granted day:2013-04-04
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