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Method of utilizing wide-angle image capturing element and long-focus image capturing element for achieving clear and precise optical zooming mechanism

US10432869B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2016
Grant dateOct 1, 2019
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/90
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a method for achieving a clear and precise optical zooming mechanism, which is applied to an electronic device equipped with a wide-angle image capturing element and a long-focus image capturing element. The wide-angle image capturing element and the long-focus image capturing element are controlled by the electronic device for capturing a wide-angle image and a long-focus image of a same spot simultaneously and respectively. The method enables the electronic device to sequentially perform an exposure and white balance adjustment process, a robust image matching algorithm and an image morphing fusion process to the wide-angle image and the long-focus image, respectively, so as to generate a clear and precise optical zooming image of the spot without having a significant skipping phenomenon occurred in an object within two zooming images.

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