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Brightness adjusting apparatus for stereoscopic camera

US6987534B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2000
Grant dateJan 17, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2013/0096
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for adjusting a brightness balance of a stereoscopic camera includes a gain control amplifier and a micro-computer. The gain control amplifier adjusts a brightness balance of a pair of images outputted from the stereoscopic camera by gain. The micro-computer calculates a first evaluation value representing a magnitude of an entire brightness of a first evaluation window established in a reference image outputted from the gain control amplifier and calculates a second evaluation value representing a magnitude of an entire brightness of a second evaluation window established in a comparison image outputted from an adjusting device, and established in an area having a brightness correlation with the first evaluation window. Also, the micro-computer corrects a gain so as to reduce the difference between the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value.

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