Apparatus and method for detecting and compensating for illuminant intensity changes within an image
US7471315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/745
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus such as a digital camera includes an image sensor array adapted to capture a scene into electrical values and a reference detector proximal to the sensor array for detecting illuminant intensities. The reference detector at least partially surrounds the image sensor array. The reference detector is read multiple times during the frame period in which the image sensor array captures a scene to detect illuminant intensities during the same frame period. Using the illuminant intensities, the phase and the amplitude of the flicker of the illuminant are extracted. Using the phase and the amplitude parameters, a flicker correction signal is synthesized. The flicker correction signal is used to correct the captured image data to reduce or eliminate adverse effects of flicker on the captured image.
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