Apparatus and method for reducing glare in images
US7780364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/61
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Glare is reduced by acquiring an input image with a camera having a lens and a sensor, in which a pin-hole mask is placed in close proximity to the sensor. The mask localizes the glare at readily identifiable pixels, which can then be filtered to produce a glare reduce output image.
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