Method, apparatus, and system for selecting pixels for automatic white balance processing
US7804525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/46
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system that use a white balance operation. A selecting process is applied to each pixel selected and considered for automatic white balance statistics to determine the distance from the selected pixel to a white curve defined in a white area corresponding to an image sensor.
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