Methods, apparatuses and systems using windowing to accelerate automatic camera functions
US8120696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B13/36
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for accelerating the operation of the automatic functions of an imager, e.g. a camera system. The automatic functions may, for example, include one or more of auto-focus, auto-exposure and auto-white balance. A special “windowing mode” is implemented in which information is acquired from only a subset of defined windows from the full pixel array area in order to set image capture parameters of the imager in accordance with current scene conditions.
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