Method and system for calculating ambient light
US9655205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems according to embodiments of the invention calculate ambient light in a space, where the method includes obtaining an image of the space from an array of pixels, defining a plurality of pixel groups in the image, calculating a representative pixel value for each of the pixel groups, and calculating ambient light in the space based on the pixels in the image, disregarding pixels from the pixel groups having the highest and lowest representative pixel values.
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