Method and system for selective imaging of objects in a scene to yield enhanced image
US9712754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B9/70
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and a method for object selective camera flash are provided herein. The steps of the method may include: capturing a raw image of a scene using a capturing device, wherein a scene comprises background and objects viewed by the capturing device; indicating at least one location on the captured raw image, wherein the location on the captured image corresponds with a location in the scene; calculating a volume portion within the scene based on the indicated at least one location on the captured raw image; generating a flash pulse having specified parameters directed at the scene; synchronizing an exposure of the capturing device to be carried out when reflections of the flash pulse from the calculated volume portion reaches the capturing device; and accumulating the reflections to yield an enhanced image.
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