Device and algorithm for capturing high dynamic range (HDR) video

N Levy, G Rapaport - US Patent 9,489,706, 2016 - Google Patents
Embodiments are directed towards enabling digital cameras to digitally process a captured
a Low Dynamic Range image sequence at a real time video rate, and to convert the image …

Reference image selection for motion ghost filtering

P Sharma, N Shroff, R Rezaiifar - US Patent 10,382,674, 2019 - Google Patents
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems for image processing are described. One or
more reference images are selected based on image quality scores. At least a portion of …

Exposure selector for high-dynamic range imaging and associated method

S Swami, D Wu - US Patent 10,425,599, 2019 - Google Patents
A method for generating an HDR image includes (i) generating, from a plurality of single-
exposure images of a scene, having a respective one of a plurality of exposure values, a …

Unified multi-image fusion approach

UK Pudipeddi, PK Baheti - US Patent 10,186,023, 2019 - Google Patents
(Continued) Primary Examiner—Hilina K Demeter (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Paradice
and Li LLP ABSTRACT Systems and methods are provided for merging multiple images to …

Method and apparatus for generating high dynamic range image

F Bouzaraa, O Urfalioglu, I Halfaoui - US Patent 11,017,509, 2021 - Google Patents
A method and an apparatus for generating a High Dynamic Range, HDR, image are
proposed. The method comprises obtaining a set of two or more input images, the two or …

Motion adaptive cmos imaging system

Y Peng - US Patent App. 13/935,873, 2015 - Google Patents
(72) Inventor: Yuan-Chih Peng, Tainan City (TW)(57) ABSTRACT The present disclosure
provides a motion adaptive imaging (21) Appl. No.: 13/935,873 control method applied to a …

Method and system for hardware-based motion sensitive HDR image processing

KM Atanassov, SR Goma, SM Verrall… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract System and methods for performing motion sensitive high dynamic range (HDR)
image processing. A saturation analysis circuit is configured to receive a set of image data …

Ghost artifact removal system and method

S Swami, D Wu, T Uvarov - US Patent 9,916,644, 2018 - Google Patents
A method for removing a ghost artifact from a multiple-exposure image of a scene method
includes steps of generating and segmenting a difference mask, determining a lower …

Image processing device, image processing method and recording medium for reducing noise in image

M Satoh, S Hirai - US Patent 10,200,649, 2019 - Google Patents
An image processing device comprising: a recording unit configured to record a previous
frame image input before a target frame image that is to be a processing target or an output …

Array camera image combination with feature-based ghost removal

S Swami, D Wu - US Patent 10,223,775, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for combining array camera images with feature based ghost
removal includes (a) receiving, from an array camera, a first image and a second image …