Methods and apparatus for using a camera device to support multiple modes of operation

R Laroia, N Shroff, SA Shroff - US Patent 9,912,864, 2018 - Google Patents
In various embodiments a camera with multiple optical chains, eg, camera modules, is
controlled to operate in one of a variety of supported modes of operation. The modes include …

Generation of ghost-free high dynamic range images

P Sharma, N Shroff, R Rezaiifar, C Sung - US Patent 9,338,349, 2016 - Google Patents
Apparatuses and methods for reading a set of images to merge together into a high dynamic
range (HDR) output image are described. Images have a respective HDR weight and a …

Methods and apparatus for supporting burst modes of camera operation

R Laroia, N Shroff, SA Shroff - US Patent 9,912,865, 2018 - Google Patents
In various embodiments a camera with multiple optical chains, eg, camera modules, is
controlled to operate in one of a variety of supported modes of operation. The modes include …

System and method for compositing high dynamic range images

R Zhen, J Glotzbach, I Pekkucuksen… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
An electronic device, method, and computer readable medium for compositing high dynamic
range frames are provided. The electronic device includes a camera, and a processor …

Ghost artifact detection and removal in HDR image creation using graph based selection of local reference

A Bienvenu, MJ Vidal-Naquet - US Patent 9,185,270, 2015 - Google Patents
In high dynamic range (HDR) image creation, a ghostartifact detection method divides the
images (brackets) into multiple tiles, and selects one bracket for each tile as the local refer …

Control device and storage medium for controlling capture of images

Y Sako, K Watanabe, T Nakamura, K Sakoda… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
There is provided a control device including a focus control unit configured to perform
control so as to sequentially bring multiple subjects within a captured image into focus, and …

Detecting motion regions in a scene using ambient-flash-ambient images

R Rezaiifar - US Patent App. 14/825,932, 2016 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0003. When capturing an image, a flash can be used to illuminate a scene
with artificial light. The flash can illumi nate the scene over Such a short period of time that …

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Y Ono - US Patent 10,567,671, 2020 - Google Patents
The present disclosure relates to an image processing appa ratus, an image processing
method, and a program therefor with which slow shutter photographing can be performed …

Methods and apparatus for optical blur modeling for improved video encoding

IMA Amer, K Mammou, VS Zakharchenko… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus of generating a refined reference frame for inter-frame encoding by
applying blur parameters to allow encoding of image frames having blurred regions are …

Method for generating HDR images using modified weight

A Bienvenu - US Patent 9,210,335, 2015 - Google Patents
The present invention is directed to an improved method and related apparatus for HDR
image generation with reduced artifacts. An object of the present invention is to reduce …