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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2016
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael D McLaughlin, San Jose, CA (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, device, system, and article of manufacture are provided for generating an enhanced image of a predetermined scene from images. In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a computing device, a first indication associated with continuous image capture of a predetermined scene being enabled; in response to the continuous image capture being enabled, receiving, by the computing device, from an image sensor, a reference image and a first image, wherein each of the reference image and the first image is of the predetermined scene and has a first resolution; determining an estimated second resolution of an enhanced image of the predetermined scene using the reference image and the first image; and in response to the continuous image capture being disabled, determining the enhanced image using the reference image and the first image, wherein the enhanced image has a second resolution that is at least the first resolution and about the estimated second resolution.