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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

May. 04, 2021
Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

William Duran, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Adrian Proca, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/243 (2006.01); H04N 5/347 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23245 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/2352 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/243 (2013.01); H04N 5/347 (2013.01);
Abstract

The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for implementing high dynamic range and automatic exposure functions in a video system. In one aspect, a method is performed at a video camera device and includes, while operating in a non-high dynamic range (HDR) mode: capturing first video data of a scene with the image sensor; determining whether a minimum number of pixels of the first video data meets one or more first color intensity criteria; and in accordance with the determination that the minimum number of pixels of the first video data meets the one or more first color intensity criteria, switching operation from the non-HDR mode to an HDR mode.


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