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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Joel B. Larner, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregory V. Hofer, Loveland, CO (US);
Inventors:
Joel B. Larner, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregory V. Hofer, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/238 (2006.01); H04N 5/228 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A digital imaging device performs automatic focus and exposure adjustments based on high-resolution frames when a scene change has been detected based on the analysis of low-resolution frames. The digital imaging device reduces battery power consumption while simultaneously shortening shutter lag.