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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Varsha Chikane, Taipei, TW;
Chiou-shann Fuh, Taipei, TW;
Albert Hsueh, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Arima Computer Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A white balance method for an image formed by a digital still camera is provided. The white balance method comprises steps of: removing a color cast over a white object of the image; detecting a reference white point from the image by extracting an a pixel information of the white object; and adjusting a white balance of the white object by determining a scale factor based on the color cast and the pixel information.