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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Daniel M. Bloom, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregory V. Hofer, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jennifer J. Thayer, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Mark John Bianchi, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jason E. Yost, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Scott A. Woods, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Oscar R Herrera E., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Daniel M. Bloom, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gregory V. Hofer, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jennifer J. Thayer, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Mark John Bianchi, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jason E. Yost, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Scott A. Woods, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Oscar R Herrera E., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A digital camera takes interleaved photographs of two different kinds. In one example embodiment, the first kind of photograph is taken using a first set of pixels of the camera's electronic array light sensor and has a short exposure time. The second kind of photograph is taken using a second set of pixels and has a long exposure time. More than one of the short-exposure-time photographs is taken while each long-exposure-time photograph is exposed. The two kinds of photographs are used for different purposes. For example, one kind may be used for performing automatic focusing while the other kind is used for displaying in a live view display. In this way, live view may continue while automatic focusing is performed. In another embodiment, one kind of photograph is used for providing a live view display, and the other is used in selecting exposure settings for a final photograph.