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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2006
Applicants:
Janne Tamminen, Tampere, FI;
Mikko Perälä, Kangasala, FI;
Inventors:
Janne Tamminen, Tampere, FI;
Mikko Perälä, Kangasala, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software product for using a flash light with, e.g., light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other light sources of a camera of an electronic device for improving quality of images provided by the camera. The flash related parameters comprising a white balance setting and/or exposure settings can be determined using, e.g., an ambient light level and an estimate of the flash light reflected from said object.