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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2004
Maurizio Pilu, Bristol, GB;
Maurizio Pilu, Bristol, GB;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments provide for an image capture device having a learning function. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises at least one manual control adapted to generate a control signal that controls image capture operation, the control operable by a user of the image capture device; at least one sensor adapted to sense an operating condition during image capture; a first element adapted to analyse inputs from the sensor to learn at least one associated operating condition, and adapted to analyse the control signal to learn a corresponding preference of the user; a second element adapted to predict a value corresponding to the control signal and the associated operating condition; and a third element adapted to compare the predicted value and the control signal, and adapted to determine a confidence level from the compared predicted value and control signal, wherein the confidence level corresponds to a degree of confidence in the predicted value.