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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Young-kyoo Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Jung-bae Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong-ha Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-kyoo Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Jung-bae Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jong-ha Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a method and apparatus for determining whether backlight exists. The method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes calculating scattering degrees of luminance values of pixels included in each of images which represent the same photographic subject and have different brightness levels from each other; and determining whether backlight exists on the photographic subject in consideration of the calculated scattering degrees.