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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 09, 2007
Applicants:

Chiou-shann Fuh, Taipei County, TW;

Kun-yi Chen, Kao-Hsiung, TW;

Chen-ning Hsi, Taipei, TW;

Wen-lung Chou, Taipei County, TW;

Inventors:

Chiou-Shann Fuh, Taipei County, TW;

Kun-Yi Chen, Kao-Hsiung, TW;

Chen-Ning Hsi, Taipei, TW;

Wen-Lung Chou, Taipei County, TW;

Assignee:

Primax Electronics Ltd., Neihu, Taipei, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of generating a high dynamic range image corresponding to a specific scene. The method includes shooting a specific scene to generate a base image; selecting a bright area and a dark area from the base image; determining base luminance according to the base image; shooting the specific scene to generate at least a first image, wherein average luminance of a part of the first image corresponding to the bright area of the base image is less than or equal to the base luminance; shooting the specific scene to generate at least a second image, wherein average luminance of a part of the second image corresponding to the dark area of the base image is greater than or equal to the base luminance; and combining at least the first image and the second image into a high dynamic range image corresponding to the specific scene.


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