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Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012

Filed:

May. 03, 2010
Applicants:

Alexei V. Ouzilevski, Cupertino, CA (US);

Fernando Urbina, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jay Zipnick, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alexei V. Ouzilevski, Cupertino, CA (US);

Fernando Urbina, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jay Zipnick, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/20 (2006.01); H04N 9/68 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Systems and techniques for processing sequences of video images involve receiving, on a computer, data corresponding to a sequence of video images detected by an image sensor. The received data is processed using a graphics processor to adjust one or more visual characteristics of the video images corresponding to the received data. The received data can include video data defining pixel values and ancillary data relating to settings on the image sensor. The video data can be processed in accordance with ancillary data to adjust the visual characteristics, which can include filtering the images, blending images, and/or other processing operations.


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