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Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2010
Applicants:

Peng-wei Lin, Hsinchu, TW;

Li-wen Kuo, Taichung County, TW;

Inventors:

Peng-Wei Lin, Hsinchu, TW;

Li-Wen Kuo, Taichung County, TW;

Assignee:

Altek Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;

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

An automatic focusing system in a low-illumination setting and a method using the same are disclosed. Through a selection of the memory bits and a tone adjustment, an automatic focusing could be precisely achieved. According to one embodiment, a lens module and an image sensor are firstly used for generating the digital image signals. Next, a gain adjustment unit is introduced to adjusting the gain of the signals, so as to reduce the noises. A memory bit retrieving unit is further used to retrieve the data from a plurality of memory bits. Next, a tone adjusting process is performed to raise the signals' contrast.


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