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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Hyun-soo Park, Seoul, KR;
Wook-yeon Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Hyun-soo Park, Seoul, KR;
Wook-yeon Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image data obtaining method and apparatus therefore, where the image data obtaining method involves determining an image-capturing mode from among a first image-capturing mode for capturing an image of a target subject by using a filter having a first area for transmitting light and a second area for blocking light, and a second image-capturing mode for capturing the image of the target subject without using the filter; capturing the image of the target subject by selectively using the filter according to the determined image-capturing mode; and processing captured image data.