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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Applicant:
Kirk Steven Tecu, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
Kirk Steven Tecu, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for obtaining an image of an actively lit medium (ALM) using a capture device and an illumination source, including: calibrating the capture device for dark signal non-uniformity (DSNU); determining a final exposure value and a final gain value by executing at least one scan of the ALM using the capture device with the illumination source extinguished; and generating the image by scanning, with the illumination source extinguished, the ALM using the capture device set to the final exposure value and the final gain value.