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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Applicants:
Tae-ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Takafumi Usui, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Tae-ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Takafumi Usui, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G03B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for increasing a dynamic range of an image by using an electronic shutter of a camera, the method including initiating exposure of an image sensor by moving a mechanical front curtain included in the camera; moving an electronic front curtain with respect to at least one pixel of the image sensor according to a control pulse signal of the electronic shutter; and blocking the exposure of the image sensor by moving a mechanical rear curtain included in the camera.