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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2009
Method and apparatus for multiple zone statistics collection for digital image/video capture systems
Bradley C. Aldrich, Austin, TX (US);
Adam George, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew P. Wingert, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Hongxin LI, Shanghai, CN;
Bradley C. Aldrich, Austin, TX (US);
Adam George, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew P. Wingert, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Hongxin Li, Shanghai, CN;
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A system includes a block module, a zone module, a statistics module, and a control module. The block module is configured to associate pixel values generated by pixel sensors of an image sensor with M regions. The zone module is configured to define N zones in the M regions. Each of the N zones includes an adjustable number of the M regions. N and M are integers greater than one and N is less than or equal to M. The statistics module is configured to gather statistics corresponding to the N zones. The control module is configured to adjust pixel values generated by the pixel sensors based on the statistics.