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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Akira Yoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichiro Yanagida, Tokyo, JP;
Noriko Matsuo, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a white balance fine adjustment starting instruction unit determines whether to start fine adjustment in white balance using a first threshold value. The white balance fine adjustment starting instruction unit determines whether to keep on performing the fine adjustment using a second threshold value. The second threshold value is set for the fine adjustment based on a second color judgment gate. The second color judgment gate defines the range of a target color temperature in white balance adjustment for each light source.