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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuro Ashida, Saitama, JP;
Tomoyuki Kawai, Saitama, JP;
Seiji Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Hisashi Endo, Saitama, JP;
Takehiro Kouguchi, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2013.01); H04N 5/35563 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01); H04N 9/735 (2013.01);
Abstract
A WB gain calculation unitdetermines a light source of a Surface A on the basis of color distribution of the Surface A and a black body locus AD, determines a light source of a Surface B on the basis of color distribution of the Surface B and a black body locus BD and determines a light source of a Surface AB on the basis of color distribution of the Surface AB and a block body locus ABD and calculates the white balance gains on the basis of the determined light sources.