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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2008
Eran Steinberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Petronel Bigioi, Galway, IE;
Adrian Zamfir, Bucharest, RO;
Alexandru Drimbarean, Galway, IE;
Peter Corcoran, Claregalway, IE;
Eran Steinberg, San Francisco, CA (US);
Petronel Bigioi, Galway, IE;
Adrian Zamfir, Bucharest, RO;
Alexandru Drimbarean, Galway, IE;
Peter Corcoran, Claregalway, IE;
Fotonation Limited, Ballybrit, Galway, IE;
Abstract
A hand-held or otherwise portable or spatial or temporal performance-based image capture device includes one or more lenses, an aperture and a main sensor for capturing an original main image. A secondary sensor and optical system are for capturing a reference image that has temporal and spatial overlap with the original image. The device performs an image processing method including capturing the main image with the main sensor and the reference image with the secondary sensor, and utilizing information from the reference image to enhance the main image. The main and secondary sensors are contained together within a housing.