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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Stuart Mcleod, Lothian, GB;
Ed Duncan, Gairloch Highland, GB;
Inventors:
Stuart McLeod, Lothian, GB;
Ed Duncan, Gairloch Highland, GB;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow Bucks, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23248 (2013.01); H04N 5/23254 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of compensating for camera shake includes reading a sequential series of images from an image sensing array, establishing a sharpness value for each of the sequential series of images, and performing an image selection based upon each sharpness value. The sharpness value is calculated for each image of the sequential series thereof during the reading.