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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Leo B. Baldwin, Livermore, CA (US);
Volodymyr V. Ivanchenko, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenneth M. Karakotsios, San Jose, CA (US);
Isaac S. Noble, Soquel, CA (US);
Leo B. Baldwin, Livermore, CA (US);
Volodymyr V. Ivanchenko, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenneth M. Karakotsios, San Jose, CA (US);
Isaac S. Noble, Soquel, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
An electronic device can utilize one or more sensors and/or imaging elements to determine the relative position of at least one light source relative to the device. In various embodiments, the intensity of light can be determined in various directions around the device. By determining the relative intensity around the device, an approximate direction of one or more light sources can be determined. Utilizing the relative position of each light source, the electronic device can properly light or shade a graphical object to be rendered by the device, or otherwise process image information captured by the device.