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Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Byong Min Kang, Yongin-si, KR;

Do Kyoon Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;

Kee Chang Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/0203 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus determines whether a first charge quantity of charges stored in a first charge storage is greater than or equal to a predetermined saturation level, the first charge storage among a plurality of charge storages configured to store charges generated by a sensor of a depth camera. According to the determination result, when the first charge quantity is greater than or equal to the saturation level, the image processing apparatus may calculate the first charge quantity from at least one second charge quantity of charges stored in at least one second charge storage which is different from the first charge storage among the plurality of charge storages.


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