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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark Allen Robertson, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ken James Kryda, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for generating high-dynamic range images. In particular, a signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio objective associated with an imaging platform configured to capture one or more images of a region of interest can be determined. The SNR objective can specify a desired signal-to-noise ratio behavior as a function of a brightness of the region of interest. An exposure profile associated with the imaging platform can then be determined based at least in part on the SNR objective. Data indicative of a plurality of image frames, each depicting at least a portion of the region of interest, can then be obtained. The plurality of image frames being captured by the imaging platform in accordance with the exposure profile.