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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Johannes Elg, Lund, SE;
Fredrik Mattisson, Lund, SE;
Jonas Gustavsson, Lund, SE;
Daniel Linåker, Lund, SE;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2226 (2013.01); H04N 13/0271 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to exposure control in a camera. An exemplary method comprises determining depth information associated with a portion of an image frame; obtaining exposure data associated with the portion of the image frame; and controlling an amount of exposure for the portion of the image frame based on the depth information and the exposure data.