Photography – Exposure control circuit
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-22
2008-07-22
Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2862)
Photography
Exposure control circuit
C396S128000, C348S207990, C348S297000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07403707
ABSTRACT:
A camera is configured to adaptively determine camera settings. The camera includes a plurality of sensors elements configured to acquire a current image of a scene according to a current set of camera settings. A number of sensor elements having a set of desirable properties is measured. Then, a next set of camera settings that maximize an overall number of sensor elements having the set of desirable properties is determined to acquire a next better image.
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Agrawal Amit
Li Yuanzhen
Nayar Shree K.
Raskar Ramesh
Brinkman Dirk
Fenwick Warren K
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Inc.
Mueller Clifton D.
Perkey W. B.
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