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Granted Patent B2
US 12,538,033 · App. 18/259,311 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Automatic exposure method and electronic device

Inventor: Tao Shao (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
H04N23/73H04N23/12H04N23/64H04N23/88
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Patent No.
US 12,538,033
App. No.
18/259,311
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automatic exposure method and an electronic device. The device includes an image sensor and a multi-spectral sensor. The method includes: enabling a camera application in the electronic device; acquiring a first image and first data; obtaining a first target lightness of the shooting scene based on the first image; obtaining a target lightness correction amount based on the first data; adjusting the first target lightness based on the target lightness correction amount, to obtain a second target lightness; acquiring a second image; and displaying or saving the second image.

Claims (51)

1 . A method applied to an electronic device comprising an image sensor responsive to a first light spectrum and a multi-spectral sensor responsive to the first light spectrum and a second light spectrum, the method comprising:

enabling a camera application;

acquiring a first image and first data, wherein the first image is an image acquired by the image sensor based on an initial exposure parameter that corresponds to a shooting scene in which a shot object of the electronic device is located, wherein the first data is response values of one or more channels of the multi-spectral sensor, and wherein the first light spectrum includes visible light and the second light spectrum includes infrared light;

obtaining a first target lightness of the shooting scene based on the first image;

obtaining a target lightness correction amount based on the first data;

adjusting the first target lightness based on the target lightness correction amount, to obtain a second target lightness;

acquiring a second image by the image sensor based on a target exposure parameter that is obtained based on the second target lightness; and

displaying or saving the second image.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the target lightness correction amount based on the first data comprises obtaining the target lightness correction amount based on a response value of a first channel and a mapping relationship, wherein the first channel is an all-pass channel corresponding to the shooting scene, and the mapping relationship represents an association between a lightness correction amount and a response value of the all-pass channel.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first data comprises the response value of the first channel.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the response value of the first channel is obtained by adding the response values of the channels.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining that the shooting scene remains unchanged before adjusting the first target lightness based on the target lightness correction amount to obtain the second target lightness.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first data is an N th frame of data, and wherein determining that the shooting scene remains unchanged comprises:

acquiring an average color temperature corresponding to N frames of data and a color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data;

obtaining a color temperature difference value based on the average color temperature corresponding to the N frames of data and the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data, wherein the color temperature difference value is a difference value between the average color temperature corresponding to the N frames of data and the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data; and

determining, in a case that the color temperature difference value is less than or equal to a preset threshold, that the shooting scene remains unchanged.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein acquiring the average color temperature corresponding to N frames of data and the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data comprises obtaining the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data based on the N th frame of data and calibration color temperature data, wherein the calibration color temperature data includes response values of different channels corresponding to color temperature ranges obtained through calibration.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the target exposure parameter comprises an exposure time, a light sensitivity, an exposure value, or a combination thereof.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the first target lightness of the shooting scene based on the first image comprises obtaining the first target lightness based on statistical information of the first image, wherein the statistical information of the first image comprises either a) a histogram of the first image, or b) an average lightness value of regions of the first image.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein image quality of the second image is higher than image quality of the first image.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the response values of the one or more channels are the response values of the channels of the multi-spectral sensor.

12 . An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

an image sensor coupled to the one or more processors, the image sensor responsive to a first light spectrum;

a multi-spectral sensor coupled to the one or more processors, the multi-spectral sensor responsive to the first light spectrum and a second light spectrum, wherein the first light spectrum includes visible light and the second light spectrum includes infrared light; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more memories are configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to be configured to:

enable a camera application;

acquire a first image and first data, wherein the first image is an image acquired by the image sensor based on an initial exposure parameter, the initial exposure parameter corresponds to a shooting scene in which a shot object of the electronic device is located, and the first data is response values of one or more channels of the multi-spectral sensor;

obtain a first target lightness of the shooting scene based on the first image;

obtain a target lightness correction amount based on the first data;

adjust the first target lightness based on the target lightness correction amount, to obtain a second target lightness;

acquire a second image by the image sensor based on a target exposure parameter that is obtained based on the second target lightness; and

display or save the second image.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to be configured to:

enable a camera application;

acquire a first image and first data, wherein the first image is an image acquired by an image sensor of the electronic device based on an initial exposure parameter that corresponds to a shooting scene in which a shot object of the electronic device is located, wherein the image sensor is responsive to a first light spectrum, wherein the first data is response values of one or more channels of a multi-spectral sensor of the electronic device, wherein the multi-spectral sensor is responsive to the first light spectrum and a second light spectrum, and wherein the first light spectrum includes visible light and the second light spectrum includes infrared light;

obtain a first target lightness of the shooting scene based on the first image;

obtain a target lightness correction amount based on the first data;

adjust the first target lightness based on the target lightness correction amount, to obtain a second target lightness;

acquire a second image by the image sensor based on a target exposure parameter that is obtained based on the second target lightness; and

display or save the second image.

14 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein obtaining the target lightness correction amount based on the first data comprises obtaining the target lightness correction amount based on a response value of a first channel and a mapping relationship, wherein the first channel is an all-pass channel corresponding to the shooting scene, and the mapping relationship represents an association between a lightness correction amount and a response value of the all-pass channel.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the first data comprises the response value of the first channel.

16 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the response value of the first channel is obtained by adding the response values of the channels.

17 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the electronic device to be configured to determine that the shooting scene remains unchanged before adjusting the first target lightness based on the target lightness correction amount to obtain the second target lightness.

18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the first data is an N th frame of data, and wherein determining that the shooting scene remains unchanged comprises:

acquiring an average color temperature corresponding to N frames of data and a color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data;

obtaining a color temperature difference value based on the average color temperature corresponding to the N frames of data and the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data, wherein the color temperature difference value is a difference value between the average color temperature corresponding to the N frames of data and the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data; and

determining, in a case that the color temperature difference value is less than or equal to a preset threshold, that the shooting scene remains unchanged.

19 . The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein acquiring the average color temperature corresponding to N frames of data and the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data comprises obtaining the color temperature corresponding to the N th frame of data based on the N th frame of data and calibration color temperature data, wherein the calibration color temperature data includes response values of different channels corresponding to color temperature ranges obtained through calibration.

20 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein obtaining the first target lightness of the shooting scene based on the first image comprises obtaining the first target lightness based on statistical information of the first image, wherein the statistical information of the first image comprises either a) a histogram of the first image, or b) an average lightness value of regions of the first image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2024
From: SHAO, TAO
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067274/0847 →
Priority Claims (1)
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