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Granted Patent B1
US 11,153,547 · App. 17/151,166 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Correlated illuminant estimations

Inventor: Xiaoning Huai (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: Real Imaging Technology Co. Ltd
H04N9/73H04N5/2351H04N5/2355H04N5/23219H04N5/23222
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Patent No.
US 11,153,547
App. No.
17/151,166
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a method and apparatus of correlated illuminant estimation between different camera modules on a same electronic device. Example embodiments of automatic white balance of the digital image leveraging the illuminant estimation based on the facial color features are illustrated.

Claims (5)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a first camera mounted on a first side of an electronic device conducting a first illuminant estimation of a first digital image acquired by the first camera; and

a second camera mounted on a side opposite to the first side of the electronic device conducting a second illuminant estimation of a second digital image acquired by the second camera if a confidence level of the first illuminant estimation by the first camera is below a threshold,

wherein the first camera or the second camera conducts a third illuminant estimation based on the first illuminant estimation and the second illuminant estimation.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first camera or the second camera conducts a color correction or enhancement of a digital image acquired by the first camera or the second camera based on the third illuminant estimation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2026
From: HUAI, XIAONING
To: REAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 075463/0616 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201410630837 · Nov 11, 2014 · national
CN 201510230311 · May 4, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16926710 · Jul 12, 2020
Continuation In Part 14691804 · Apr 21, 2015
Provisional Application 62097262 · Dec 29, 2014