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Granted Patent B2
US 12,101,565 · App. 17/888,124 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Electronic device and method for obtaining an amount of light

Inventors: Eunho Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyoung Park (Suwon-si, KR); Jeongwon Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04N23/80H04N23/52H04N23/56
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Patent No.
US 12,101,565
App. No.
17/888,124
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device may include a memory, a display which includes a pixel layer including a plurality of pixels and a shielding structure with a hole formed disposed below the pixel layer, a camera module disposed below the shielding structure, and a processor operatively coupled with the camera module and the memory, and the processor may obtain a light source image through the camera module, obtain a first data based on a first length value corresponding to a first region and a second length value corresponding to a second region in the obtained light source image, compare the first data with second data stored in the memory, obtain actual light amount data corresponding to the light source based on a result of the comparison, and improve the image based on the actual light amount data.

Claims (56)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a memory;

a display comprising:

a pixel layer comprising a plurality of pixels, and

a shielding structure with a hole formed disposed below the pixel layer;

a camera module disposed below the shielding structure; and

a processor operatively coupled with the camera module and the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain a light source image through the camera module,

obtain first data based on a first length value corresponding to a first region and a second length value corresponding to a second region in the light source image,

perform a comparison of the first data with second data stored in the memory,

obtain actual light amount data corresponding to a light source based on a result of the comparison, and

improve a final image using the actual light amount data.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the light source image is an image of diffracted light.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first region corresponds to a center region of the light source image, and

the second region corresponds to a diffraction region of the light source image.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the first length value corresponds to a diameter value of the center region, and

the second length value corresponds to a length value of the diffraction region.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first data is ratio data of the first length value and the second length value.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second data is ratio data of a point light source.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the ratio data of the point light source is constant regardless of a light amount.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the comparison by identifying the second data matching the first data.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the comparison by identifying characteristics of light associated with the identified second data.

10. A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

obtaining a light source image through a camera module disposed below a shielding structure;

obtaining a first data based on a first length value corresponding to a first region and a second length value corresponding to a second region in the light source image;

performing a comparison of the first data with second data stored in a memory;

obtaining actual light amount data corresponding to a light source based on a result of the comparison; and

improving a final image using the actual light amount data.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first region corresponds to a center region of the light source image, and

the second region corresponds to a diffraction region of the light source image.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first length value corresponds to a diameter value of the center region, and

the second length value corresponds to a length value of the diffraction region.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein comparing further comprises:

identifying the second data matching the first data.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein comparing further comprises:

identifying characteristics of light associated with the second data identified.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first data is ratio data of the first length value and the second length value.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a memory;

a camera hole comprising a shielding structure which has a particular shape;

a camera module disposed below the camera hole; and

a processor operatively coupled with the camera module and the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain a light source image through the camera module,

obtain first data based on a first length value corresponding to a first region and a second length value corresponding to a second region in the light source image,

perform a comparison of the first data with second data stored in the memory,

obtain actual light amount data corresponding to a light source based on a result of the comparison, wherein the light source is associated with the light source image, and

improve a final image using the actual light amount data.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the light source image is an image of diffracted light.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first region corresponds to a center region of the light source image, and

the second region corresponds to a diffraction region of the light source image.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the first length value corresponds to a diameter value of the center region, and

the second length value corresponds to a length value of the diffraction region.

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein, in performing the comparison, the processor identifies the second data matching the first data, and

identifies characteristics of light associated with the second data identified.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2022
From: KIM, EUNHO; PARK, JAEHYOUNG; LEE, JEONGWON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061285/0047 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0160245 · Nov 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021017432 · Nov 24, 2021
Related Publication 20220394175A1 · Dec 8, 2022
Cited By (1)
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