Back to results
US 10,944,907 B2Granted
Generating an image using automatic mode settings while in manual mode
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsBapineedu Chowdary Gummadi, Soman Ganesh Nikhara, Pradeep Kumar Veeramalla, Ravi Shankar Kadambala
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Methods and devices are described for image or video capture while in a manual mode. In some aspects, a device includes one or more processors. The device also includes a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the device to generate a first image frame of a scene using manual mode settings and generate a second image frame of the scene using automatic mode settings different from the manual mode settings.
Claims23
A device configured to operate in a manual mode for image or video capture, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:
- determine one or more capture settings for an automatic mode;
- generate a first preview image using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode;
- determine one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- generate a second preview image using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode, wherein at least one characteristic for the second preview image is the same as the at least one characteristic for the first preview image based on a type of at least one capture setting from the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- generate a first image frame of a scene using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- if the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode are different than the one or more capture settings for the manual mode, then generate a second image frame of the scene using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode;
- process the generated first image frame using manual mode processing settings;
- and
- process the generated second image frame using automatic mode processing settings;
- wherein the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode and the one or more capture settings for the manual mode include one or more of a zoom setting, a flash brightness, a flash duration, and a flash color.
10 more elements
A method for image or video capture using a device operating in a manual mode, comprising:
- determining one or more capture settings for an automatic mode;
- generating a first preview image using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode;
- determining one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- generating a second preview image using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode, wherein at least one characteristic for the second preview image is the same as the at least one characteristic for the first preview image based on a type of at least one capture setting from the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- generating a first image frame of a scene using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- if the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode are different than the one or more capture settings for the manual mode, then generating a second image frame of the scene using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode;
- processing the generated first image frame using manual mode processing settings;
- and
- processing the generated second image frame using automatic mode processing settings;
- wherein the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode and the one or more capture settings for the manual mode include one or more of a zoom setting, a flash brightness, a flash duration, and a flash color.
7 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device configured to operate in a manual mode, cause the device to perform a number of operations comprising:
- determining one or more capture settings for an automatic mode;
- generating a first preview image using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode;
- determining one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- generating a second preview image using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode, wherein at least one characteristic for the second preview image is the same as the at least one characteristic for the first preview image based on a type of at least one capture setting from the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- generating a first image frame of a scene using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- if the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode are different than the one or more capture settings for the manual mode, then generating a second image frame of the scene using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode;
- processing the generated first image frame using manual mode processing settings;
- and
- processing the generated second image frame using automatic mode processing settings;
- wherein the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode and the one or more capture settings for the manual mode include one or more of a zoom setting, a flash brightness, a flash duration, and a flash color.
7 more elements
A device configured to operate in a manual mode, comprising:
- means for determining one or more capture settings for an automatic mode;
- means for generating a first preview image using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode;
- means for determining one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- means for generating a second preview image using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode, wherein at least one characteristic for the second preview image is the same as the at least one characteristic for the first preview image based on a type of at least one capture setting from the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- means for generating a first image frame of a scene using the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- means for generating a second image frame of the scene using the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode if the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode are different than the one or more capture settings for the manual mode;
- means for processing the generated first image frame using manual mode processing settings of the manual mode settings;
- and
- means for processing the generated second image frame using automatic mode processing settings of the automatic mode settings;
- wherein the one or more capture settings for the automatic mode and the one or more capture settings for the manual mode include one or more of a zoom setting, a flash brightness, a flash duration, and a flash color.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.