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US 12,212,861 B2Granted
Pixelated programmable neutral density filter array
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsNan Cui, Wenbin Wang, Zuguang Xiao, Zhi Li
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Abstract
In some aspects, a device may receive, from a pixel array of a camera, a first image. The device may configure, based at least in part on the first image, a setting of a filter. The filter may be included within a filter array that is arranged within the camera in association with the pixel array. The device may cause the pixel array to capture a second image. Numerous other aspects are described.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a device and from a pixel array of a camera, a first image, wherein the first image is received and provided for display based at least in part on the camera being in a preview mode;
- configuring, by the device and based at least in part on the first image, a first setting of a first filter, of a plurality of filters included within a filter array;
- receiving, by the device, a user input associated with a portion of the first image, the portion of the first image comprising less than an entire portion of the first image, the user input indicating an amount of attenuation to be applied to the portion of the first image;
- configuring, by the device and based at least in part on the user input, a second setting of a second filter, of the plurality of filters included in the filter array,
- the second filter being associated with the portion of the first image,
- the first setting being different than the second setting, and
- the filter array being arranged within the camera in association with the pixel array;
- and
- causing, by the device, the pixel array to capture a second image.
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A device, comprising:
- one or more memories;
- and
- one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
- receive, from a pixel array of a camera, a first image, wherein the first image is received and provided for display based at least in part on the camera being in a preview mode;
- configure, based at least in part on the first image, a first setting of a first filter, of a plurality of filters included within a filter array;
- receive a user input associated with a portion of the first image, the portion of the first image comprising less than an entire portion of the first image, the user input indicating an amount of attenuation to be applied to the portion of the first image;
- configure, based at least in part on the user input, a second setting of a second filter, of the plurality of filters included in the filter array,
- the second filter being associated with the portion of the first image,
- the first setting being different from the second setting, and
- the filter array being arranged within the camera in association with the pixel array;
- and
- cause the pixel array to capture a second image.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:
- receive, from a pixel array of a camera, a first image, wherein the first image is received and provided for display based at least in part on the camera being in a preview mode;
- configure, based at least in part on the first image, a first setting of a first filter, of a plurality of filters included within a filter array;
- receive a user input associated with a portion of the first image, the portion of the first image comprising less than an entire portion of the first image, the user input indicating an amount of attenuation to be applied to the portion of the first image;
- configure, based at least in part on the user input, a second setting of a second filter, of the plurality of filters included in the filter array,
- the second filter being associated with the portion of the first image,
- the first setting being different from the second setting, and
- the filter array being arranged within the camera in association with the pixel array;
- and
- cause the pixel array to capture a second image.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for receiving, from a pixel array of a camera, a first image, wherein the first image is received and provided for display based at least in part on the camera being in a preview mode;
- means for configuring, based at least in part on the first image, a first setting of a first filter, of a plurality of filters included within a filter array,
- means for receiving a user input associated with a portion of the first image, the portion of the first image comprising less than an entire portion of the first image, the user input indicating an amount of attenuation to be applied to the portion of the first image;
- means for configuring, based at least in part on the user input, a second setting of a second filter, of the plurality of filters included within the filter array,
- the second filter being associated with the portion of the first image, the first setting being different from the second setting, and the filter array being arranged within the camera in association with the pixel array;
- and
- means for causing the pixel array to capture a second image.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.