System and method for automatic correction of illumination noise caused by ambient light
OwnerKurt Spearsinventor
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for improving a digital image of an object comprises detecting the presence of ambient light and automatically correcting the digital image scanned by an image capture device to compensate for illumination noise in the digital image caused by the ambient light.
Claims48
A method for improving a digital image of an object, comprising:
- detecting the presence of ambient light;
- and
- automatically correcting said digital image scanned by an image capture device to compensate for illumination noise in said digital image caused by said ambient light.
A method for obtaining an improved digital image of an object, comprising:
- performing a scan of said object to determine the level of ambient light;
- performing a scan of said object with at least one light source of an image capture device activated to obtain a digital image of said object;
- and
- automatically correcting said digital image to compensate for illumination noise caused by ambient light.
A method for obtaining an improved digital image of an object, comprising:
- scanning at least one target region of said object to determine the presence of ambient light;
- performing a scan of said target region with at least one light source of an image capture device activated to obtain a digital image of said target region;
- automatically correcting said digital image to compensate for an illumination noise in said digital image caused by said ambient light;
- and
- repeating performing a scan and automatically correcting for each of said plurality of light sources to generate a digital image of said target region of said object.
A system for improving a digital image of an object, comprising:
- an image capture device;
- and
- application logic operatively associated with said image capture device and operable to:
- detect the presence of ambient light in said image capture device;
- and
- automatically correct a digital image scanned by said image capture device to compensate for illumination noise in said digital image caused by said ambient light.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon an instruction set to be executed, the instruction set, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
- detect the presence of ambient light in an image capture device;
- and
- automatically correct a digital image scanned by said image capture device to compensate for illumination noise in said digital image caused by said ambient light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.