Apparatus and method for blending multiple images
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae-hyun KWON, Won-hee CHOE, Seong-deok LEE
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus to blend a high dynamic range (HDR) image or a plurality of images captured with different exposure settings to multiple images, and a method thereof. A multiple image blender receives a high dynamic range (HDR) image or a plurality of images captured with different exposure settings, and controls setting of one or more areas of interest or setting of one or more gradation levels, and combines and blends the HDR image or the plurality of images captured with different exposure settings corresponding to each area of interest or at each gradation level, and generates at least one multi-exposure image.
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A multiple image blender, comprising:
- a controller to receive a high dynamic range (HDR) image or a plurality of images captured with different exposure settings, and control setting of one or more areas of interest or setting of one or more gradation levels;
- and
- an image processor to combine and blend the HDR image or the plurality of images with different exposures corresponding to each area of interest or at each gradation level, and generate at least one multi-exposure image.
A multiple image blending method, the method comprising:
- receiving a high dynamic range (HDR) image or a plurality of images captured with different exposure settings;
- setting at least one gradation level;
- and
- generating at least one multi-exposure image by combining and blending the HDR image or the plurality of images captured with different exposure settings corresponding to each gradation level.
A multiple image blending method, the method comprising:
- receiving a high dynamic range (HDR) image or a plurality of images captured with different exposure settings;
- setting at least one area of interest;
- and
- generating at least one multi-exposure image by combining and blending the HDR image or the plurality of images captured with different exposure settings corresponding to each area of the at least one area of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.