Adaptive color imaging by using an imaging assembly with tunable spectral sensitivities
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorFrancisco Imai
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Abstract
Image capture using an image capture apparatus that includes an imaging assembly. Geographic location of the image capture apparatus is received from a location sensor that obtains geographic location of the image capture apparatus. A capture mask is constructed by calculations which use the geographic location. The constructed capture mask is applied to the imaging assembly, the imaging assembly having a tunable spectral response and being tunable in accordance with the capture mask.
Claims52
A method for image capture using an image capture apparatus that includes an imaging assembly, the method comprising:
- receiving geographic location of the image capture apparatus from a location sensor that obtains geographic location of the image capture apparatus;
- constructing a capture mask by calculations which use the geographic location;
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- applying the constructed capture mask to the imaging assembly, the imaging assembly having a tunable spectral response and being tunable in accordance with the capture mask.
A module for image capture using an image capture apparatus that includes an imaging assembly, the module comprising:
- a location module constructed to receive geographic location of the image capture apparatus from a location sensor that obtains geographic location of the image capture apparatus;
- a capture mask module constructed to construct a capture mask by calculations which use the geographic location;
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- an imaging assembly module constructed to apply the constructed capture mask to the imaging assembly, the imaging assembly having a tunable spectral response and being tunable in accordance with the capture mask.
An image capture apparatus comprising:
- an imaging assembly which has a tunable spectral response, and which is tunable in accordance with a capture mask;
- a location sensor configured to obtain geographic location of the image capture apparatus;
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- a controller constructed to receive geographic location of the image capture apparatus from the location sensor, to construct a capture mask by calculations which use the geographic location, and to apply the constructed capture mask to the image sensor.
A computer-readable storage medium on which is retrievably stored computer-executable process steps for image capture using an image capture apparatus that includes an imaging assembly, the process steps comprising:
- receiving geographic location of the image capture apparatus from a location sensor that obtains geographic location of the image capture apparatus;
- constructing a capture mask by calculations which use the geographic location;
- and
- applying the constructed capture mask to the imaging assembly, the imaging assembly having a tunable spectral response and being tunable in accordance with the capture mask.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.