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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A REFLECTED LIGHT FROM AN IMAGING DEVICE IMAGE

  • US 20130329045A1
  • Filed: 11/28/2012
  • Published: 12/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for removing a reflected light from an imaging device image, the apparatus comprising:

  • a controller including a processor configured to;

    output, at a predetermined interval to a windshield or an imaging device lens, a control signal for controlling an on or off operation of at least one filter, wherein the filter is disposed on the windshield of a vehicle and the camera lens to enable the reflected light to pass therethrough;

    obtain an image photographed by the camera, wherein the camera is installed in a direction toward the windshield of the vehicle;

    generate a differential image in the image photographed by the camera, by subtracting a reflected image photographed when the filter is turned on from a general image photographed when the filter is turned off; and

    obtain a final image by correcting an area corresponding to the reflected image of the differential image based on a blurred image of the differential image.

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