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Imaging camera processing unit and method

  • US 8,237,809 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2006
  • Issued: 08/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An imaging camera unit, arranged to form part of an image-capturing camera system, comprising:

  • a user-interface for specifying at least one indication of a geometric position of an object of user preference in a captured image received from an imaging sensor via an input;

    a user-adaptable object segmentation unit for determining a set of pixels being part of the object based on the indication;

    a color composition monitor unit for determining at least one statistic based on at least one color property of pixels in the set of pixels;

    an object transformation unit for applying a transformation to the at least one color property of the pixels in the set of pixels and applying a different transformation to at least one color property of pixels outside the set of pixels based on a user specification of a user supplied to the object transformation unit via a transformation interface unit; and

    a capturing optimization unit configured to capture an under-exposed image of the object and an over-exposed image of the object, display the under-exposed image, the over-exposed image of the object and a plot of image parameters versus position, wherein positioning a first cursor on an image position one of the under-exposed image and the over-exposed image automatically displays a second cursor on the plot at a plot position corresponding to the image position.

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