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Image capture using display device as light source

  • US 9,413,978 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2015
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of capturing digital images, comprising:

  • illuminating, by an electronic device, an environment during a pre-flash phase;

    determining, by the electronic device, a representation of a color distribution of the illuminated environment during the pre-flash phase;

    determining, by the electronic device, a flash color based on the determined representation;

    illuminating a target in the environment with light emitted from a device configured to emit the light at the flash color; and

    capturing a digital image of the illuminated target.

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