×

Image capture using display device as light source

  • US 9,871,963 B2
  • Filed: 07/18/2016
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of capturing digital images, comprising:

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

    measuring ambient light of the environment during the pre-flash phase;

    determining, by the electronic device, a flash intensity based on the measured ambient light;

    determining, by the electronic device, a flash duration during the pre-flash phase;

    illuminating a target in the environment for the flash duration with light at the flash intensity; and

    capturing a digital image of the illuminated target.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×