Self-adjusting sensor for sensing daylight
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1. A sensor unit for ascertaining control information for use in daylight-dependent light control, comprising:
- an image sensor for capturing digital image information anda controller for evaluating the image information and generating a brightness signal which represents the daylight,wherein the controller is configured to take into consideration to a greater extent image regions of the image information that is captured by the image sensor which are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight when generating the brightness signal;
wherein the controller is configured to independently identify image regions that are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight;
wherein for generating the brightness signal, brightness information, in particular brightness values of individual image regions, is/are multiplied by a weighting factor, wherein the controller is configured to independently ascertain the weighting factors for the image regions;
wherein the controller is configured to determine the weighting factors for the image regions within the context of an optimization algorithm;
wherein the brightness information of two images that have been captured in temporal succession are compared to one another in the context of the optimization algorithm; and
wherein, in the context of the optimization algorithm, the controllera) increases the weighting factor associated with an image region if the temporal change in the brightness information of this image region is similar to the temporal change of the overall brightness of the image,b) reduces the weighting factor associated with an image region if the temporal change in the brightness information of this image region is not similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image.
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Abstract
A sensor unit for ascertaining control data for use in a daylight-dependent light-controlling device having an image sensor for acquiring digital image data as well as a controller for analyzing the image data and creating a brightness signal representing the daylight. The controller is designed such that when creating the brightness signal, same gives more weight to those image regions of the image data acquired by the image sensor which are more greatly influenced by the daylight.
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1. A sensor unit for ascertaining control information for use in daylight-dependent light control, comprising:
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an image sensor for capturing digital image information and a controller for evaluating the image information and generating a brightness signal which represents the daylight, wherein the controller is configured to take into consideration to a greater extent image regions of the image information that is captured by the image sensor which are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight when generating the brightness signal; wherein the controller is configured to independently identify image regions that are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight; wherein for generating the brightness signal, brightness information, in particular brightness values of individual image regions, is/are multiplied by a weighting factor, wherein the controller is configured to independently ascertain the weighting factors for the image regions; wherein the controller is configured to determine the weighting factors for the image regions within the context of an optimization algorithm; wherein the brightness information of two images that have been captured in temporal succession are compared to one another in the context of the optimization algorithm; and wherein, in the context of the optimization algorithm, the controller a) increases the weighting factor associated with an image region if the temporal change in the brightness information of this image region is similar to the temporal change of the overall brightness of the image, b) reduces the weighting factor associated with an image region if the temporal change in the brightness information of this image region is not similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A sensor unit for ascertaining control information for use in daylight-dependent light control, comprising:
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an image sensor for capturing digital image information and a controller for evaluating the image information and generating a brightness signal which represents the daylight, wherein the controller is configured to take into consideration to a greater extent image regions of the image information that is captured by the image sensor which are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight when generating the brightness signal; wherein the controller is configured to independently identify image regions that are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight; wherein for generating the brightness signal, brightness information, in particular brightness values of individual image regions, is/are multiplied by a weighting factor, wherein the controller is configured to independently ascertain the weighting factors for the image regions; wherein the controller is configured to determine the weighting factors for the image regions within the context of an optimization algorithm; wherein, in the context of the optimization algorithm, the controller a) increases the weighting factor associated with an image region if the brightness information of this image region is not similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image, b) reduces the weighting factor associated with an image region if the brightness information of this image region is similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image.
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8. A method for ascertaining control information for use in daylight-dependent light control, having the following steps:
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capturing digital image information using an image sensor and evaluating the image information and generating a brightness signal which represents the daylight, wherein image regions of the image information captured by the image sensor which are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight are taken into consideration to a greater extent when generating the brightness signal; wherein for generating the brightness signal, brightness information, in particular brightness values of individual image regions, is/are multiplied by a weighting factor; wherein the weighting factors for the image regions are optimized within the context of an optimization algorithm; wherein the brightness information of two images that have been captured in temporal succession are compared to one another in the context of the optimization algorithm; wherein, in the context of the optimization algorithm, a) the weighting factor associated with an image region is increased if the temporal change in the brightness information of this image region is similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image, b) the weighting factor associated with an image region is reduced if the temporal change in the brightness information of this image region is not similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for ascertaining control information for use in daylight-dependent light control, having the following steps:
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capturing digital image information using an image sensor and evaluating the image information and generating a brightness signal which represents the daylight, wherein image regions of the image information captured by the image sensor which are influenced to a greater extent by the daylight are taken into consideration to a greater extent when generating the brightness signal; wherein for generating the brightness signal, brightness information, in particular brightness values of individual image regions, is/are multiplied by a weighting factor; wherein the weighting factors for the image regions are optimized within the context of an optimization algorithm; wherein the brightness information of two images that have been captured in temporal succession are compared to one another in the context of the optimization algorithm; wherein, in the context of the optimization algorithm, a) the weighting factor associated with an image region is increased if the brightness information of this image region is not similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image, b) the weighting factor associated with an image region is reduced if the brightness information of this image region is similar to the temporal change in the overall brightness of the image.
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