Patent ID: 11967048
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, performed by an electronic device, of processing an image, the method comprising:
obtaining a first image by photographing a subject;
obtaining a depth image including information related to a distance from the electronic device to the subject;
determining whether light reflection exists in the first image;
obtaining, based on determining that the light reflection exists in the first image, depth information indicating the distance from the electronic device to the subject;
obtaining, based on the depth information, a second image by photographing the subject in an activated state of a flash of the electronic device;
performing pre-processing for matching the first image, the second image, and the depth image and representing the first image, the second image, and the depth image on a coordinate system; and
obtaining an image from which the light reflection has been removed using at least one of the pre-processed first image, the pre-processed second image, or the pre-processed depth image.