Patent ID: 9338849
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H05B

Claim Text:
1. A camera device, comprising: a flash module that includes an LED matrix comprising a plurality of LED elements; and an LED control unit that: wherein: the device determines a first distance between the device and a first object to be captured in an image and a second distance between the device and a second object to be captured in the image; and in response to the device determining the first and second distances, the LED control unit causes at least a first LED element of the LED matrix to output the light of the first intensity to illuminate the first object at a first location at the first distance from the device, wherein the LED control unit causes at least a second LED element of the LED matrix to output light of a second intensity to illuminate the second object at a second location different than the first location at the second distance from the device, and wherein the light from at least the first LED element illuminates the first object at the first location simultaneously with the light from at least the second LED element illuminating the second object at the second location.