Patent ID: 9686478
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of creating high-dynamic range images, the method comprising: determining, by one or more computing devices, a signal-to-noise ratio objective associated with an imaging platform configured to capture one or more images of a region of interest using an image sensor having a first portion and a second portion, the signal-to-noise ratio objective specifying a desired signal-to-noise ratio response as a function of a brightness of the region of interest; determining, by the one or more computing devices, a first integration time associated with the first portion of the image sensor and a second integration time associated with the second portion of the image sensor, the first and second integration times being determined based at least in part on the signal-to-noise ratio objective; obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, data indicative of a plurality of image frames, each depicting at least a portion of the region of interest, wherein each image frame is captured at least in part by exposing the first portion of the image sensor for the first integration time and exposing the second portion of the image sensor for the second integration time; and generating, by the one or more computing devices, a high-dynamic range image of at least a portion of the region of interest based at least in part on the plurality of image frames.