Patent ID: 9106879
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image capture device for Automatic White Balance (AWB), the device comprising: a camera configured to capture an image; a primary sensor configured to sense environmental conditions of the image capture device and to generate data regarding the environmental conditions; a plurality of supplementary sensors configured to sense the environmental conditions of the image capture device and to generate supplementary data regarding the environmental conditions; an AWB unit configured to perform an AWB operation on the captured image according to the generated data from the primary sensor and the generated supplementary data from the plurality of supplementary sensors; and a controller configured to control the camera, the primary sensor, the plurality of supplementary sensors and the AWB unit, wherein the plurality of supplementary sensors include a first image sensor and a second image sensor such that the first and second image sensors are positioned in different directions from each other, and wherein the supplementary data generated by the first and second image sensors includes color temperature information.