Patent ID: 8810663
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of using an image sensor and processing circuitry in an electronic device to generate a motion-corrected high-dynamic-range image of a scene containing a moving object, the method comprising: with the image sensor, capturing first and second images that include the moving object; with the processing circuitry, generating a motion mask, wherein the motion mask has non-zero pixel values in a motion region that corresponds to portions of the first image that include the moving object and portions of the second image that include the moving object and wherein the motion mask has pixels with values equal to zero outside the motion region; with the processing circuitry, generating a first corrected image by linearly combining the first and second images multiplied by the motion mask; and with the processing circuitry, generating a motion-corrected high-dynamic-range image based on a linear combination of the first corrected image and the second image.