Patent ID: 8724917
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of selecting a recommended image from sequentially captured images performed by a digital camera which support a continuous photographing mode comprising: extracting intensity information from each of the sequentially captured images; measuring a brightness value for each of the sequentially captured images using the extracted intensity information; measuring a sharpness value for each of the sequentially captured images using the extracted intensity information; obtaining a combined value for each of the sequentially captured images by combining the measured brightness value and the measured sharpness value for each of the sequentially captured images; and selecting the recommended image from the sequentially captured images based on the obtained combined values, wherein measuring the brightness value comprises: and wherein measuring the brightness value by using the ratio of the histogram to the set mask comprises: calculating a ratio of an area of the histogram included in the mask to an area of the set mask, calculating a ratio of a width of the histogram included in the mask to a width of the et mask, and measuring the brightness value based on the ratio of the areas with the ratio of the widths, wherein a shape of the mask is determined according to the brightness distribution of the histogram, wherein the sharpness value is measured within a measurement area for each of the sequentially captured images, and wherein the measurement area is set around a certain subject in each of the sequentially captured images.