Amy Melissa Hansen

US Patent:

6486915, Nov 26, 2002

Filed:

Apr 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/294851

Inventors:

Cynthia S. Bell - Chandler AZ
Edward P. Tomaszewski - Phoenix AZ
Amy E. Hansen - San Jose CA
Kannan Raj - Chandler AZ

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 5235

US Classification:

348362, 348364

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.

US Patent:

7403222, Jul 22, 2008

Filed:

Nov 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/304838

Inventors:

Cynthia S. Bell - Chandler AZ, US
Edward P. Tomaszewski - Phoenix AZ, US
Amy E. Hansen - San Jose CA, US
Kannan Raj - Chandler AZ, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/228
H04N 5/235
H04N 5/217

US Classification:

3482291, 3482221, 3482301, 348241

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.

US Patent:

7817206, Oct 19, 2010

Filed:

Jun 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/146218

Inventors:

Cynthia S. Bell - Chandler AZ, US
Edward P. Tomaszewski - Phoenix AZ, US
Amy E. Hansen - San Jose CA, US
Kannan Raj - Chandler AZ, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/235
H04N 5/238
G03B 7/00

US Classification:

348364, 3482291, 348362, 396213, 396236

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.

US Patent:

8031262, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Aug 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/851235

Inventors:

Cynthia S. Bell - Chandler AZ, US
Edward P. Tomaszewski - Phoenix AZ, US
Amy E. Hansen - San Jose CA, US
Kannan Raj - Chandler AZ, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/228
H04N 5/235
G03B 7/00

US Classification:

348362, 3482221, 3482291

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.

US Patent:

20120013762, Jan 19, 2012

Filed:

Sep 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/246648

Inventors:

Cynthia S. Bell - Chandler AZ, US
Edward P. Tomaszewski - Phoenix AZ, US
Amy E. Hansen - San Jose CA, US
Kannan Raj - Chandler AZ, US

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/228

US Classification:

3482221, 348E05024

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.

US Patent:

20140160313, Jun 12, 2014

Filed:

Feb 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/182221

Inventors:

Edward P. Tomaszewski - Phoenix AZ, US
Kannan Raj - Chandler AZ, US
Amy E. Hansen - San Francisco CA, US
Cynthia Bell - Chandler AZ, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/235

US Classification:

3482221

Abstract:

An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured scene by the camera imager using the current exposure setting, (c) selecting according to an automated search methodology another one of the exposure settings to be the current setting in response to the captured scene being underexposed or overexposed, and, (d) repeating (b) and (c) until the captured scene is neither underexposed or overexposed.