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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7962030 | Flash thermal feedback for camera auto-exposure An intensity of a second flash is determined based at least partly on a predicted thermal condition that is influenced by a first flash that is previous to the second flash. A quality function of an image capture device is adjusted according to the determined intens... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7801437 | Imaging device, imaging device controlling method, and computer program An imaging device that controls strobe emission for red-eye prevention includes a face detector configured to detect whether a face region is included in an image captured by the imaging device; a luminance detector configured to detect a luminance representing a br... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7747160 | Intelligent red eye removal A device measures one or more of a distance from an eye of a subject, a blink of the eye, and lighting adjacent to the subject, calculates automated red eye removal settings based on one or more of the measured distance, blink, and lighting, automatically removes re... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7577354 | Digital camera with face detection function for red eye reduction A digital camera that compensates a red eye phenomenon during photography is provided. The digital camera includes a charge coupled device (CCD), a face detection circuit, a flash mode controller, and a flash. When the flash preliminarily emits light, the face detec... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7180545 | System and method for redeye strobe mode control A method and apparatus for controlling a flash that automatically selects between normal flash mode and redeye reduction flash mode is disclosed. The apparatus measures the light in the scene, and based on this measurement, chooses between the redeye reduction flash... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7146026 | Image correction system and method An image correction system comprises a processor adapted to receive an image. The system also comprises a modifier accessible by the processor and adapted to automatically modify the image to replace a closed eye of a subject within the image with an open eye. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7088855 | Method and system for removal of red eye effects A method of performing red eye correction in an image including storing a high resolution image on a server computer, transmitting a low resolution image derived from the high resolution image, from the server computer to a client computer, displaying the low resolu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7042505 | Red-eye filter method and apparatus A digital camera has an integral flash and a means for storing and displaying a digital image. Under certain conditions, a flash photograph taken with the camera may result in a red-eye phenomenon due to a reflection within an eye of a subject of the photograph. The... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035461 | Method for detecting objects in digital images A method for detecting objects in a digital image includes the steps of generating a first segmentation map of the digital image according to a non-object specific criterion, generating a second segmentation map of the digital image according to an object specific c... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6859565 | Method and apparatus for the removal of flash artifacts An image without use of a flash is taken, along with an image using a flash. A difference image is generated by subtracting the flash-less image from the flash image. A threshold is applied to the difference image such that only large differences in intensity remain... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6798903 | Image processing method, image processing device, recording medium, and transmission medium An image processing method and image processing device extracting, from an image, a pupil region in which unsatisfactory color tone has arisen on the image; determining a target value of a characteristic amount of the pupil, on the basis of a characteristic amount o... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6778769 | Camera A computation expression is stored by which an emission time period for obtaining a predetermined amount of emitted light is obtained by using temperature as a variable. An emission time period is obtained from a temperature on the basis of this computation expressi... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6614995 | Apparatus and method for compensating auto-focus of image capture device by utilizing red-eye eliminating function There are provided an apparatus and a method for compensating auto-focus of image capture device by utilizing red-eye eliminating function. An auto-focus module preliminarily determines a first distance from an object to the image capture device based on ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6442346 | Flash apparatus with one-time-use camera A one-time-use camera with a built-in flash, an external flash unit therefor and system in which the camera and external flash unit have mating mounting structures enabling the external flash unit to be mounted on the camera in manner that blocks direct f... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6351608 | One-time-use camera with external flash unit A one-time-use camera with a built-in flash unit and an external flash unit system in which the external flash unit is devoid of a charger circuit and battery power supply. The external flash unit is connected to the camera built-in flash unit's flash cap... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6137959 | Apparatus for controlling a light source used in conjunction with the operation of an imaging device An apparatus and method for controlling a light source that is used during operation of an imaging device (e.g., a camera) and, in particular, during operation of a camera feature/subsystem such as an AF subsystem, a red-eye reduction subsystem, a self-ti... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6072957 | Flash unit for a camera The present invention relates to a flash unit for a camera, or to a camera which includes such a flash unit. The flash unit includes a flash emission tube for use in flash photography, and a reflecting device (reflector) which reflects light emitted from ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6047138 | Camera with control to prevent pre-flash light emission for reducing red-eye effect, when camera-to-subject distance beyond range of pre-flash light emission A camera comprising an electronic flash unit capable of providing a pre-flash light emission for reducing a common phenomenon known as the red-eye effect and a main flash light emission for illuminating a subject during a flash assisted exposure, and a co... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6029012 | Self-timer camera equipped with a red-eye reducing function A self-timer camera equipped with a red-eye reducing function is provided with a photographing device that performs photographing, a light emitting device that performs light emission to illuminate the photographic subject in synchronization with the oper... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5999749 | Light projector for camera and method of adjusting the same A light projector for camera including a light emission lamp having a filament, a lamp mounting frame which holds the light emission lamp integrally therewith as well as has a pair of support shafts projecting from opposite the sides thereof with one of t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5991549 | Camera having a strobe unit The present invention provides a camera having strobe unit, comprising a strobe flashing unit for emitting illumination light toward an object, a switch for switching states of flashlight emanating from the strobe flashing unit by selecting normal flashli... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5950023 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5878290 | Camera provided with red-eye phenomenon preventing feature A camera with a red-eye preventing feature includes an operation unit for causing the red-eye phenomenon preventing feature to function, a timer for measuring a predetermined period when the red-eye phenomenon preventing feature functions, an indicating d... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5822624 | Camera control device and method for preventing red-eye effect A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5815749 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5737647 | Camera A camera that emits auxiliary light for the reduction of the red-eye phenomenon and auxiliary light for distance measurement when the photo object brightness is low using a single light source, wherein when auxiliary light is emitted for distance measurem... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5729776 | Camera having multiple imprinting and photographic mode setting and method for performing same A camera equipped with a date imprinting circuit capable of setting multiple imprinting modes and a photographic mode setting circuit capable of setting multiple photographic modes. The camera includes an operational circuit to set and modify the previous... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5724617 | Photographing apparatus having vibration reducing mechanism A photographing apparatus having a vibration reducing mechanism comprises a photographing optical system, a preparatory flash device for preventing a pink-eye, and a vibration reducing mechanism for detecting a vibration quantity of an optical axis of the... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5721983 | Camera having red-eye reducing function The present invention relates to a camera having a red-eye reducing function to prevent occurrence of the so-called red-eye phenomenon by preliminarily projecting light to a subject in photo-taking with flash light. The camera of the above type is so arra... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5720038 | Control device and method for preventing red-eye effect A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5717963 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5701519 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5697002 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694626 | Camera flash control device and method thereof for preventing red-eye phenomenon A camera flash control device and method thereof for preventing red-eye phenomenon which can prevent red-eye phenomenon by controlling the amount of light and a number of times the light is emitted from a flash according to a distance measured from an obj... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5687406 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5682560 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5682561 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5680650 | Camera having internal support structure for red-eye prevention lamp An electronic part, specifically a red-eye prevention lamp, is suspended in a gap between immediately adjacent curved internal walls of a camera. The curved internal walls are those of a battery compartment and a film storage compartment. The red-eye prev... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5664241 | Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5659818 | Camera having an illumination-angle varying mechanism for preventing a red-eye A camera has either a built-in flash unit or a removable attachable flash unit which is turnable between a retracted position and a projected position and which is provided with an illumination-angle varying mechanism. The camera includes a motor, dispose... | 08/19/1997 |
