Illumination systems and methods for imagers

摘要

The present invention can provide solutions to many common imaging problems, such as, for example, unevenly distributed illumination, shadows, white balance adjustment, colored ambient light and high dynamic range imaging. Imaging systems and methods can be provided through a computer (e.g., laptop or desktop) such that the system or method can take advantage of the computer's processing power to provide functionality that goes beyond typical camera. Such an imaging system may include an imaging device, a camera, a light source and a user interface.

主权项

1. A method for capturing a digital image using automatic white balancing through illumination, the method comprising:
collecting data; generating ambient light parameters from the collected data, wherein generating the ambient light parameters comprises identifying a color of the ambient light; providing illumination corresponding to the generated ambient light parameters to offset the color of the ambient light; and capturing an image while providing the illumination, wherein providing the illumination comprises adjusting the color of the illumination based on the identified color of the ambient light prior to capturing the image.