发明名称 AUTO-FOCUS CONTROL USING IMAGE STATISTICS DATA WITH COARSE AND FINE AUTO-FOCUS SCORES
摘要 Techniques are provided for determining an optimal focal position using auto-focus statistics. In one embodiment, such techniques may include generating coarse and fine auto-focus scores for determining an optimal focal length at which to position a lens associated with the image sensor. For instance, the statistics logic may determine a coarse position that indicates an optimal focus area which, in one embodiment, may be determined by searching for the first coarse position in which a coarse auto-focus score decreases with respect to a coarse auto-focus score at a previous position. Using this position as a starting point for fine score searching, the optimal focal position may be determined by searching for a peak in fine auto-focus scores. In another embodiment, auto-focus statistics may also be determined based on each color of the Bayer RGB, such that, even in the presence of chromatic aberrations, relative auto-focus scores for each color may be used to determine the direction of focus.
申请公布号 EP2599301(A1) 申请公布日期 2013.06.05
申请号 EP20110749711 申请日期 2011.08.25
申请人 APPLE INC. 发明人 COTE, GUY;FREDERIKSEN, JEFFREY E.
分类号 H04N5/232 主分类号 H04N5/232
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