Patents Assigned to Altek Corporation
  • Publication number: 20120162447
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic device, an image capturing device and a control method thereof. The image capturing device comprises a vibration sensing unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The vibration sensing unit detects the vibration of the image capturing device to generate the vibration information correspondingly. The storage unit stores a plurality personal setting files. The processing unit is electronically connected to the vibration sensing unit and the storage unit. Also, the processing unit, based on the vibration information, generates an analysis result automatically or upon receipt of the trigger signal, and stores the analysis result in one of the plurality of personal setting files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Cheng, Yun-Chin Li, Chin-Lung Yang, Yu-Kai Kang
  • Publication number: 20120162473
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic apparatus, an image capturing apparatus and a method thereof. The image capturing method comprises the following steps of: capturing a plurality of temporal images by an image capturing module, each temporal image comprising at least one similar region; determining whether or not each temporal image having at least one similar object except the similar region by a processing module; integrating the similar object and similar region by the processing module to output an output image when each temporal image having at least one similar object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventor: SHIN-HAO CHENG
  • Patent number: 8199247
    Abstract: A method for assist in focal length detection is adapted to a digital camera having a flash. The method includes the following steps. First, the flash of the digital camera is actuated and an image having a face portion is captured. Afterwards, an exposure feature value of the face portion in the image is calculated. A focus range comparison table is looked up according to the exposure feature value to obtain an initial focus position. Then, a focus procedure is performed according to the initial focus position to obtain a target focal length. After the target focal length is obtained, a flash feature value of the image is further calculated, and a guide number (GN) and a diaphragm value are set according to the flash feature value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Chan-Min Chou, Tsung-Pin Lu
  • Publication number: 20120141101
    Abstract: A multiple anti-shake system and a method thereof applied to a camera device. The system comprises a sensing module, a first anti-shake module and a second anti-shake module. The sensing module detects the vibration signal of the camera device and the first anti-shake module is actuated to perform a first vibration compensation according to the vibration signal, therefrom calculates a residual vibration amount according to said first vibration compensation. The second anti-shake module thereby further performs a second vibration compensation to determine the set parameter of multi-frame blending. Thereby, the user can obtain a clear image by immediately processing a blurred image through a compensation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Ming Cheng, Yun-Chin Li, Chin-Lung Yang, Yu-Kai Kang
  • Patent number: 8194979
    Abstract: A method of correcting a false-color pixel in a digital image is used to correct a false-color pixel generated after being processed by a color correction matrix (CCM). The method includes the following steps. Obtaining a raw image, for being processed by the CCM operation to generate a processed image; comparing pixels of the raw image with that of the processed image according to a color difference ratio, to find out a false-color pixel in the pixels of the processed image; then, performing a color correction on the false-color pixel at the corresponding position of the raw image and the processed image. The false-color pixel is corrected according to the pixel color at the corresponding position of the raw image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Yin-Pin Chang, Hong-Long Chou, Yu-Chen Huang
  • Patent number: 8189097
    Abstract: An adjusting method of flash intensity is applied in an image capture apparatus with a flash lamp, where two pre-flash images corresponding the object are retrieved under two different pre-flash lights, respectively, and then a flash intensity of main-flash light is calculated according to one of the retrieved pre-flash images, so as to retrieve a main-flash image corresponding the object under the main-flash light with the calculated main-flash light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Chan-Min Chou, Chung-Pin Lu
  • Patent number: 8189076
    Abstract: A method for compensating image data is adapted for an image sensor. The image sensor has a plurality of photo sensors arranged in an effective region and an optical black region. The method for compensating image data includes a plurality of monochromatic light representative values Si corresponding to pixel positions i is extracted from the photo sensors of the optical black region; a plurality of monochromatic image intensity values VO is extracted from the photo sensors of the effective region; the monochromatic light representative values Si are converted respectively to a plurality of monochromatic compensation values f(Si); and compensated image data VF is output after compensating the monochromatic image intensity values VO respectively based on the pixel positions i and the corresponding monochromatic compensation values f(Si). Through the method for compensating image data, a smear effect in the effective region can be compensated effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Hsin-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8189077
    Abstract: A method for reducing smear effects of a dynamic image is for an image sensor. The image sensor converts a shot image picture into image data, and the image data is divided into an effective region, an upper optical black region (UOB), and a lower optical black region (LOB). The method includes capturing two continuous image data to serve as a first frame image and a second frame image; calculating brightness difference values between individual pixels at corresponding pixel positions of the LOB of the first frame image and the UOB of the second frame image; comparing the brightness difference values with a threshold; obtaining positions to be compensated in the UOB of the second frame image, when the UOB of the second frame image requires brightness compensation; and compensating brightness values of pixels in the effective region of the second frame image corresponding to the positions to be compensated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Yuan Peng, Hsin-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 8190021
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a smart phone with a lens comprising a main body, a circuit board, a lens module, a speaker module and a flash module. The main body includes a rear casing having a circuit board mount formed at a lower portion of an inner surface of the rear casing, a lens mount formed at a position adjacent to an upper side of the circuit board mount and attached onto a lateral edge of the rear casing, and a speaker mount formed at an upper edge of the inner surface of the rear casing corresponding to another lateral edge of the rear casing. The circuit board is mounted in the circuit board mount. The lens module is mounted in the lens mount. The speaker module is mounted in the speaker mount. The flash module is mounted between the lens module and the upper edge of the rear casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Szu-Wei Wang, Chih-Ming Chang, Chin-Hsu Lai
  • Patent number: 8189012
    Abstract: A digital image composition method is adapted to eliminate a ghost image produced by a digital image-capturing apparatus due to handshakes in shooting. The method includes the steps. In a pre-shooting process, a base image and a comparison image are respectively captured. A base pixel is selected from the base image, and a core window is set with the base pixel at the center. A comparison pixel is selected from the comparison image, and a search window is set with the comparison pixel at the center. Each area of the search window is compared through the core window, and an absolute error sum value between the base image and the comparison image is calculated. It is determined how to change the brightness of the base pixel according to the normalized region difference value. The above steps are repeated to adjust each pixel in the base image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Yang, Yu-Chen Huang, Hong-Long Chou
  • Patent number: 8189073
    Abstract: A tone adjustment method for a digital image and an electronic apparatus using the same are presented. A digital image is loaded. A detail image layer and a primary image layer are generated according to the digital image. A tone mapping procedure is performed on the primary image layer, for generating a tone mapping layer. A detail gain lookup table is loaded and then a corresponding gain is looked up according to each pixel value in the primary image layer, for generating a detail gain adjustment layer. A detail gain control procedure is performed and then a detail gain adjustment is performed on the detail gain adjustment layer and the detail image layer, for generating a gain correction layer. The gain correction layer and the tone mapping layer are combined, and then a combined layer is output, thereby completing the tone adjustment for the digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Huang, Ming-Jiun Liaw
  • Patent number: 8189955
    Abstract: A noise suppression method using multiple digital images performs a de-noising process with the multiple digital images. First, a feature weighting procedure and an image feature compensation of a target pixel are performed on each digital image, and then a cross reference is performed on the multiple continuous or similar digital images to suppress noises for the target pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Chung-Fang Chien, Che-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 8189716
    Abstract: A method for obtaining a precise sampling frequency of a global positioning system (GPS) is applied in a GPS receiver. First, a radio frequency (RF) module of the GPS receiver is used to receive a satellite signal from at least one satellite. Then, a plurality of code delays of the satellite signal is calculated at a fixed time interval, and time differences between all adjacent two code delays among all the obtained code delays are calculated to obtain a plurality of time differences. Next, a mean value of all the obtained time differences is calculated. At last, a ratio between 1000 times of the mean value and the fixed time interval is calculated to obtain an error value, and the error is added to a standard sampling frequency of the RF module to obtain a new sampling frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventor: Hung-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 8189910
    Abstract: A color interpolation method for a digital image is described, includes the following steps. Edge information is generated according to the Bayer pattern. A Bayer pattern image is processed by a horizontal band-pass filter and a vertical band-pass filter to generate a horizontal edge signal and a vertical edge signal. A weight process implements a weight adjustment on the horizontal edge signal and the vertical edge signal to generate a luminance signal and outputs the luminance signal to a subtraction unit. The subtraction unit carries out an operation according to the Bayer pattern image and an output result of the weight process to generate a chrominance pattern. The chrominance pattern is compensated through a chrominance interpolation process, so as to generate image signal patterns of different colors. The image signal patterns of different colors are output to an adder for an add operation, thereby outputting a complete color image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Hung Chan, Ming-Jiun Liaw, Hong-Long Chou
  • Publication number: 20120127348
    Abstract: An image capturing device and an image synthesis method thereof are disclosed. The image capturing device includes an image capturing module, an exposure module, and a processing module. The image capturing module captures a scene image corresponding to a scene. The exposure module meters the light of scene to generate a plurality of histograms. The processing module calculates a plurality of discrete values of the scene image in different exposure conditions according to the histograms. Further, based upon at least two highest discrete values, the processing module processes the scene image to generate at least two temporary images in at least two different brightness conditions, and synthesizes the temporary images to generate a high dynamic range image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventor: YUN-CHIN LI
  • Patent number: 8184178
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device for adjusting a compression ratio of a JPEG image are used to adjust a size of a JPEG image file. The method includes the following steps. a raw image, a first compression parameter (SF1) and a second compression parameter (SF2) are obtained. Then, the first compression parameter and the second compression parameter is used to compress the raw image respectively to obtain a first file and a second file of the compressed raw image A target file size (Target) is set. The target file size, the size of the first file (FileSize1), and the size of the second file (FileSize2) are used to calculate a target compression parameter (NSF) that is generated according to the equation, log ? ( NSF ) = log ? ( SF ? ? 1 SF ? ? 2 ) log ( FileSize ? ? 1 FileSize ? ? 2 ) × log ? ( Target FileSize ? ? 1 ) + log ? ( SF ? ? 1 ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Altek Corporation
    Inventor: Chun-Ming Kuo
  • Publication number: 20120120263
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image capturing device and an exposure time adjusting method thereof. The image capturing device comprises an image capturing module, a processing module and an image integrated module. The image capturing module is used to capture a plurality of temporary images. While the image capturing module captures the temporary images, the processing module dynamically adjusts the exposure times of the temporary images according to a predetermined file, a plurality of analysis results of the temporary images or the vibration information sensed by a vibration sensor. Next, the image integrated module controlled by a control module in the processing module integrates the temporary images to generate a stored image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun-Chin Li, Yu-Ming Cheng, Chin-Lung Yang
  • Publication number: 20120120279
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an image capturing device and an image synthesis method thereof. The image capturing device comprises an image capturing module, an exposure module, and a processing module. The image capturing module captures a high bit-depth scene image corresponding to a scene. The exposure module meters the light of the scene to generate a plurality of histograms. The processing module calculates a plurality of discrete values of different exposure conditions of the high bit-depth scene image based on the plurality of histograms, processes the high bit-depth scene image to generate at least two low bit-depth temporary images in different brightness conditions based on at least two highest discrete values, and synthesizes the at least two low bit-depth temporary images in different brightness conditions to generate a high dynamic range image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventor: YUN-CHIN LI
  • Publication number: 20120120284
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic apparatus, an image capturing apparatus and a method thereof. The image capturing method comprises the steps of: capturing a plurality of temporal images by an image capturing module; setting one of the temporal images as a base image by a processing module; determining whether the difference between the temporal images and the base image is over a predetermined range by the processing module; if yes, deleting the temporal image by the processing module; combining the else temporal images and the base image and correspondingly generating an output image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun-Chin Li, Yu-Ming Cheng, Chin-Lung Yang
  • Publication number: 20120124468
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a touch-controlled interface includes a display unit, a touch-controlled unit, and a display interface. The touch-controlled unit is provided on the display unit, while the display interface is arranged on the display unit for showing figures related to files. When the touch-controlled unit is touched, a signal is generated to make the display interface respond. Further, the display interface shows a time scroll bar, and a user may touch different points of the time scroll bar to define a time period, and thus the display interface is made to show the figures of target files accessed in the time period. Furthermore, a display method includes steps of displaying the figures of files via the display interface, touching the time scroll bar on the display interface to define the time period, and displaying the figures of target files accessed in the time period via the display interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: ALTEK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chih-Woei Tsai