US 11,792,528 B2
Image obtaining method and apparatus
Dokwan Oh, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,988.
Application 17/515,988 is a continuation of application No. 16/875,407, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 11,272,114.
Application 16/875,407 is a continuation of application No. 15/805,741, filed on Nov. 7, 2017, granted, now 10,708,510, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0097068 (KR), filed on Jul. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053115 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/243 (2006.01); H04N 23/72 (2023.01); G03B 7/00 (2021.01); G03B 29/00 (2021.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/75 (2023.01); H04N 23/76 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/72 (2023.01) [G03B 7/003 (2013.01); G03B 29/00 (2013.01); H04N 23/64 (2023.01); H04N 23/6811 (2023.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/75 (2023.01); H04N 23/76 (2023.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image obtaining apparatus for obtaining an image from an image sensor provided in a vehicle, the image obtaining apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory comprising at least one instruction executable by the processor,
wherein, in response to the at least one instruction being executed by the processor, the processor is configured to:
obtain an initial image from the image sensor, the initial image including an object;
determine a type of the object included in the initial image;
adjust a shutter speed of the image sensor based on the determined type of the object included in the initial image; and
obtain a first image from the image sensor based on the adjusted shutter speed,
wherein the type of the object includes at least one of a neighboring vehicle, a pedestrian and a fixed object,
wherein when the type of the object is determined to be the neighboring vehicle, the shutter speed is adjusted to be faster than when the type of the object is determined to be the pedestrian or the fixed object,
wherein, in response to the at least one instruction being executed by the processor, the processor is further configured to:
in response to the obtaining of the first image, verify whether a speed of the vehicle is below a predetermined threshold or verify whether the vehicle is not moving for a predetermined period of time; and
terminate an operation of the image sensor based on the speed of the vehicle being verified to be below the predetermined threshold or the vehicle being verified to not be moving for the predetermined period of time.