US 12,087,026 B2
Passive flash imaging
Newar Husam Al Majid, New York, NY (US); and Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/216,931.
Application 18/216,931 is a continuation of application No. 17/403,391, filed on Aug. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,804,024.
Application 17/403,391 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,460, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,113,797.
Prior Publication US 2023/0343059 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 5/73 (2024.01); G06V 10/141 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 10/141 (2022.01) [G06T 5/73 (2024.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating, using one or more processors of a device, an image sequence using an image sensor of the device;
displaying, in a first portion of a display of the device, the image sequence in a live preview window; and
generating an elevated brightness element in a second portion of the display of the device while the live preview window is displaying the image sequence, the elevated brightness element in the second portion being brighter than the live preview window in the first portion, wherein the second portion of the display is located around the first portion of the display.