US Patent Issued to Canon on April 8 for "Image processing apparatus to combine images and perform image processing for extending the dynamic range of an image" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,273,629, issued on April 8, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image processing apparatus to combine images and perform image processing for extending the dynamic range of an image" was invented by Ryosuke Takahashi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing apparatus includes an image sensor configured to output a plurality of images obtained by applying different gains in one exposure where a capacity of a charge accumulation portion for accumulating electric charges is common to all of the images, a first combining unit configured to acquire the plurality of images and perform combining by adjusting brightne...