- Patent Title: Automatic generation of all-in-focus images with a mobile camera
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Application No.: US16589025Application Date: 2019-09-30
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Publication No.: US10984513B1Publication Date: 2021-04-20
- Inventor: Szepo Robert Hung , Ying Chen Lou
- Applicant: Google LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee: Google LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Colby Nipper
- Main IPC: G06T5/50
- IPC: G06T5/50 ; H04N5/232 ; G03B13/36 ; G06T5/00

Abstract:
The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to producing an all-in-focus image with a camera of a mobile device, in particular, cameras with shallow depth-of-field. User equipment includes a sensor for determining distance to an object in a camera's field-of-view. Based on a depth map of the field-of-view, a plurality of segments is inferred, each segment defining a unique focus area within the camera's field-of-view. An autofocus lens of the camera sweeps to a respective focal distance associated with each of the plurality of segments. The camera captures sample images at each focal distance swept by the autofocus lens. The user equipment produces an all-in-focus image by combining or merging portions of the captured sample images.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210097659A1 Automatic Generation of All-In-Focus Images with a Mobile Camera Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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