H04N23/958

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING BLURRED IMAGE, AND MOBILE TERMINAL
20190141233 · 2019-05-09 ·

A method and a device for generating a blurred image, and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes the followings. According to preview image data acquired via two rear cameras of a dual-camera device, first depth-of-field information for a foreground region and second depth-of-field information for a background region in a current preview image are determined. In addition, a basic value of a blurring degree is acquired according to the first depth-of-field information and the second depth-of-field information. Furthermore, Gaussian blur process is performed on the background region according to the basic value of the blurring degree to generate the blurred image.

IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A plurality of image-forming optical elements are disposed such that a part of a field-of-view region of one image-forming optical element overlaps a part of a field-of-view region of an image-forming optical element disposed adjacent to the one image-forming optical element, each of the image-forming optical elements includes: a lens for collecting light scattered by a reading object; an aperture stop for cutting off some of the light collected by the lens; a phase modulating element for modulating phase of light passing through the aperture stop; and a lens for allowing the light whose phase is modulated by the phase modulating element to form an image on an image-forming surface, and the phase modulating elements are loaded such that resolution characteristics of the phase modulating elements in an arrangement direction of the image-forming optical elements are the same among the image-forming optical elements.

Image processing device
10264237 · 2019-04-16 · ·

As to N images captured at different focus positions, which are arrayed in order of focus positions, N/2 images are set as feature point extraction images so that at least one of two adjacent images becomes a feature point extraction image; corresponding points corresponding to a feature point, extracted from the feature point extraction image, are searched for from the other images; a correction parameter, with which corresponding positions of the N images are matched, is calculated from a positional relation of the feature point and the corresponding points; and, with an image whose view angle is the smallest among the N images as a reference, the other images are corrected.

DUAL APERTURE ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
20190109993 · 2019-04-11 ·

A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to combine in still mode at least some of the Wide and Tele image data to provide a fused output image from a particular point of view, and to provide without fusion continuous zoom video mode output images, each output image having a given output resolution, wherein the video mode output images are provided with a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value or vice versa, and wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor while at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor.

NON-PLANAR LENTICULAR ARRAYS FOR LIGHT FIELD IMAGE CAPTURE
20240251178 · 2024-07-25 ·

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided herein for changing the positions and/or shapes of microlenses of a light field camera to generate light field images with enhanced depth of field and/or dynamic range. This may be accomplished by a light field camera determining a plurality of focus measurements for a plurality of microlenses, wherein one or more of the plurality of microlenses vary in distance from a main lens of the light field camera. The light field camera may use the plurality of focus measurements to determine a microlens of the plurality of microlenses that captures information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then determine defocus functions for the microlenses that are not capturing information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then generate a light field image using the determined defocus functions and the information captured by the plurality of microlenses.

NON-PLANAR LENTICULAR ARRAYS FOR LIGHT FIELD IMAGE CAPTURE
20240251178 · 2024-07-25 ·

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided herein for changing the positions and/or shapes of microlenses of a light field camera to generate light field images with enhanced depth of field and/or dynamic range. This may be accomplished by a light field camera determining a plurality of focus measurements for a plurality of microlenses, wherein one or more of the plurality of microlenses vary in distance from a main lens of the light field camera. The light field camera may use the plurality of focus measurements to determine a microlens of the plurality of microlenses that captures information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then determine defocus functions for the microlenses that are not capturing information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then generate a light field image using the determined defocus functions and the information captured by the plurality of microlenses.

NON-PLANAR LENTICULAR ARRAYS FOR LIGHT FIELD IMAGE CAPTURE
20240251175 · 2024-07-25 ·

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided herein for changing the positions and/or shapes of microlenses of a light field camera to generate light field images with enhanced depth of field and/or dynamic range. This may be accomplished by a light field camera determining a plurality of focus measurements for a plurality of microlenses, wherein one or more of the plurality of microlenses vary in distance from a main lens of the light field camera. The light field camera may use the plurality of focus measurements to determine a microlens of the plurality of microlenses that captures information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then determine defocus functions for the microlenses that are not capturing information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then generate a light field image using the determined defocus functions and the information captured by the plurality of microlenses.

NON-PLANAR LENTICULAR ARRAYS FOR LIGHT FIELD IMAGE CAPTURE
20240251175 · 2024-07-25 ·

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided herein for changing the positions and/or shapes of microlenses of a light field camera to generate light field images with enhanced depth of field and/or dynamic range. This may be accomplished by a light field camera determining a plurality of focus measurements for a plurality of microlenses, wherein one or more of the plurality of microlenses vary in distance from a main lens of the light field camera. The light field camera may use the plurality of focus measurements to determine a microlens of the plurality of microlenses that captures information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then determine defocus functions for the microlenses that are not capturing information that is the most focused. The light field camera can then generate a light field image using the determined defocus functions and the information captured by the plurality of microlenses.

Image processing apparatus, method and program for generating virtual images with an aberration table
12039631 · 2024-07-16 · ·

The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program for performing lens emulation more easily. An aberration table is generated as a table including converging ray vectors derived from aberrations of a lens selected through a user interface and targeted for emulation. A light focusing process is performed to generate a virtual captured image taken of an object through the selected lens, by use of the aberration table and a multi-view image. The present disclosure may be applied, for example, to image processing apparatuses, information processing apparatuses, imaging apparatuses, electronic devices, information processing methods, or programs.

Dual aperture zoom digital camera

A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to combine in still mode at least some of the Wide and Tele image data to provide a fused output image from a particular point of view, and to provide without fusion continuous zoom video mode output images, each output image having a given output resolution, wherein the video mode output images are provided with a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value or vice versa, and wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor while at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor.