Apple Inc.

Tongbo Chen

Paul M Hubel

Farhan A Baqai

Nicolas P Bonnier

Noah Denis Bedard

Wei Sun

Angelo M Alaimo

Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki

Bosheng Zhang

Jun Hu

Bryan Dang

A light source module includes an array of illumination elements and an optional projecting lens. The light source module is configured to receive or generate a control signal for adjusting different ones of the illumination elements to control a light field emitted from the light source module. In some embodiments, the light source module is also configured to adjust the projecting lens responsive to objects in an illuminated scene and a field of view of an imaging device. A controller for a light source module may determine a light field pattern based on various parameters including a field of view of an imaging device, an illumination sensitivity model of the imaging device, depth, ambient illumination and reflectivity of objects, configured illumination priorities including ambient preservation, background illumination and direct/indirect lighting balance, and so forth.

Adaptive-flash photography, videography, and/or flashlight using camera, scene, or user input parameters

Adaptive focus sweep (AFS) techniques for image processing are described. For one technique, an AFS logic/module can obtain an AFS representing a scene, where the AFS is a sequence of images representing the scene that includes: (i) a first image representing the scene captured at a first focus position; and (ii) a second image representing the scene captured at a second focus position that differs from the first focus position. The first focus position can be associated with a first depth of field (DOField) that is determined based on an autofocus technique. The second focus position can be associated with a second DOField, where the second focus position is at least two DOFields away from the first focus position. The AFS logic/module can detect a foreground of the scene in the first image based on information acquired from the first and second images. Other embodiments are described.

Adaptive focus sweep techniques for foreground/background separation

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