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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Richard D. Seely, San Jose, CA (US);
Alexandre Naaman, Mountain View, CA (US);
Patrick Shehane, Fremont, CA (US);
Andre Souza Dos Santos, San Jose, CA (US);
Behkish J. Manzari, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to various implementations that dynamically adjust one or more shallow depth of field (SDOF) parameters based on a designated, artificial aperture value. The implementations obtain a designated, artificial aperture value that modifies an initial aperture value for an image frame. The designated, artificial aperture value generates a determined amount of synthetically-produced blur within the image frame. The implementations determine an aperture adjustment factor based on the designated, artificial aperture value in relation to a default so-called 'tuning aperture value' (for which the camera's operations may have been optimized). The implementations may then modify, based on the aperture adjustment factor, one or more SDOF parameters for an SDOF operation, which may, e.g., be configured to render a determined amount of synthetic bokeh within the image frame. In response the modified SDOF parameters, the implementations may render an updated image frame that corresponds to the designated, artificial aperture value.