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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2023
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Szepo Robert Hung, Austin, TX (US);
Ying Chen Lou, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
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.