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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 20, 2011
Hee-chul Han, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Emi Arai, Suwon-si, KR;
Yang-lim Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jin-gu Jeong, Ansan-si, KR;
Sang-jin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hee-chul Han, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Emi Arai, Suwon-si, KR;
Yang-lim Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jin-gu Jeong, Ansan-si, KR;
Sang-jin Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image processing method and an image processing apparatus, the method including: generating a blurry image by using a maximum telephoto image among N (where N is a natural number equal to or greater than 2) live view images; generating an alpha map by using two or more images of the N live view images; and generating a soft focus image by combining the maximum telephoto image and the blurry image by using the alpha map.