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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
National Taiwan University, Taipei, TW;
Lite-on Technology Corp., Taipei, TW;
Jiun-Huei Wu, Taipei, TW;
Hung-Ming Liu, Taipei, TW;
National Taiwan University, Taipei, TW;
Lite-On Technology Corp., Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A method for rendering an image from a light-field camera, which generates a raw light-field image, includes: generating feature data, which includes feature elements associated with position information and obtained based on the raw light-field image and a preset threshold condition; generating a raw focused image from the raw light-field image; obtaining a virtual focus position that is designated on the raw focused image; and refocusing the raw focused image according to the virtual focus position by updating pixel values of pixels of the raw focused image that correspond respectively in position to the feature elements of the feature data, so as to generate a refocused image.