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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Johan Nils Fransson, Waterloo, CA;
Sung Ho Hong, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/54 (2006.01); G06K 9/60 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/60 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G06T 7/0081 (2013.01); G06T 7/0083 (2013.01); G06T 7/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for generating a shallow depth of field effect for a digitally captured image are provided. At least one region of interest (ROI) and at least one non-interest region are defined in the captured image. A difference in focus or object distance is calculated between the ROI and each non-interest region. A degree of blur is applied to each non-interest region, based on the calculated difference in focus or object distance.