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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Gengyu Ma, Beijing, CN;
Young Su Moon, Seoul, KR;
Wentao Mao, Beijing, CN;
Jung Uk Cho, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ji Yeun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/272 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 21/4318 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for generating an image with a defocused background. According to various aspects, a preview image is used as the basis for extracting a background distribution and a defocused background is generated based on the extracted background distribution. Accordingly, it is not necessary to photograph two or more images to generate a defocused background effect.