Patent ID: 11935285
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. An imaging device, comprising:
an imaging system;
a programmable control device; and
a memory coupled to the programmable control device, wherein instructions are stored in the memory, the instructions, when executed, causing the programmable control device to:
obtain a first image of a scene;
obtain a second image of the scene;
identify a highlight region in the first image, the highlight region having a corresponding region in the second image;
modify the first image by applying a blur to the highlight region of the first image to create an artificial SDOF effect in the first image, wherein one or more characteristics of the blur is determined using information obtained from the corresponding region in the second image; and
store the modified first image in the memory.