Patent ID: 11915502
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. A method for image capture with an electronic device, comprising:
obtaining image information of a scene from a camera of the electronic device;
obtaining depth information of at least a portion of the scene with a LIDAR unit of the electronic device configured to obtain depth information;
detecting, by a processor, an object in the scene, using the image information obtained from the camera and first depth information obtained from the LIDAR unit;
providing, by the processor, a plurality of specified scan locations to the LIDAR unit to obtain updated depth information, wherein the specified scan locations are characterized by a first scan point density for a first portion of the scene associated with the object and a second scan point density for a second portion of the scene;
providing one or more instructions to the camera, based on the updated depth information associated with the specified scan locations associated with the object, to adjust a focus of the camera to a region of interest associated with the object; and
capturing updated image information of the scene with the adjusted focus.