Patent ID: 9723199
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G02B,G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. An imaging device comprising: a lens; an imaging sensor having a photosensitive surface with a first plurality of pixel sensors; at least one memory device; and at least one computer processor, wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to at least: capture a first image, wherein the first image is captured with the lens at a first focal length from the imaging sensor, and wherein the first image is captured at a first level of resolution; recognize at least a first object and a second object within the first image; automatically define a first region of interest within the first image based at least in part on the first object within the first image; automatically define a second region of interest within the first image based at least in part on the second object within the first image; determine a first blur metric associated with the first region of interest within the first image; determine a second blur metric associated with the second region of interest within the first image; adjust the lens to a second focal length from the imaging sensor; capture at least a second image, wherein the second image is captured with the lens at the second focal length from the imaging sensor, and wherein the second image is captured at a second level of resolution; recognize at least the first object and the second object within the second image; automatically identify the first region of interest within the second image based at least in part on the first object within the second image; automatically identify the second region of interest within the second image based at least in part on the second object within the second image; determine a third blur metric associated with the first region of interest within the second image; determine a fourth blur metric associated with the second region of interest within the second image; determine a third focal length for capturing a third image based at least in part on at least one of the first focal length, the first blur metric, the second focal length or the third blur metric; determine a fourth focal length for capturing a fourth image based at least in part on at least one of the first focal length, the first blur metric, the second focal length or the fourth blur metric; adjust the lens to the third focal length from the imaging sensor; capture the third image, wherein the third image is captured with the lens at the third focal length from the imaging sensor, wherein the third image is captured at a third level of resolution, and wherein the third level of resolution exceeds at least one of the first level of resolution or the second level of resolution; adjust the lens to the fourth focal length from the imaging sensor; and capture the fourth image, wherein the fourth image is captured with the lens at the fourth focal length from the imaging sensor, wherein the fourth image is captured at a fourth level of resolution, and wherein the fourth level of resolution exceeds at least one of the first level of resolution or the second level of resolution.