# US 2014/0192238 A1 · System and Method for Imaging and Image Processing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192238 A1 - Document ID: US20140192238A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/881,039 - Filed: 2011-04-24 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2010-10-24 - Assignees: LinX Computational Imaging Ltd. - Inventors: Ziv Attar; Chen Aharon-Attar; Edwin Maria Wolterink - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192238A1 ## CPC - H04N 23/71: Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation - H04N 5/2226: {Determination of depth image, e.g. for foreground/background separation (determining depth by image analysis in general G06T7/50; segmentation by image analysis in general G06T7/10)} - H04N 5/262: Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects {; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects} - H04N 5/2621: {Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability} - H04N 5/265: Mixing - H04N 23/16: Optical arrangements associated therewith, e.g. for beam-splitting or for colour correction - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/80: Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof - H04N 23/951: by using two or more images to influence resolution, frame rate or aspect ratio - H04N 25/41: {Extracting pixel data from a plurality of image sensors simultaneously picking up an image, e.g. for increasing the field of view by combining the outputs of a plurality of sensors} - H04N 25/531: by controlling rolling shutters in CMOS SSIS - H04N 25/61: the noise originating only from the lens unit, e.g. flare, shading, vignetting or "cos4" - H04N 25/134: {based on three different wavelength filter elements} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract One or more objects of interest from a scene are selected. Depth information of the one or more objects is calculated. Additionally, depth information of the scene is calculated. The calculated depth information of the one or more objects is compared with calculated depth information of the scene. Based on the comparison a blur is applied to an image that includes the scene. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-15. (canceled) ### Claim 16 A method for creating an image comprising: selecting one or more objects of interest from a scene; calculating first depth information of the one or more objects of interest; calculating second depth information of the scene; comparing the first depth information with the second depth information; and creating an image having at least one blurred area and at least one non-blurred area based on the comparison. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the first depth information is calculated using a multi aperture digital camera having a plurality of imaging channels. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the plurality of imaging channels includes filters with identical chromatic transmission properties. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the plurality of imaging channels each includes a filter with proportional chromatic transmission properties. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the first depth information is calculated by comparing a plurality of respective images from the plurality of imaging channels. ### Claim 21 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the first depth information is calculated using a time-of-flight system. ### Claim 22 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the first depth information is calculated by comparing two or more images captured by a differently positioned digital camera. ### Claim 23 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the image having at least one blurred area and at least one non-blurred area has a low depth of field appearance. ### Claim 24 A method for creating an image having blurred and non blurred areas, the method comprising: capturing an image; calculating a depth map; selecting one or more objects of interest from the image; comparing the calculated depth map with depth information of the selected one or more objects; and applying a blur to the image based on the comparison. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24, wherein responsive to applying the blur, the image has a low depth of field appearance. ### Claim 26 A method for creating an image having blurred and non blurred areas, the method comprising: capturing an image sequence comprising sequential images; calculating differences between the sequential images; selecting one or more pixel areas of interest from the sequential images based on the calculated differences; and applying a blur to the image sequence based on the selection of the one or more pixel areas. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein responsive to applying the blur, the differences between the sequential images are highlighted in the image sequence.