Electronic Device and Method In An Electronic Device For Processing Image Data

An electronic device comprising:

• a camera component configured to form image data from an imaging target including at least one primary image object and at least one secondary image object, the camera component comprising an analog to digital converter configured to convert the imaging target to image data
• an image-processing chain arranged in connection with the camera component, configured to process the image data formed from the imaging target,
• a focussing circuit configured to focus the camera component on at least one primary image object,
• a processing unit configured to define more than one primary image object in the image data and to define the remaining parts of the imaging target as the at least one secondary image object,
• a blurring filter configured in the image-processing chain, to blur at least the defined at least one secondary image object in the image data, which blurring filter is configured to use the defining of the at least one secondary image object, and
• a storage medium configured in the image-processing chain, to store the blurred image data.

A method comprising:

• using a camera component of an electronic device to form image data from an imaging target, the imaging target including at least one primary image object and at least one secondary image object, and the camera component comprising an analog to digital converter configured to convert the imaging target to image data,
• focussing the camera component on at least one primary image object,
• using the camera component to form focussed image data, which image data is processed in the electronic device, in order to achieve the desired changes in the image data, the method further comprising:
• defining more than one primary image object in the image data and defining the remaining parts of the imaging target as the at least one secondary image object,
• in the processing, blurring the defined at least one secondary image object in the image data using the defining of the at least one secondary image object, and
• storing the blurred image data to a storage medium of the electronic device.

A computer program stored in a storage medium to be executed by an electronic device, the electronic device including:

• a camera component configured to form image data from an imaging target, the imaging target including at least one primary image object and at least one secondary image object, and the camera component comprising an analog to digital converter configured to convert the imaging target to image data,
• an image-processing chain arranged in connection with the camera component, configured to process the image data formed from the imaging target, and
• a focussing circuit configured to focus the camera component on at least one primary image object, wherein the computer program comprises a computer executable program code configured to cause the electronic device to when executed by the electronic device to:
• define more than one primary image object in the image data and define the remaining parts of the imaging target as the at least one secondary image object,
• blur the more than one secondary image object in the image data, using the defining of the at least one secondary image object, and
• store, in the image-processing chain, the blurred image data to a storage medium.