Method and apparatus to correct blur in all or part of a digital image by combining plurality of images
AssigneeClear Imaging Research, LLC
InventorFatih M. Ozluturk
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in a digital imaging device for correcting image blur in digital images by combining plurality of images. The plurality of images that are combined include a main subject that can be selected by user input or automatically by the digital imaging device. Blur correction can be performed to make the main subject blur-free while the rest of the image is blurred. All of the image may be made blur-free or the main subject can be made blur-free at the expense of the rest of the image. Result is a blur corrected image that is recorded in a memory.
Claims1
A method for use in an imaging device, the method comprising:
- displaying an image in a user interface of the device;
- receiving a user input in the user interface, wherein the user input designates a first subject in the image;
- capturing a plurality of images using an image sensor of the device, wherein the plurality of images include the first subject and a second subject;
- combining the plurality of images by a processor of the device to obtain a combined image, such that:
- the combined image includes the first subject and the second subject,
- the first subject in the combined image is substantially blur free, and
- the second subject in the combined image is blurred compared to the first image;
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- storing the combined image in a memory of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.