Reimaging based on depthmap information

An apparatus for reimaging objects in an image, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store a depthmap overlaid on the image, wherein the depthmap is generated from an optical distancing system and includes depth data for each of plurality of points;
• and
• a processor configured to receive a location on the image and configured to identify a focus area on the image corresponding to the location, wherein the focus area is defined according to a function of depth data of the location and depth data of points surrounding the location, wherein the image is altered with a graphical effect at the focus area,
• wherein the function uses a rate of change of the depth data in a direction moving away from the location to define the focus area where the rate of change is less than a predetermined rate.

A non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store a computer program configured to organize spatial data, the program comprising instructions to:

• receive a depthmap generated from an optical distancing system, wherein the depthmap includes depth data for each of a plurality of points and is overlaid on an image according to the plurality of points;
• receive data indicative of a location on the image and a first point of the plurality of points;
• and
• alter pixel values in the image at a subset of the surrounding points according to a function of the depth data,
• wherein the function uses a rate of change of the depth data in a direction moving away from the first point to define the subset of surrounding points where the rate of change is less than a predetermined rate.

A method comprising:

• receiving a depthmap generated from an optical distancing system, wherein the depthmap includes depth data for each of a plurality of points;
• associating the depthmap on a panoramic image according to the plurality of points;
• receiving data indicative of a location on the panoramic image and indicative of a first point of the plurality of points;
• calculating a difference between a depth of the first point and depths of surrounding points;
• comparing the differences between the depth of the first point and the depths of surrounding points to a threshold value;
• identifying a subset of surrounding points for which the threshold value exceeds the differences between the depth of the first point and the depths of surrounding points;
• and
• altering the panoramic image with a graphical effect at the subset of surrounding points.