Apple intentioneaza sa produca iDevice-uri echipate cu camere care sunt capabile sa faca multi-point focus

  Inginerii companiei Apple sunt in mod constant implicati in dezvoltarea de tehnologii care au rolul de a revolutiona modul in care utilizam iDevice-urile si un recent brevet de inventie acordat ei se anunta a fi extrem de interesant. Brevetul descrie o tehnologie care ar permite utilizatorilor sa foloseasca, camerele iDevice-urilor pentru a face focus in mai multe puncte ale unei imagini. Practic atunci cand camera voastra afiseaza o imagine pe ecran, software-ul camerei ar putea focaliza mai multe elemente din cadrul acelei imagini, lucru imposibil de facut in telefoanele destepte disponibile acum pe piata.

A camera includes a lens arranged to focus an image on an image sensor and a touch sensitive visual display for freely selecting two or more regions of interest on a live preview image by touch input. An image processor is coupled to the image sensor and the touch sensitive visual display. The image processor displays the live preview image according to the image focused on the image sensor by the lens. The image processor further receives the selection the regions of interest and controls acquisition of the image from the image sensor based on the characteristics of the image in regions that correspond to at least two of the regions of interest on the live preview image. The image processor may optimize sharpness and/or exposure of the image in at least two of the regions of interest. The image processor may track movement of the selected regions of interest.

  Tehnologia celor de la Apple implica si implementarea unui procesor special care s-ar ocupa de focalizarea imaginilor inregistrate de camera, deci vorbim despre introducerea unei noi componente in iDevice-uri. Intreaga tehnologie este extrem, extrem de interesanta si cred ca foarte multa lume ar fi mai mult decat uimita sa o vada implementata intr-un telefon mobil destept, iar Apple ar avea un nou subiect de marketing. Nu se stie cand sau daca vom vedea aceasta tehnologie in vreun iPhone lansat in viitorul apropiat, insa eu unul sper ca Apple sa gaseasca rapid o metoda de a o implementa.