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Samsung patents photo editing that adjusts blur based on depth and user input

Samsung has filed a patent for a method that applies a bokeh effect, which blurs parts of a photo to mimic a camera lens, to images. The system uses depth information to separate the subject from the background and allows users to choose different blur styles for specific areas. This gives photographers more control over how the final image looks.

Why it mattersThis could make it easier for phone users to create professional-looking photos with precise control over which parts of the image are blurred.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a memory and processor, which implements the method, including: obtaining image data for an image, set in the image a region of interest and a background region, using depth information, both including one or more sub-regions, determining respective bokeh characteristics for the one or more first sub-regions and the one or more second sub-regions based on a first characteristic criterion and a second characteristic criterion, respectively, and processing the image to apply a bokeh effect to the plurality of pixels based on the respective bokeh characteristics for the one or more first sub-regions and the one or more second sub-regions.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device, comprising: a memory; and a processor electrically connected to the memory, wherein, the memory stores instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to: obtain image data for an image including a plurality of pixels, identify, within the image, a first region and a second region, using depth information associated with each of the plurality of pixels, determine different bokeh effects for the first region and the second region, respectively, based on a user input, and process the image based on the different bokeh effects for the first region and the second region.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE APPLYING BOKEH EFFECT TO IMAGE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
Publication number
US20260278740A1
Application number
19369811
Filed
Oct 27, 2025
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
20

Classified under

G06T 5/20 Physics & computingG06T 7/11 Physics & computingG06T 7/194 Physics & computingG06T 7/50 Physics & computingG06T 2207/20021 Physics & computing
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