Abstract: In aspects of adaptive depth of field for noncircular aperture, a camera device includes a camera imager with a noncircular aperture. The camera imager captures image content at a depth of field, and the image content has an identifiable characteristic resulting from the noncircular aperture of the camera imager. The camera device implements a content manager that adaptively adjusts a perceived depth of field to sharpen a portion of the image content based on the identifiable characteristic resulting from the noncircular aperture of the camera imager.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an image capture device configured to capture image sensor data in response to initiation of an image capture operation. The electronic device includes one or more processors and a display operable with the one or more processors. The one or more processors select saturated pixels of the image sensor data and determine a gain factor as a function of brightness values of pixels in the image sensor data. The one or more processors increase an intensity value of the saturated pixels by the gain factor to create scaled image sensor data, blur at least some of the scaled image sensor data by convolving a blur kernel with the scaled image sensor data to create altered image sensor data exhibiting a simulated bokeh effect and cause the display to present the altered image sensor data exhibiting the simulated bokeh effect.

Abstract: An electronic device, method and computer program product provide an image capturing device having a lens assembly including a lens and lens housing that supports the lens. The lens housing has an opening that exposes the lens. A planar exterior surface of the electronic device extends across the lens assembly and includes a slit aperture that is smaller than the opening in the lens housing of the image capturing device. The slit aperture directs only a corresponding portion of light from in front of the planar exterior surface through the opening to the lens. The slit aperture enables at least one of: (i) reducing noticeability of the image capturing device; and (ii) use of an adjacent portion of the planar exterior surface for an aesthetic or functional component. An image from the image capturing device is sharpened along a longer dimension of the slit aperture to remove asymmetric blur.

Abstract: A method (300) and image capture device (100) are provided for determining whether an image incident upon an image sensor (101) is sufficiently stable prior to executing an auto-focus process. An image stability mechanism (104) compares attribute data—such as luminance or frequency spectrum—from successive images to determine whether a change between the attribute data from image to image is within a predetermined range (710). The image stability mechanism (104) can also be configured to determine whether a scene incident upon the image sensor (101) has changed. Where the image is sufficiently stable, an indicator module (107) provides an image stability indication to a control circuit (102). The control circuit (102) can then be configured to execute the auto-focus operation when the image is sufficiently stable, or when both the scene has changed and the image is sufficiently stable.

Abstract: A method (300) and image capture device (100) are provided for determining whether an image incident upon an image sensor (101) is sufficiently stable prior to executing an auto-focus process. An image stability mechanism (104) compares attribute data—such as luminance or frequency spectrum—from successive images to determine whether a change between the attribute data from image to image is within a predetermined range (710). The image stability mechanism (104) can also be configured to determine whether a scene incident upon the image sensor (101) has changed. Where the image is sufficiently stable, an indicator module (107) provides an image stability indication to a control circuit (102). The control circuit (102) can then be configured to execute the auto-focus operation when the image is sufficiently stable, or when both the scene has changed and the image is sufficiently stable.

Abstract: A method in a wireless communication device, for example a cell phone, having at least one accessory with other than wireless communication functionality, including monitoring accessory usage (410), providing accessory usage information (420), receiving a message with control information (430), controlling the accessory based on the control information received.

Abstract: An electronic device (100) and a method for use thereof having an integral camera (102) for taking pictures from multiple sides of the electronic device. The electronic device (100) has a case (101) and a moveable assembly (108) for allowing the camera (102) to capture images from multiple angles with respect to the case depending on the position of the moveable assembly (108). A lens (122) may be used to correct or adjust the image. The camera (102) or electronic device electronics may be used to reverse an image when an odd number of mirrors (206), (208) are used to direct light to the camera (102).