Apple can acquire a patent that can be focused after taking a picture and can also be installed on iPhone

Focus can be adjusted even after photographing "Lytro"Although special cameras called" Camera "are on sale, it turned out that Apple acquired a patent for similar technology. It is also a technology that can be installed on mobile terminals such as iPhone.

Apple patents Lytro-like refocusable camera suitable for iPhone
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/26/apple-patents-lytro-like-refocusable-camera-for-iphone

What kind of "Lytro" can focus even after taking a picture? It can be confirmed from the following article.

I shoot a lot with the camera "Lytro" which can focus after taking a picture - GIGAZINE


Here is the refocusable photo data taken by Lytro. By clicking the place on the image, it is possible to focus on the place you click.


Lytro is also called "light field camera" and has a technology that makes it possible to correct the focus even after shooting. According to the patent publication published on 26 November by the US Patent and Trademark Office, Apple has acquired a patent in a form applying Lytro's technology. In this patent, it is characterized by being able to switch between refocusable mode and conventional shooting mode.

United States Patent: 8593564
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=2&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=(348%2F360.CCLS.+AND+20131126.PD.)&OS=ccl/348/360+and+isd/11/26/2013

Here is the operation image of normal shooting mode. The light entering from the right passes through the lens, passes through the glass plate (440), reaches the optical sensor (420), and is converted into image data.


And this is the mechanism of refocusable mode. It is the same until the light passes through the lens, but instead of the glass plate (440)Micro lens array(430) "By capturing light with a special lens and light sensor, you will be able to create refocusable data.


Steve Jobs also had a lot of interest in this technology. It is not clear yet to be installed on mobile terminals such as the iPhone, but it is a very convenient technology that can be modified later even in situations where the focus of the pictures taken in a hurry has been shifted That is for sure.