US 11,871,107 B2
Automatic camera selection
Nikhil Verma, Bangalore (IN); Vishnu Vardhan Kasilya Sudarsan, Bangalore (IN); Naga Chandan Babu Gudivada, Hyderabad (IN); and Prakasha Nayak, Parkala (IN)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/736,919.
Prior Publication US 2023/0362479 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/64 (2023.01) [H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for selecting a camera from a plurality of cameras, comprising:
determining a first depth of field (DOF) range associated with a scene;
comparing the DOF range associated with the scene with one or more DOF ranges of respective cameras of a plurality of cameras;
selecting a first camera from the plurality of cameras based on comparing the DOF range associated with the scene with respective one or more DOF ranges of each camera of the plurality of cameras;
receiving a first image from the first camera;
selecting a second camera from the plurality of cameras based on comparing a selected DOF range with the one or more DOF ranges of respective cameras of the plurality of cameras, wherein the second DOF range is different from the first DOF range; and
receiving a second image from the second camera.