SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PHOTOGRAPH WITH VARIABLE IMAGE QUALITY
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1. A method of managing image data for a digital photograph, comprising:
- capturing image data corresponding to a scene with a camera assembly,segmenting the image data into a first portion and a second portion,processing the image data of the second portion to have a quality lower than the image data of the first portion; and
storing an image file for the scene, the image file containing image data corresponding to the first and second portions so that the image file has a high quality portion and a low quality portion.
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Abstract
Image data for a digital photograph is segmented into a first portion and a second portion. The image data of the second portion is processed to have a quality lower than the image data of the first portion. An image file for the scene is stored where the image file contains image data corresponding to the first and second portions so that the image file has a high quality portion and a low quality portion.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing image data for a digital photograph, comprising:
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capturing image data corresponding to a scene with a camera assembly, segmenting the image data into a first portion and a second portion, processing the image data of the second portion to have a quality lower than the image data of the first portion; and storing an image file for the scene, the image file containing image data corresponding to the first and second portions so that the image file has a high quality portion and a low quality portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A camera assembly for taking a digital photograph, comprising:
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a sensor that captures image data corresponding to a scene, a controller that segments the image data into a first portion and a second portion, and that processes the image data of the second portion to have a quality lower than the image data of the first portion; and a memory that stores an image file for the scene, the image file containing image data corresponding to the first and second portions so that the image file has a high quality portion and a low quality portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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