[Patent] Apple’s Bokeh; Google Pixel 2’s competitor?

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Apple recently published a patent for single camera based 3D applications.

One of the main objectives is related to Bokeh, or Portrait mode.

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iPhone7Plus/8Plus’ Portrait mode (from Apple insider)

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The published patent’s title is ‘Image sensor with in-pixel depth sensing’

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Its pixel is the exactly same as the existing metal-shielded PDAF pixels.