ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,368,813, issued on July 22.
"Camera and image processing method" was invented by Kyle L. Baltz (Rossmoor, Calif.) and John E. Carlson (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera system and method provide a trailing motion blur effect without the use of a flash. In one embodiment, a variable light-transmissive filter is positioned in front of an image sensor. While the light-transmissive property of the filter is lower, the blurred image of the object in motion is produced. The light-transmissive property of the filter is increased during the exposure in order to produce a clearer image of the object. In a method, a p...