ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,236,560, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Per-pixel filter" was invented by Jack Greasley (Mill Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for per-pixel filtering. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining an image data frame. In some implementations, the image data frame includes a plurality of pixels. In some implementations, the method includes generating a respective pixel characterization vector for each of the plurality of pixels. In some implementations, each pixel characterization vector includes an obje...