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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5638119 | Device for increasing the dynamic range of a camera A device for increasing the dynamic range of a camera comprising a lens (2) which forms a picture (6) of a scene (1) on a primary electronic image sensor (3) having a first dynamic range, a second image data source (4) corresponding to one picture of said... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5051770 | Image processing device for controlling the transfer function of an optical system An image processing device having at least an image sensor, a flat image transfer screen and a computer, characterized by a sensor (3) arranged as a first network of image points or pixels, an analysis device (6, 4) adapted to generate for each pixel of t... | 09/24/1991 |
