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| 8164652 | MOS sensor and drive method thereof To provide a drive method for finding out an optimum storage period quickly. In the method for driving the MOS sensor having a plurality of pixels, after all the plurality of pixels are simultaneously reset, signals are then sequentially outputted from said p... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8144217 | Image sensing apparatus An object of this invention is to obtain a high-quality image free from any variation between image sensing regions. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus according to this invention includes an image sensing element which is formed on a semiconductor s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8115829 | Apparatus and method for controlling auto exposure An apparatus and method for controlling auto exposure (AE) that is used in digital imaging devices. The apparatus controlling the luminance of an image being outputted from an image sensor by controlling exposure time and analog gain of the image sensor includes: a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8098295 | In-vivo imaging system device and method with image stream construction using a raw images A system, device and method for constructing an in-vivo image stream from in-vivo raw data base files. The in-vivo imaging system may include, for example an in-vivo imaging device, a receiver/recorder and a computing device such as a workstation a portable device a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8077219 | Integrated circuit having a circuit for and method of providing intensity correction for a video A method of providing intensity correction for a video is disclosed. The method may comprise evaluating a portion of a frame of the video; determining a difference in intensity of a current block of the frame with the corresponding block of the previous frame; corre... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8026956 | Image sensor, image taking apparatus, and state inspection system An image sensor includes: a photoelectric conversion unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, the photoelectric conversion elements being disposed in a two-dimensional matrix, the photoelectric conversion elements converting received light in... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8013912 | Camera apparatus, image server and image server system An image server includes: a focus position control unit for determining a focus position based on a maximum value of focus evaluation detected by a picture signal level detection unit; and a focus lens driver for moving the focus lens in predetermined control volume... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7986348 | Photometric device A photometric device includes a storage-type photometric sensor, a first control means that performs accumulation control on the photometric sensor based upon an average value of an output of the photometric sensor, a second control means that performs accumulation ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978231 | Method for automatic exposure control within a video capture device On embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for automatically computing exposure parameters for a digital video camera (DVC) system. The exposure parameters include exposure gain, analog gain, and digital gain. Each frame is analyzed with respect t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973831 | Solid-state image sensor and imaging apparatus using the same An objective is to provide a solid-state image sensor which can reduce the pixel rate while restraining the reduction in the angle of view and the deterioration in image quality when image data is output from the image sensor, and an imaging apparatus using the imag... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969485 | Solid-state imaging device and camera A solid-state imaging device comprises a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, and a readout unit operable to read out pixel signals of the pixels included in the pixel array row by row. The readout unit (i) reads out pixel signal... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7961228 | Imaging apparatus and method for controlling exposure by determining backlight situations and detecting a face An imaging apparatus having an automatic exposure function includes: an imaging section which images a photographic subject, and which obtains image data according to the photographic subject; and a controller configured to: judge whether or not imaging conditions a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952617 | Automatic image quality adjustment according to brightness of subject The image processing device performs image processing using image data generated by an image generating device, and image generation record information associated with the image data where the image generation record information includes at least operating informati... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7944486 | Signal readout method of solid-state imaging device and image signal processing method The present invention provides a signal readout method of solid-state imaging device which can simultaneously readouts the signals having different properties that can generate multiple images obtained by capturing the same subject under different capturing conditio... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7916183 | Solid-state imaging device and method for driving the same A driving method for a solid-state image pick up device that includes the steps of capturing an image with the pixel array, sharing at least two color pixel cells with a floating diffusion unit, adding an output signal of a first color pixel cell to an output signal... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911507 | Solid-state image pickup device in which the saturated signal quantity of a W pixel is controlled In a pixel unit, cells are arranged in rows and columns two-dimensionally. Each of the cells accumulates signal charge obtained by photoelectrically converting light incident on photoelectric conversion section and outputs a voltage corresponding to the accumulated ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7903150 | Differential amplifier circuit used in solid-state image pickup apparatus, and arrangement that avoids influence of variations of integrated circuits in manufacture and the like The output terminal of a first voltage-current conversion circuit, which includes operational amplifiers and a resistor, is connected to the output terminal of a second voltage-current conversion circuit which includes operational amplifiers and a resistor, and also... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893969 | System for and method of controlling a parameter used for detecting an objective body in an image and computer program When detecting an objective body from a taken image, a scene of the image is determined, and a parameter to be used in detecting the objective body is controlled according to result of determination. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7872674 | Solid-state imaging device and method of operating solid-state imaging device A solid-state imaging device has: a photo-detection unit; a charge transfer unit transferring charges generated by the photo-detection unit in response to a first and a second clock generated by a clock supply circuit. The charge transfer unit includes: a first char... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7817190 | Method and apparatus for processing an image exposed to backlight An imaging processing device and method where, when areas having a luminance difference set by a user, for example, 45 dB or more, are preset in an image captured by a camera, an area, the luminance level of which exceeds a predetermined threshold level, may be disp... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7782370 | Imaging unit According to the present invention, an imaging unit, comprising an imaging device, an imaging device driver, and a signal-processing block, is provided. The imaging device has pixels which are arranged in a first direction. The pixels are alternately and repeatedly ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7714904 | Solid-state imaging device and method for driving the same A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixel cells, each of which includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, is arranged, and an adder for performing an addition operation on a plurality of signals output from the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7652691 | Imaging apparatus, control method thereof, and imaging system for performing appropriate image capturing when a driving method is changed An imaging apparatus includes a control unit which has a first mode in which image signals are read out successively from every predetermined line of a first photoelectric conversion element group arranged in a first region of an imaging plane; and a second mode in ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7595822 | Driving method of solid-state image pickup device During a first horizontal blanking period, signal charges on a first row are transferred from a vertical transfer channel to a line memory. During a second horizontal blanking period, the transferred signal charges are partly transferred from the line memory to a ho... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7595821 | Solid-state image pickup device and camera using the same A solid-state image pickup device reduces the load of outputs from pixels and suppresses a decrease in gain, a reduction in a speed, and the like using a circuit for adding (averaging) a plurality of pixel signals. The device has a plurality of pixels which are one-... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7508423 | Method of notification of inadequate picture quality In a digital camera including a digital signal processing portion processing a digital image and a display device displaying the image according to a digital signal from the digital signal processing portion, and a control portion controlling overall operation, afte... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7440019 | Solid-state image pick-up device A plurality of low-sensitivity pixels 10 and a plurality of high-sensitivity pixels 20 are arranged like a tetragonal grid respectively, and are provided in positions shifted by ½ of an array pitch from each other in a row direction X and a column dir... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430002 | Digital imaging system and method for adjusting image-capturing parameters using image comparisons A digital imaging system and method for manually adjusting the image-capturing parameters of a digital imaging device of the system utilizes a comparative image scheme that allows users to adjust the image-capturing parameters by selecting the most preferable image ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7403222 | Determining a final exposure setting automatically for a sold state camera without a separate light metering circuit An embodiment of the invention is a method of generating a final exposure setting, including, (a) selecting one of a number of predetermined exposure settings as a current exposure setting for a solid state camera having a camera imager, (b) generating a captured sc... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7391441 | Electronic image sensor and evaluation method An electronic image sensor is used for evaluating an image. Several individual sensors, each of which is provided with several pixels, are utilized in the electronic image sensor. The pixels of at least one individual electronic image sensor are read out only in par... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7382403 | Apparatus and method for synthesizing image signals into a wide dynamic range image that has been processed with saturation correction An imaging apparatus is provided with an imaging element for outputting both a color signal of high-power image data and a color signal of low-power image data; gamma correcting means for gamma-correcting the high-power image data and for gamma-correcting the low-po... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379101 | Photosensor system and drive control method for the same A photosensor system includes an image read section which includes an image read region formed by arranging a plurality of photosensors in a matrix form. The image read region includes a sensitivity adjustment image read region, which is constituted of at least one ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375747 | Method of driving solid-state image pickup device In an CCD image sensor, when an image of a partial area is used, a frame rate is enhanced. Horizontal transfer of signal charges of an i-th line read out to a horizontal transfer portion is stopped at the time point when all or a part of a tail portion 74 sub... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369162 | Image sensing apparatus An Image sensing apparatus employing a multi-chip system and having a super-parallel circuit structure capable of performing processes such as image processing in real time. A first chip of a first of a first stage has first pixel circuits each having an optical sen... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368698 | Imaging device with reduced row readout time and method of operating the same An imager in which a column line bias current control signal is pulsed at some time during and/or after the pulsing of the reset control and the transfer control signals to increase a bias current in a pixel column line during reset and transfer operations. The bias... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365779 | Image processing apparatus for selectively storing specific regions of an image The invention provides an image processing apparatus that can reduce the memory capacity of a memory forming part of the image processing apparatus and can correct the optical axis misalignment of a video camera in a simple manner. The image processing apparatus ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356580 | Plug and play sensor integration for a process module A process chamber with a computer system that controls the process chamber is connected to one or more sensors, which are used to monitor the process in the process chamber. The sensors are connected to the computer system in a client/server relationship, in a way t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355656 | Video signal processing device and television receiving device A video signal processing device is provided comprising an input level detecting circuit for detecting an amplitude of a video signal to be processed and an analog/digital converter for performing analog/digital conversion of the video signal using as a reference vo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343052 | End-user-navigable set of zoomed-in images derived from a high-resolution master image The invention relates generally to improvements in systems used in the development (“authoring”) of interactive visual media. More particularly, the invention relates to (a) the automatic or semi-automatic generation of a set of files representing “zoomed-in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333139 | Digital camera having correction of center positions of color pixels generated by mixing of pixels of the same color In a digital camera by the use of a CCD of a honeycomb array, the center positions of mixed pixels of colors B and G are fixed in (4k+1)th and (4k+2)th rows, wherein k represents an integer 0 or more, while the center positions of mixed pixels (mixed pixels R11 | 02/19/2008 |
