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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8023016 | Imaging device and manufacturing method thereof A small, low-profile imaging device that obtains imaging signals having similar light intensity distributions for different colored light, even when there is variability in component precision or assembly. The imaging device (101) includes a plurality of lens... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7791658 | Analog front end timing generator (AFE/TG) having a bit slice output mode A versatile analog front end and timing generator (AFE/TG) integrated circuit has output modes wherein multiple identical AFE/TGs output digitized sensor data to a single digital image processor (DIP) without intervening discrete multiplexing circuitry. In one embod... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7656445 | In-situ component monitoring By mounting a camera to rotate with a rotating component to be viewed it is possible to review the whole component illuminated by a light source. Generally the component will be specifically marked with target markings to highlight its profile to allow images produc... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7321112 | Optical elements, related manufacturing methods and assemblies incorporating optical elements The present invention relates to various optical elements, related manufacturing methods and systems incorporating the optical elements. In at least one embodiment an optical element is provided that improves a vision systems capability to accurately measure a spect... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7262799 | Image sensing apparatus and its control method, control program, and storage medium This invention has as its object to provide an image sensing apparatus which can satisfactorily correct misregistration among images, and can composite the images. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus includes: a plurality of apertures that receives ex... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7239344 | Camera and device for switching optical filters To provide an optical filter switching device for a camera in which a clear image can always be obtained during the day and at night. In a cameral in which an image is formed on an image pick-up element (2) through a lens (1a) provided on... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7206136 | Digital camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range A digital camera includes a first image sensor, a first wide angle lens for forming a first image of a scene on the first image sensor; a second image sensor, a zoom lens for forming a second image of the same scene on the second image sensor, a control element for ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7176966 | Image processing device In short, the image processing device for obtaining a single image by using a plurality of image-pickup elements comprises a plurality of image-pickup signal processing circuits that are provided for each of the image-pickup elements, an image arrangement conversion... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7133072 | Image processing apparatus having an image correction circuit and its processing method An image processing apparatus for processing an image sensed by an image sensing element such as a CCD sensor includes a dark correction circuit for making dark correction of the image, a defect correction circuit for correcting a defective pixel in the image using ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7057654 | Four color image sensing apparatus An imaging camera apparatus (20) for capturing images electronically and providing output data for four separate color channels, red, green, blue, and a fourth saturated primary color, expanding the color gamut over conventional three color channel cameras. A... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053942 | Imaging system and method applying transformer lens and digital image reconstruction An imaging system is provided to minimize pixel defects by capturing an image in the spatial frequency domain. An image processor receives the spatial frequency-domain image data from the imager and transforms the frequency-domain image data into spatial-domain imag... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050103 | Image pickup device and cover plate with conductive film layer A cover plate for covering an opening of a casing in which a solid state imaging device is disposed. The cover plate comprises a transparent cover plate member and a conductive film layer. The cover plate hermetically covers the opening of the casing and the conduct... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7023480 | Aligned mounting of a photodetector array in a color splitting prism A joining construction is described for mounting the CCD cells of a color line camera on a color splitting prism (30) attached to a prism housing (2) for each CCD cell (6, 7, 8) attached by a first glue joint (13), to its fastening elemen... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019777 | Multispectral imaging system with spatial resolution enhancement A spatial resolution enhancement and dynamic range extension for a Computerized Airborne Multicamera Imaging System (CAMIS). CAMIS is a multispectral imaging system for diverse manned and unmanned aerial vehicles to fly along flexible paths and altitudes for a wide ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009638 | Self-calibrating, digital, large format camera with single or multiple detector arrays and single or multiple optical systems Large format, digital camera systems (10, 100, 150, 250, 310) expose single detector arrays 20 with multiple lens systems (12, 14, 16, 18) or multiple detector arrays (104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 152, 162, 172, 182, 252, 262,... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6975353 | Immersive camera system An immersive scanning camera provides for a high speed imager to capture a scene of interest on a pixel by pixel basis. Distance data is collected for each pixel. This distance data is representative of the distance from the immersive camera of the object depicted b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6927792 | Television camera and white balance correcting method The white balance of a television camera is not lost and kept properly even if the diaphragm is opened to the utmost limit at a dark place. A signal F representing the diaphragm value of the taking lens is inputted from an iris part 2 into a microcomputer ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6885403 | Color separation beam splitter for projectors A color separation beam splitter for projectors is provided, which comprises a plurality of prisms connected with each other and three optical interference filters having different wavelength ranges respectively formed on side surfaces of the plurality of prisms. Th... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6870564 | Image processing for improvement of color registration in digital images A method for improving the wavelength dependent registration of digital images includes the steps of (a) detecting a similar feature in two or more digital records of the same scene, (b) determining from the feature a shift due to misregistration of at least one of ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6791614 | Color linear image sensor device with shutter function for charges in photodetectors and method of manufacturing the same A color linear image sensor device has a shutter function for selectively draining charges stored in a photodetector circuit. The color linear image sensor device includes first, second, and third linear image sensors having different sensitivities with respect to i... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6788342 | Color video camera for generating a luminance signal with unattenuated harmonics The outputs of N kinds of spectral response characteristics from an image sensor are passed through low-pass filters to obtain N kinds of outputs from the 1st through Nth, and the output signal of a pixel of interest having the Kth (1≦K≦N) spectral response char... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6717615 | Device for adjustment of a line sensor in a film scanner The invention relates to a device for adjustment of a line sensor in a film scanner. A glass disk is arranged between each emitting surface of a color separator and the respective line sensor. Said disk may be rotated in two directions, out of a plane lying perpendi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701017 | High resolution high-value added video transfer method system and storage medium by using pseudo natural image There are provided a window setting means for setting a window in a high resolution picture, the window being smaller than the picture; a window moving means for moving the window set by the window setting means at such a predetermined interval that an ar... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6677959 | Virtual true color light amplification A method is provided for enhancing a digital image without distortion of the color. The result is an adjusted image which preserves the essential color of each and every dot in the input digital image while varying the effective light gathering power--lik... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6618088 | Charge transfer device having three pixel rows arranged adjacently to each other A charge transfer device is disclosed wherein three pixel rows are arranged adjacently to each other. First to third pixel rows are arranged adjacently to each other, and the charge transfer device includes a first charge transfer element for reading out ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6614478 | Color separation prisms having solid-state imagers mounted thereon and camera employing same A method for attaching imagers to color-separation prisms includes the steps of: arranging three solid-state array image sensor integrated circuits behind and in close proximity to the output faces of a color-separating prism having substantially equal op... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6611289 | Digital cameras using multiple sensors with multiple lenses An improved digital camera that produces digital images of high qualities without using expensive image sensors and optics is disclosed. The disclosed digital cameras use multiple image sensors with multiple lenses. One of the multiple image sensors is ma... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6542188 | Color camera and method for obtaining an electronic half pixel offset In a method of generating red, green and blue color signals, the red, green and blue color signals are picked up by red, green and blue color sensors each having a horizontal read-out register, while first n-phase clock signals ($c;C1, $c... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6429953 | Super resolution scanning using color multiplexing of image capture devices A method for super-resolution scanning in a image capturing device includes capturing a first color component of the image at one-half of a full resolution, capturing a first luminance component at one-half of the full resolution, and generating a first c... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6108038 | Color video camera for generating a luminance signal with unattenuated harmonics The outputs of N kinds of spectral response characteristics from an image sensor are passed through low-pass filters to obtain N kinds of outputs from the 1st through Nth, and the output signal of a pixel of interest having the Kth (1ࣘKࣘN) spectral re... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6049356 | Method of doubling vertical line speed for HDTV camera and device thereof A device and method of doubling a vertical line speed for a camera for domestic use, the method including the steps of a) writing G1 channel data output from a G1 CCD of a 4CCD for a period of 0.5H, where H is a horizontal sync period, and then reading th... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6020922 | Vertical line multiplication method for high-resolution camera and circuit therefor A vertical line multiplication method and circuit multiplies the number of vertical lines of a video signal which is imaged by use of 4 CCDs to transform the video signal into another video signal having a higher resolution by controlling writing and read... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5982850 | Camera apparatus with detail enhancement processing A camera apparatus which can perform detail enhancement on a selected set of color signals. Fundamental color signals are respectively detected by a plurality of imaging devices and output in response to vertical transfer signals. For color signals on whi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5966170 | Color video camera for generating a Luminance signal with unattenuated harmonics The outputs of N kinds of spectral response characteristics from an image sensor are passed through low-pass filters to obtain N kinds of outputs from the 1st through Nth, and the output signal of a pixel of interest having the Kth (1ࣘKࣘN) spectral re... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5940191 | Colored optical sensing module Colored optical sensing module comprising a color adjustment device positioned in front of a colored charge coupler device array. The color adjustment device purifies the color component of the image data input into the charge coupler device array. The pr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5886740 | Camera apparatus with detail enhancement processing A camera apparatus which can perform detail enhancement on a selected set of color signals. Fundamental color signals are respectively detected by a plurality of imaging devices and output in response to vertical transfer signals. For color signals on whi... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5801772 | Digital video camera apparatus and aspect ratio converting apparatus In a time axis converting section 10, time axis conversion processing of 4/3 times is implemented to a digital picture signal of a first data rate indicating an image of a first aspect ratio (16:9) to thereby generate a digital picture signal of a second ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798792 | Image pickup apparatus with horizontal line interpolation function In an image pickup apparatus with a horizontal line interpolation function having a plurality of solid state image pickup elements, three chrominance signals obtained from the plurality of solid state image pickup elements are shifted in vertical phase fr... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5777674 | Four color separation optical device A color separation prism in which are arranged, in the order according to the direction in which the light from the objective travels: a first prism which extracts a predetermined wavelength component; a first air gap; a second prism which extracts a pred... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5760832 | Multiple imager with shutter control An image forming optical system comprises interchangeable lens 14 of a single lens reflex camera and reduction relay optical system 15. A three-color separating prism 16 that separates the photo image into two green photo images (G1 and G2) and a red/blue... | 06/02/1998 |
