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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7830431 | Simultaneous readout of CMOS APS imagers A new method of reading an imager is achieved. The method comprises providing an imager array comprising n rows and m columns where a pair of rows can be read during a single row access time. A first image field is completed by sequentially reading and storing pixel... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7375751 | CMOS image sensor Disclosed is a CMOS image sensor that controls a reset voltage to reduce reset noise caused by a reset operation of the CMOS image sensor, fixed pattern noise caused by different characteristics of detection circuits, and image lag caused by the influence of a previ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372488 | Solid-state image pickup apparatus with horizontal thinning and a signal reading method for the same In a solid-state image pickup apparatus, a solid-state image sensor includes a color filter having filter segments arranged in a pattern, photosensitive cells for photoelectrically transducing light transmitted through the filter segments to generate corresponding s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7286170 | Solid-state image sensor, camera using the same, camera control system, and signal output device A solid-state image sensor has a sensor array that includes an array of pixel cells. The solid-state image sensor sequentially selects one line from plural lines of the sensor array and sequentially reads out signal charge and reset levels of pixel photosensor cells... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265783 | Image pickup apparatus A system controller controls a solid-state image pickup device so as to read pixels at a predetermined pixel skip-reading-out rate. During pixel skip-reading-out, the system controller adds up, for example, four pixels to acquire a value representative of a unit are... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7242432 | Imaging apparatus suppressing an occurrence of color moire An imaging apparatus for outputting image signals by photoelectrically converting an image formed at an optical system by an image sensor array having a color filter array having several spectral transmittance disposed in front thereof, including: mode setting means... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7215368 | Photoelectric conversion device with photoelectric conversion units stacked in a depth direction and corresponding read transistor structure In a photoelectric conversion device having a plurality of pixel circuits, a read transistor, a main electrode of which is connected to a charge accumulation node of a photoelectric conversion unit in each pixel circuit is operated in a pentode region, so as to read... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209172 | Multicolor light sensing pixel structure A photodiode structure (300) includes a first plurality of co-located light band detectors that generate analog detector signals, a first multiplexing circuit (440) coupled to the first plurality of analog detector signals, which sequentially generates... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7202890 | Electronic still camera having an image sensor in which reading and clearing is performed sequentially An electronic still camera comprises an image sensor which allows each of its horizontal lines to be individually specified so that a video signal contained in each specified horizontal line can be read, a storage circuit for storing the video signal read from the i... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202896 | Solid state image pickup device having spectral device A spectral device is disposed above a semiconductor substrate formed with a number of photoelectric conversion elements. The spectral device has a plurality of spectral regions each corresponding to a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, each of the spect... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190398 | Image sensor with high dynamic range linear output Designs and operational methods to increase the dynamic range of image sensors and APS devices in particular by achieving more than one integration times for each pixel thereof. An APS system with more than one column-parallel signal chains for readout are described... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7148927 | Signal readout structure for an image sensing apparatus An image sensing apparatus includes a photoelectric converter having a plurality of pixels covered by a color filter composed of a plurality of colors, a plurality of common readout units adapted to sequentially output signals from the plurality of pixels, a time di... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7142233 | Image pickup element To output a color image signal of an arbitrary basic block and facilitate processing on the output side, an image pickup element including a plurality of photodetectors each having a color filter array, a vertical direction selection circuit for selecting in the ver... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133073 | Method and apparatus for color interpolation An imaging method and system that flexibly accesses light sensor elements and processes imaging signals. The imaging system comprises an array of pixel sensor cells, an array controller and a readout control circuit. The imaging system provides color interpolation. | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126634 | Image processing system, image pickup apparatus and image processing apparatus The image processing system includes: an image pickup apparatus (10) including image pickup elements of a color difference line sequential system that outputs, as video signals, a luminance signal (Y) and a line sequential, color difference signal (U/V); and ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7098952 | Imager having multiple storage locations for each pixel sensor An imager includes an array of pixel sensors. Each pixel sensor indicates at least two different primary color components of an image. For each pixel sensor, at least two storage locations are located in the array and store the indications from the pixel sensor.... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7057653 | Apparatus capable of image capturing Apparatus for image capturing has preview function for monitor-outputting an image before capturing image to be recorded, image processing section including band correcting section for controlling frequency characteristic of color data constituting image data, gamma... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7012644 | Multiple output node charge coupled device A system for optically imaging includes an array of cells, a charge shift register, two or more charge sensing nodes, and a charge demultiplexor. Each cell produces an electrical charge in response to photon stimulation. The charge shift register receives the electr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6917381 | Color filter array and color interpolation algorithm A color filter array includes arrangements of green-filtered pixels to optimize performance and accuracy of color interpolation operations. Where red or blue pixels are found, green values are estimated with a high degree of accuracy. Unknown red and blue intensity ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6831690 | Electrical sensing apparatus and method utilizing an array of transducer elements Many electrical sensing devices include an array of transducer elements for converting external stimuli to electrical indications. Novel technologies to realize improvements in low power consumption, low noise, and analog output path which occupies minimal die area ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6747698 | Image interpolating device An image interpolating device comprises a color filter, in which R, G, and B color filter elements are disposed in a checkerboard arrangement, and an imaging device which generates R, G, and B-signals corresponding to the color filter elements. In an interpolation p... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6734906 | Image pickup apparatus with photoelectric conversion portions arranged two dimensionally In order to reduce a chip area, an image pickup apparatus includes unit cells arranged in a plurality of lines, each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions disposed at least in a horizontal direction and a common circuit to which signals from the pl... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6697113 | Solid-state image pick-up device and drive method for same In a solid-state image pick-up device having a photoelectrical conversion element cell array with a matrix arrangement of cells, between either a first or second signal line and a prescribed selection circuit that drives the signal line are provided a mul... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6507011 | Active pixel color linear sensor with line-packed pixel readout A CMOS active pixel color linear image sensor is operable in line-packed readout mode, and at very high speed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the sensor is formed entirely on a single-chip and may be further configurable for operation in paral... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6388241 | Active pixel color linear sensor with line--packed pixel readout A CMOS active pixel color linear image sensor is operable in line-packed readout mode, and at very high speed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the sensor is formed entirely on a single-chip and may be further configurable for operation in paral... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6181375 | Image recording apparatus capable of selecting partial image areas for video readout In an image recording apparatus, an imaging surface of an image device is formed so as to store and read out an image by arranging two-dimensionally a plurality of photoelectric transfer elements, the imaging surface is divided along lines into a pluralit... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6133954 | Integrated circuit color chip with cells with integral color filters including triplets of photodiodes with each having integrated therewith transistors for reading from and writing to the photodiode and methods of manufacture and operation thereof A single integrated-circuit color camera chip is color sensitive by grouping closely-adjoining light-detecting cells in a photodiode array into triplets. Each pixel of the sensor includes both a read transistor and a write transistor. Each cells in the tr... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5982425 | Method and apparatus for draining video data from a planarized video buffer A method and apparatus for draining video data from a planarized video buffer in a video camera. The method includes the steps of reading a first sequence of video data from a first plane of the planarized image buffer starting at a buffer address indicat... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5528295 | Color television camera using tunable optical filters A color television camera includes a panchromatic light sensor such as a CCD imager. Light from a scene to be imaged is filtered by an electronically controlled light filter such as an etalon, which is scanned from color to color at the field rate, so tha... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5521640 | Color image array scanner with high resolution monochrome mode A solid-state array scanner with a color filter at each pixel sensor is provided to accomplish color scanning of color images with a set of pixels sensors for each color pixel. In addition, a scaler device is provided for selectively scaling the output pi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5477345 | Apparatus for subsampling chrominance The present invention relates to subsampling processors and a three color sensor array that may be employed to supply subsampled chrominance data to a printing machine, a computer memory device or other device. In one embodiment of the present invention, ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5436662 | Imaging apparatus having a solid state matrix-type imaging element and pulse generator for the expanding the dynamic range In an imaging apparatus capable of expanding a dynamic range image signals of different levels are read simultaneously from a solid-state element whose light-receiving surface is divided. Read 1/2 frame image signals are switched by a changeover switch ci... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5307159 | Color image sensing system In a color image sensing system, a solid state image sensor has every four adjacent picture elements thereof grouped as one set, and combinations of color filters are arranged to cover almost all the picture elements of the image sensor. The color filters... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5283633 | Solid state image pickup device in which picture elements of green are generated in vertical charge transfer paths A solid-state image pickup device in which a plurality of optoelectric transducing elements are vertically and horizontally arranged into a matrix array, groups of optoelectric transducing elements arrayed in first rows serve as picture elements having a ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5278660 | Method for driving solid-state imaging device having a two-pixel periodic color filter array A method of driving a solid-state imaging device having photoelectric converting elements arranged in rows and columns, charge-transferring stages associated with the photoelectric converting elements and arranged in rows and columns, and horizontal trans... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5262850 | Photoelectric converting device having reduced line sensor space A photoelectric converting device composed of plural line sensors, provided with a common accumulation unit for accumulating selectively the signals from the line sensors, and an output unit for successively outputting the signals of the accumulation unit... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5241377 | Compact imager including a plurality of photodiode arrays An image sensor includes a plurality of photodiode arrays, each array including a plurality of photodiodes, the arrays being aligned in parallel and closely arranged, at least two charge transfer devices disposed parallel to and on opposite sides of the p... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5018006 | Multi-plate type image pickup apparatus having picture elements for producing color and luminance signals A multi-plate type image pickup apparatus having solid-state image pickup devices each having a plurality of picture elements for producing color and luminance signals, respectively. The size of at least one of the plurality of picture elements in the ima... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4942473 | Intelligent scan image sensor An intelligent scan image sensor including a two-dimensional solid-state array of addressable imaging cells arranged for exposure to an image, where each cell includes a photosensitive diode and a sample and hold unit. The diode accumulates an electrical ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4930006 | Color solid state image pickup element with plural photocells of a same color within a subunit thereof controlled by a common control line and outputting to a common signal line A solid state image pickup element including: an MOS image sensor comprising: photoelectric conversion elements arranged in rows and columns; vertical selection lines extending along the rows; vertical signal lines extending along the columns; a vertical ... | 05/29/1990 |
