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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8059319 | Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus, of lower power consumption and a smaller area with maintaining sufficient performance, includes a plurality of pixels for reading a plurality of color components, a plurality of holding units holding a signal from each pixel, a plura... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7903302 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method There is provide a technique which can contribute to reduction of data capacity of image data read from an original document in an image reading apparatus, and can contribute to realization of a flexible image processing to meet user's requests. There are included a... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7884979 | Imaging lens, image reader using the lens, and imaging apparatus using the image reader An imaging lens comprises a first, a second, a third, and a fourth lens group from an object toward an image. The first lens group includes a first lens that is a convex meniscus lens with a convex surface on the object side. The second lens group includes a second ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7515317 | Compensating a zipper image by a K-value A method of compensating a zipper image by a K-value, and a method of calculating the K-value. Whether the nth primitive pixel of the mth line is obtained by primary line scan is determined. If the nth primitive pixel of the mth line is obtained by primary line scan... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7440149 | Arrangement and method for correcting different transfer characteristic curves for segmented image sensors (CCDs) The invention provides an arrangement and a method for generating electrical image signals from an image original. The arrangement is, for example, a film scanner which illuminates or transilluminates a photographic image on a film using an illumination device. Opti... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433099 | Image sensing apparatus, image sensing method, program, and storage medium An object of this invention is to quickly complete white balance calculation in photographing. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing element in which a line on which first and second color filters are arranged and a line on whi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423790 | Photoelectric conversion apparatus and contact-type image sensor To prevent such a situation that a signal from a pixel in a dark state is output at a level shifted from an originally set level to deteriorate an image quality, and to improve the image quality. A photoelectric conversion apparatus according to the present inventio... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414760 | Image reader, image reading apparatus, and reading resolution setting method An image reader including photoelectric transducers each of which converts a light signal into an electric signal, and outputs the signal to a signal line, channel selecting switches each of which selectively connects, and disconnects, a corresponding one of the tra... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414758 | Four-way calibration of a digital camera using patch information acquired from a scene A method of improving a digital image captured by a digital camera comprising: providing a digital camera having a memory for storing known values of a color chart having a plurality of color patches of different colors and a digital image processor, using the digit... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405842 | Method for correcting magnification A method for correcting magnification in a photographic device is disclosed in this present invention. The point of this invention is that the magnification ratio of a photographic device is saved into a nonvolatile memory and read out for correcting the magnificati... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7388693 | System and methods for multiple imaging element scanning and copying A scanning or copying system can include imaging elements and one or more system processors that are programmed or adapted to perform image processing methods and algorithms on image data, and in some instances, to enhance the image. Image data is acquired using ima... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385734 | Method and apparatuses for changing driving sequence to output charge couple device signal A method of changing driving sequence to output a charge coupled device signal, the method is applied to a scanner. The scanner has a pixel processor and a charge coupled device. A plurality of charge signals detected by the charge coupled device is sequentially out... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369283 | Color image reading apparatus and color image reading method for eliminating or reducing moire A color image reading apparatus reads an original image by a line sensor through sequentially lighting respective light sources of a plurality of colors with respect to a scan line. An analog-to-digital converter converts an analog image signal read by said line sen... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362364 | Solid-state image pickup device with photoelectric charge transferrer to a floating diffusion region A solid-state image pickup device including a charge transferrer to transfer a signal charge obtained through photoelectric conversion; a floating diffusion region; a reset means for resetting the potential of the floating diffusion region; and a current source for ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362476 | Apparatus for correcting solid-state electronic image sensing device A CCD is such that a single image sensing area is produced by performing exposure four times in four areas. Four correction circuits are provided in association with respective ones of the four areas. Four items of image data obtained based upon respective ones of t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355760 | Solid-state image sensing device, driving method thereof, and image scanner A CCD linear sensor includes a monochrome sensor and a color sensor, which have different transfer speeds and which are mounted on the same chip. In the CCD linear sensor, while one read-out operation is performed by the color sensor, two read-out operations are per... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349134 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus for reading an image using a monochrome image sensor and a color image sensor having three shift registers which requires a reduced manufacturing cost and is less affected by the influence of external noises. The image reading apparatus co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342212 | Analog vertical sub-sampling in an active pixel sensor (APS) image sensor An active pixel sensor (APS) image sensor comprises an array of pixel circuits corresponding to rows and columns of pixels, a plurality of amplifiers that buffer signals output by the array of pixel circuits, and a plurality of sample and hold circuits that read the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7317562 | Image reading apparatus with plural sensor IC chips An image reading apparatus includes a plurality of sensor IC chips aligned in a row. Each of the sensor IC chips incorporates a plurality of light receiving elements. The plurality of light receiving elements successively output image signals as serial analog signal... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304674 | Sampling image signals generated by pixel circuits of an active pixel sensor (APS) image sensor in a sub-sampling mode A method of sampling image signals generated by pixel circuits of an active pixel sensor (APS) image sensor. The APS image sensor supports a normal mode of operation and a sub-sampling mode of operation. The method includes providing a plurality of column amplifiers... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7280144 | Solid-state image sensing device with reduced leak current Disclosed is a solid-state image sensing device having at least one pixel. The pixel comprises a photoelectric conversion section for outputting an electric signal according to a quantity of incident light, and a sample hold circuit for sampling and holding the elec... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274495 | Light-channeling apparatus and method A light-channeling apparatus for a scanning module comprises a first light-guiding tube, a second light-guiding tube, and a collimating lens positioned inside the first light-guiding tube. The first and second light-guiding tubes are attached to a body casing of the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268814 | Time-delayed-integration imaging with active pixel sensors Imaging techniques and devices for performing time-delayed integration based on active pixel sensors. An integrator array is integrated on the chip with the active pixel sensors to perform correlated double sampling and the signal summing based switching capacitor b... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255600 | Module assembly and equipment for fitting the same A module assembly (100) comprises a module body (2) with a plurality of conductive pads (210) thereof, a FPC (3) with a plurality of conductive strips (310) in one end and a metal shell (1). The shell has a planar bottom wal... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238925 | Column current source An image sensor includes an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. A reference current source provides the reference current to a transistor forming one half of a current mirror. Each column has a current source, which forms the other half of a current mirror... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7196829 | Digital image system and method for combining sensing and image processing on sensor with two-color photo-detector A digital image system is disclosed having a sensor with an elevated two-color photo-detector for sensing two different color values in combination with a single-color photo-detector for sensing a third color value. Minimal demosaicing is performed to obtain at leas... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190493 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method A white reference image is inputted to an image sensor so as to output groups of analog data. The groups of analog data are converted by a processing unit into those groups of digital data the number of which is smaller than that of photosensor elements of the image... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180642 | Imaging lens, image reader using the lens, and imaging apparatus using the image reader An imaging lens comprises a first, a second, a third, and a fourth lens group from an object toward an image. The first lens group includes a first lens that is a convex meniscus lens with a convex surface on the object side. The second lens group includes a second ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7180640 | Monolithic micro scanning device A monolithic micro scanning device comprising multiple substrates; source of light for generating a light beam disposed on one of said substrates; and micro mirror disposed on one of said substrates for repetitively and cyclically moving light beam to scan insignia ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176911 | Solid-state imaging apparatus A plurality of pixel sets, each having 16 pixels are vertically provided successively one after another. A vertical transfer path 2 has two groups a and b of transfer electrodes 1a, 1b to 16a, 16b. Two l... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170660 | Optical scanner and image forming device An image forming device comprises a plurality of unit modules arranged in a main scanning direction, each unit module having a light source that modulates according to image data and a deflection unit which deflects the light emitted from the light source to scan a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167267 | Noise reduction in an image capturing device An image capturing device includes an electronic image sensor and a memory including a dark frame buffer that stores one or more dark frames generated by the electronic image sensor. A processor controls the electronic image sensor to substantially continuously capt... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164506 | Multi-chip image sensor, on chip apparatus for causing each chip to selectably function in a parallel or serial readout In a photosensitive imaging apparatus having multiple chips, each chip having a set of photosensors, chips of a single basic design can be instructed to operate consistently with either parallel or serial readout of the apparatus. Signals on a shift register line as... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164509 | Image reader having image sensor ICS divided into plural blocks having simultaneously read-out image signals An image reader is constituted by an image sensor having a plurality of image sensor ICs mounted therein linearly, wherein the plurality of image sensor ICs are divided into a plurality of blocks to read image signals of the blocks in the same period, and adjacent l... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158272 | Image sensor and image reading apparatus An object of this invention is to provide a structure which meets a high-quality reading requirement and realize high-speed color reading when the reading section of a color image forming apparatus adopts a color contact image sensor using CCDs as reading elements. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154075 | Method and apparatus for pixel signal binning and interpolation in column circuits of a sensor circuit A binning circuit and related method, wherein pixel signals from column circuits in a sensor circuit are sampled and interpolated. The binning circuit samples analog pixel and reset signals from different sensor circuit column lines. Once a predetermined number of c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154641 | Image scanning apparatus A one-dimensional image sensor has N number of photosensitive element arrays arranged parallel to the fast scanning direction, N being a positive integer greater than 1. The adjacent N number photosensitive element arrays are separated from one another by a distance... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145599 | Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method using plural photoelectric conversion sections per pixel In an image pickup apparatus and image pickup method, an image pickup area where a plurality of pixels each having at least first and second photoelectric conversion sections are arranged in a depth direction is used to pick up an object image, signals from the firs... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7133075 | Image capturing apparatus and method for reducing a flicker effect An image capture apparatus which is compact and structurally simple and allows for prevention of a flicker noise, a method of capturing an image which allows for prevention of a flicker noise, and a mobile terminal using the apparatus and the method, are provided. I... | 11/07/2006 |
