Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Exposure truncation for image sensors
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Application No.: US17483513Application Date: 2021-09-23
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Publication No.: US11653111B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Ashwini Dwarakanath , Michael R. Malone
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: H04N25/531
- IPC: H04N25/531 ; H04N25/40

Abstract:
A method of operating an image sensor includes determining a duration of an integration time for an image frame; operating an array of pixels to capture the image frame; receiving a decision to truncate the image frame; truncating the image frame before satisfying the duration of the integration time; and reading out a set of pixel values for the array of pixels. Each pixel in the array of pixels is exposed for a truncated integration time. The truncated integration time has a truncated duration shorter than the determined duration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220321808A1 Exposure Truncation for Image Sensors Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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