- 专利标题: Systems and Methods for Implementing Time Delay Integration Imaging Techniques in Conjunction with Distinct Imaging Regions on a Monolithic Charge-Coupled Device Image Sensor
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申请号: US15640305申请日: 2017-06-30
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公开(公告)号: US20180098014A1公开(公告)日: 2018-04-05
- 发明人: Ignacio Zuleta , Adam Fritzler
- 申请人: Planet Labs Inc.
- 申请人地址: US CA San Francisco
- 专利权人: Planet Labs Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Planet Labs Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US CA San Francisco
- 主分类号: H04N5/372
- IPC分类号: H04N5/372 ; H04N5/353 ; H04N9/04 ; H04N5/378 ; H01L27/148 ; H01L27/146
摘要:
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement TDI imaging techniques in conjunction with monolithic CCD image sensors having multiple distinct imaging regions, where TDI imaging techniques can be separately implemented with respect to each distinct imaging region. In many embodiments, the distinct imaging regions are defined by color filters or color filter patterns (e.g. a Bayer filter pattern); and data from the distinct imaging regions can be read out concurrently (or else sequentially and/or nearly concurrently). A camera system can include: a CCD image sensor including a plurality of pixels that define at least two distinct imaging regions, where pixels within each imaging region operate in unison to image a scene differently than at least one other distinct imaging region. In addition, the camera system is operable in a time-delay integration mode whereby time delay-integration imaging techniques are imposed with respect to each distinct imaging region.
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