Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor
- Patent Title (中): 从图像传感器捕获和读出图像的方法
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Application No.: US12570001Application Date: 2009-09-30
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Publication No.: US08279317B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: John N. Border , John T. Compton , David N. Nichols
- Applicant: John N. Border , John T. Compton , David N. Nichols
- Applicant Address: US NY Rochester
- Assignee: Truesense Imaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Truesense Imaging, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Rochester
- Agency: Bingham McCutchen LLP
- Main IPC: H04N3/14
- IPC: H04N3/14 ; H04N5/335

Abstract:
Multiple images are captured where the exposure times for some of the images overlap and the images are spatially overlapped. Charge packets are transferred from one or more portions of pixels after particular integration periods, thereby enabling the portion or portions of pixels to begin another integration period while one or more other portions of pixels continue to integrate charge. Charge packets may be binned during readout of the images from the image sensor. Comparison of two or more images having different lengths of overlapping or non-overlapping exposure periods provides motion information. The multiple images can then be aligned to compensate for motion between the images and assembled into a combined image with an improved signal to noise ratio and reduced motion blur.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110074998A1 METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND READING OUT IMAGES FROM AN IMAGE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2011-03-31
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