公开(公告)号：EP3443739A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-20

申请号：EP17713529.0

申请日：2017-03-09

Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated

Inventor： FU, Zhengming ,  KIM, Soo Youn ,  HUBER, Jan Christian

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H01L27/146

CPC classification number: H04N5/347 ,  H01L27/14612 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L27/14638 ,  H01L27/14641 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H01L27/14665 ,  H04N5/3559 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745

Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for image sensors with pixel binning with configurable shared floating diffusion are presented. In one example, an image sensor system includes a plurality of sensor elements; a photo-sensitive layer coupled to the plurality of sensor elements; a plurality of floating diffusion regions in communication with the photo-sensitive layer, each floating diffusion region of the plurality of floating diffusion regions configured to be selectively enabled; and at least one bridge coupled to two floating diffusion regions of the plurality of floating diffusion regions, the bridge configured to be selectively enabled and, when enabled, to allow a transfer of charge between the two floating diffusion regions.

公开(公告)号：EP3378223A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-26

申请号：EP17764244.4

申请日：2017-03-10

Applicant: Invisage Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： MANDELLI, Emanuele ,  BOISVERT, David Michael

IPC: H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/347

CPC classification number: H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/374

Abstract: In various embodiments, an image sensor and related method are disclosed. In an embodiment, an image sensor includes an optically sensitive material, and a pixel circuit including a sense node in electrical communication with the optically sensitive material. The pixel circuit stores an electrical signal proportional to an intensity of light incident on the optically sensitive material during an integration period. The pixel circuit includes a differential transistor pair in electrical communication with the optically sensitive material. The differential transistor pair includes a first transistor and a second transistor, with the first transistor being disposed between the optically sensitive material and the sense node. The differential transistor pair steers current between the optically sensitive material and the sense node through the first transistor during the integration period and steers current through the second transistor after the integration period to discontinue integration of the electrical signal onto the sense node.

公开(公告)号：EP3358821A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-08

申请号：EP16851463.6

申请日：2016-09-26

Applicant: Nikon Corporation

Inventor： SHIONOYA, Takashi ,  KANBARA, Toshiyuki ,  SEKIGUCHI, Naoki

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G03B7/00 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/369

CPC classification number: H04N5/23229 ,  G03B7/00 ,  H01L27/14 ,  H01L27/14634 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/2353 ,  H04N5/238 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/367 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N9/045

Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: an image sensor that includes an image-capturing area where an image of a subject is captured; a setting unit that sets image-capturing conditions to be applied to the image-capturing area; a selection unit that selects pixels to be used for interpolation from pixels present in the image-capturing area; and a generation unit that generates an image of the subject captured in the image-capturing area with signals generated through interpolation executed by using signals output from the pixels selected by the selection unit, wherein: the selection unit makes a change in selection of at least some of the pixels to be selected depending upon the image-capturing conditions set by the setting unit.

公开(公告)号：EP3333893A4

公开(公告)日：2018-06-13

申请号：EP16832503

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD

Inventor： SUZUKI SEI ,  YAMADA TOHRU ,  SHIMIZU YASUYUKI

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G01S7/486 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/3745

CPC classification number: G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4863 ,  G01S17/023 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/369 ,  H04N5/3696 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/37452

Abstract: A plurality of pixels (50A) of a solid-state imaging device (100) include: a photoelectric converter (1A) which receives light from an object and converts the light into charge; an exposure controller (6A) which switches between accumulation of the charge into the photoelectric converter (1A) and discharge of the charge from the photoelectric converter (1A); two readers (9A1 and 9A2) which read the charge from the photoelectric converter (1A); two charge accumulators (2A2 and 3A1) which accumulate the charge of the photoelectric converter (1A); and distributors (7A1 and 7A2) which distribute the charge from the photoelectric converter (1A) to one of the two charge accumulators (2A2 and 3A1).

公开(公告)号：EP3328070A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-30

申请号：EP17200121.6

申请日：2017-11-06

Applicant: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.

Inventor： TANG, Cheng

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N9/04

CPC classification number: G06T3/4015 ,  G06T5/003 ,  G06T2207/20021 ,  G06T2207/20192 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/359 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/083 ,  H04N9/735

Abstract: An image processing method is provided. The method is configured to process the color-block image output by the image sensor. The high-frequency region of the color-block image is determined. A part of the color-block image within the high-frequency region is converted into a first image using a first interpolation algorithm. A part of the color-block image beyond the high-frequency region is converted into a second image using a second interpolation algorithm. The complexity of the second interpolation algorithm is less than that of the first interpolation algorithm. The first image and the second image are merged into a simulation image corresponding to the color-block image. An image processing apparatus and an electronic device are provided.

公开(公告)号：EP3327779A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-30

申请号：EP17198456.0

申请日：2017-10-26

Applicant: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.

Inventor： WEI, Yi

IPC: H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/347

Abstract: An image processing method is provided. The image sensor is controlled to output the combination image. The brightness of the combination image is obtained and it is determined whether the brightness is less than or equal to a preset threshold. When the brightness is less than or equal to the preset threshold, the combination image is converted into the combination true-color image. When the brightness is greater than the preset threshold, the image sensor is controlled to output the color-block image. The color-block image is converted into the simulation image. The simulation image is converted into the simulation true-color image. An image processing apparatus and an electronic device are provided.

公开(公告)号：EP2636359B1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-30

申请号：EP12824407.6

申请日：2012-08-09

Applicant: Olympus Corporation

Inventor： ONO, Wataru

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  H04N13/02 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/345 ,  H04N5/347

CPC classification number: H04N5/2353 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/00193 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/051 ,  A61B1/06 ,  H04N5/2258 ,  H04N5/23229 ,  H04N5/3456 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N13/239 ,  H04N2005/2255

Abstract: An endoscope system (100) according to the present invention includes first and second optical receivers (28A, 28B), a tuning unit (81) that sets a pixel as a reading target in each of the first and second optical receivers (28A, 28B) such that pixel information is read alternately from the first and second optical receivers (28A, 28B) and controls timing of exposure processes in the first and second optical receivers (28A, 28B) and timing of reading processes of the pixel information for the first and second optical receivers (28A, 28B) to be correlated with one another, and an assembled cable (31) that transmits the pixel information read from the first and second optical receivers (28A, 28B) in a same transmission path.

公开(公告)号：EP3242479A4

公开(公告)日：2018-04-25

申请号：EP16874606

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD

Inventor： KANG JIAN

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/07

CPC classification number: H04N5/357 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14627 ,  H01L27/14645 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/07

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an image sensor, an imaging device, a mobile terminal and an imaging method. The image sensor comprises a photosensitive pixel array and a filter arranged on the photosensitive pixel array. The filter comprises a filter unit array comprised a plurality of filter units, wherein each filter unit covers N photosensitive pixels, and some of the filter units comprise white filter areas. The white filter areas cover at least one of the N photosensitive pixels of the N photosensitive pixels, wherein a merged pixel is formed by the N photosensitive pixels covered by the same filter unit, wherein N is a positive integer.

公开(公告)号：EP3229467A4

公开(公告)日：2018-04-18

申请号：EP16874512

申请日：2016-07-27

Applicant: GUANG DONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMM CORP LTD

Inventor： ZHOU QIQUN

IPC: H04N5/347 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N9/04

CPC classification number: H04N5/347 ,  H01L27/00 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/045

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an imaging method. The imaging method comprises: providing an image sensor, the image sensor comprising a photosensitive pixel array and a filter arranged on the photosensitive unit array, the filter comprising a filter cell array, and each filter cell covering a plurality of photosensitive pixels to form a merged pixel; and reading outputs of the photosensitive pixel array, and adding the outputs of the photosensitive pixels of the same merged pixel to obtain a pixel value of the merged pixel, thereby producing a merged image. Images, having higher signal to noise ratio, brightness, and definition, and less noise, can be captured by using the imaging method in low light. The present disclosure also discloses an imaging device using the imaging method and an electronic device using the imaging device.

公开(公告)号：EP3286909A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-28

申请号：EP15733554

申请日：2015-04-22

Applicant: TELEDYNE DALSA B V

Inventor： DERKS HENK

IPC: H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/378

CPC classification number: H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/378

Abstract: The present invention is related to an image sensor and to a method for operating such sensor. The sensor of the invention comprises a pair of butted sensor tiles, each sensor tile comprising a pixel array comprising a plurality of rows and columns of photosensitive pixels. By constructing first row groups using at least one imaginary row, a different center-to-center distance exists between the different row groups than that which is obtained in prior art devices. More in particular, the construction according to the present invention allows the center positions of the rows to lie on a regular grid thereby lowering the geometrical distortion of the resulting image.