Imaging systems with clear filter pixels

    公开(公告)号:US09521380B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-13

    申请号:US14871520

    申请日:2015-09-30

    摘要: An image sensor may have an array of image sensor pixels arranged in color filter unit cells each having one red image pixel that generates red image signals, one blue image pixel that generate blue image signals, and two clear image sensor pixels that generate white image signals. The image sensor may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs filtering operations on the red, blue, and white image signals to increase noise correlations in the image signals that reduce noise amplification when applying a color correction matrix to the image signals. The processing circuitry may extract a green image signal from the white image signal. The processing circuitry may compute a scaling value that includes a linear combination of the red, blue, white and green image signals. The scaling value may be applied to the red, blue, and green image signals to produce corrected image signals having improved image quality.

    Image capturing device
    2.
    发明授权
    Image capturing device 有权
    图像捕捉设备

    公开(公告)号:US09392204B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-12

    申请号:US14747265

    申请日:2015-06-23

    发明人: Masashi Saito

    摘要: An image capturing device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are stacked in stages; a pixel section in the first substrate in which a plurality of pixels outputting signals according to incident physical quantities are disposed in a matrix form; a first AD conversion circuit in the first substrate for every column or every plurality of columns of pixels performing AD conversion on signals output by pixels; a connector that electrically connects the first substrate and the second substrate; a second AD conversion circuit in the second substrate for every column or every plurality of columns of pixels and performing AD conversion on signals output by pixels and inputting through the connector; and a controller in the first substrate or the second substrate and supplying a control signal to the first AD conversion circuit and the second AD conversion circuit.

    摘要翻译: 图像捕获装置包括分阶段堆叠的第一基板和第二基板; 第一基板中的像素部分,其中根据入射物理量输出信号的多个像素以矩阵形式布置; 每个列的第一基板中的第一AD转换电路或对由像素输出的信号执行AD转换的每多列像素; 电连接第一基板和第二基板的连接器; 用于每列或每多列像素的第二基板中的第二AD转换电路,对由像素输出的信号执行AD转换并通过连接器输入; 以及第一基板或第二基板中的控制器,并向第一AD转换电路和第二AD转换电路提供控制信号。

    IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH CLEAR FILTER PIXELS
    3.
    发明申请
    IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH CLEAR FILTER PIXELS 有权
    具有清除滤镜像素的成像系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160021345A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-21

    申请号:US14871520

    申请日:2015-09-30

    摘要: An image sensor may have an array of image sensor pixels arranged in color filter unit cells each having one red image pixel that generates red image signals, one blue image pixel that generate blue image signals, and two clear image sensor pixels that generate white image signals. The image sensor may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs filtering operations on the red, blue, and white image signals to increase noise correlations in the image signals that reduce noise amplification when applying a color correction matrix to the image signals. The processing circuitry may extract a green image signal from the white image signal. The processing circuitry may compute a scaling value that includes a linear combination of the red, blue, white and green image signals. The scaling value may be applied to the red, blue, and green image signals to produce corrected image signals having improved image quality.

    摘要翻译: 图像传感器可以具有布置在滤色器单元单元中的图像传感器像素的阵列,每个具有产生红色图像信号的一个红色图像像素,产生蓝色图像信号的一个蓝色图像像素和产生白色图像信号的两个清晰图像传感器像素 。 图像传感器可以耦合到对红色,蓝色和白色图像信号执行滤波操作的处理电路,以增加当将颜色校正矩阵应用于图像信号时降低噪声放大的图像信号中的噪声相关性。 处理电路可以从白色图像信号中提取绿色图像信号。 处理电路可以计算包括红色,蓝色,白色和绿色图像信号的线性组合的缩放值。 缩放值可以应用于红色,蓝色和绿色图像信号,以产生具有改善的图像质量的校正图像信号。

    IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH CLEAR FILTER PIXELS
    5.
    发明申请
    IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH CLEAR FILTER PIXELS 有权
    具有清除滤镜像素的成像系统

    公开(公告)号:US20130242148A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-19

    申请号:US13736768

    申请日:2013-01-08

    IPC分类号: H04N9/04

    摘要: An image sensor may have art array of image sensor pixels arranged in color filter unit cells each having one red image pixel that generates red image signals, one blue image pixel that generate blue image signals, and two clear image sensor pixels that generate white image signals. The image sensor may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs filtering operations on the red, blue, and white image signals to increase noise correlations in the image signals that reduce noise- amplification when applying a color correction matrix to the-image signals. The processing circuitry may extract a green image signal from the white image signal. The processing circuitry may compute a scaling value that includes a linear combination of the red, blue, white and green image signals. The scaling value may be applied to the red, blue, and green image signals to produce corrected, image signals having improved image quality.

    摘要翻译: 图像传感器可以具有布置在滤色器单元单元中的图像传感器像素的艺术阵列,每个像素具有产生红色图像信号的一个红色图像像素,产生蓝色图像信号的一个蓝色图像像素和产生白色图像信号的两个清晰图像传感器像素 。 图像传感器可以耦合到对红色,蓝色和白色图像信号执行滤波操作的处理电路,以增加在将颜色校正矩阵应用于图像信号时降低噪声放大的图像信号中的噪声相关性。 处理电路可以从白色图像信号中提取绿色图像信号。 处理电路可以计算包括红色,蓝色,白色和绿色图像信号的线性组合的缩放值。 缩放值可以应用于红色,蓝色和绿色图像信号以产生具有改善的图像质量的校正的图像信号。

    IMAGING UNIT
    7.
    发明申请
    IMAGING UNIT 有权
    成像单元

    公开(公告)号:US20160011050A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-14

    申请号:US14772907

    申请日:2014-03-13

    发明人: Torbjørn SKAULI

    摘要: An imager contains an image sensor with laterally varying spectral response. The imager is scanned over a scene or object to form a spectral image. The spectral responses are repeated at different positions in the field of view so as to reduce the effect of scene nonidealities, such as angle dependence or temporal variation, on the spectral image data. A part of the image sensor may be used for conventional two-dimensional imaging. This part of the image sensor may be used to estimate the scene geometry and scan movement, enabling further improvement in the spectral integrity.

    摘要翻译: 成像器包含具有横向变化的光谱响应的图像传感器。 在场景或物体上扫描成像器以形成光谱图像。 在视场中的不同位置处重复光谱响应,以便减少对于光谱图像数据的场景非理想的影响,例如角度依赖性或时间变化。 图像传感器的一部分可以用于传统的二维成像。 图像传感器的这一部分可用于估计场景几何和扫描运动,从而进一步提高光谱完整性。

    Imaging systems with clear filter pixels
    8.
    发明授权
    Imaging systems with clear filter pixels 有权
    成像系统具有清晰的滤镜像素

    公开(公告)号:US09191635B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-17

    申请号:US13736768

    申请日:2013-01-08

    IPC分类号: H04N9/73 G06K9/54 H04N9/04

    摘要: An image sensor may have an array of image sensor pixels arranged in color filter unit cells each having one red image pixel that generates red image signals, one blue image pixel that generate blue image signals, and two clear image sensor pixels that generate white image signals. The image sensor may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs filtering operations on the red, blue, and white image signals to increase noise correlations in the image signals that reduce noise amplification when applying a color correction matrix to the image signals. The processing circuitry may extract a green image signal from the white image signal. The processing circuitry may compute a scaling value that includes a linear combination of the red, blue, white and green image signals. The scaling value may be applied to the red, blue, and green image signals to produce corrected image signals having improved image quality.

    摘要翻译: 图像传感器可以具有布置在滤色器单元单元中的图像传感器像素的阵列,每个具有产生红色图像信号的一个红色图像像素,产生蓝色图像信号的一个蓝色图像像素和产生白色图像信号的两个清晰图像传感器像素 。 图像传感器可以耦合到对红色,蓝色和白色图像信号执行滤波操作的处理电路,以增加当将颜色校正矩阵应用于图像信号时降低噪声放大的图像信号中的噪声相关性。 处理电路可以从白色图像信号中提取绿色图像信号。 处理电路可以计算包括红色,蓝色,白色和绿色图像信号的线性组合的缩放值。 缩放值可以应用于红色,蓝色和绿色图像信号,以产生具有改善的图像质量的校正图像信号。

    Dynamic, local edge preserving defect pixel correction for image sensors
    9.
    发明授权
    Dynamic, local edge preserving defect pixel correction for image sensors 有权
    图像传感器的动态局部边缘保留缺陷像素校正

    公开(公告)号:US09124832B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-01

    申请号:US14512726

    申请日:2014-10-13

    申请人: AltaSens, Inc.

    发明人: Naveen Kolli

    摘要: Various technologies described herein pertain to defect pixel correction for image data collected by a pixel array of an image sensor. Neighborhood statistics for a given pixel from the image data are computed based on values of neighbor pixels of the given pixel from the image data. Whether the value of the given pixel is defective is detected based on the neighborhood statistics. The value of the given pixel is replaced when detected to be defective to output modified image data. Correction of the given pixel is a function of whether the given pixel is in a flat region or a non-flat region. When the given pixel is defective and in a non-flat region, a minimum edge across the given pixel is identified and the value of the given pixel is replaced with an average of values of neighbor pixels that belong to the minimum edge.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的各种技术涉及由图像传感器的像素阵列收集的图像数据的缺陷像素校正。 基于来自图像数据的给定像素的相邻像素的值来计算来自图像数据的给定像素的邻域统计。 基于邻域统计信息检测给定像素的值是否有缺陷。 检测到给定像素的值被替换为缺陷以输出修改的图像数据。 给定像素的校正是给定像素是在平坦区域还是非平坦区域的函数。 当给定像素有缺陷并且在非平坦区域中时,识别给定像素两端的最小边缘,并且将给定像素的值替换为属于最小边缘的相邻像素的平均值。

    Dynamic, local edge preserving defect pixel correction for image sensors
    10.
    发明授权
    Dynamic, local edge preserving defect pixel correction for image sensors 有权
    图像传感器的动态局部边缘保留缺陷像素校正

    公开(公告)号:US08885077B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-11

    申请号:US13735301

    申请日:2013-01-07

    申请人: AltaSens, Inc.

    发明人: Naveen Kolli

    摘要: Various technologies described herein pertain to defect pixel correction for image data collected by a pixel array of an image sensor. Neighborhood statistics for a given pixel from the image data are computed based on values of neighbor pixels of the given pixel from the image data. Whether the value of the given pixel is defective is detected based on the neighborhood statistics. The value of the given pixel is replaced when detected to be defective to output modified image data. Correction of the given pixel is a function of whether the given pixel is in a flat region or a non-flat region. When the given pixel is defective and in a non-flat region, a minimum edge across the given pixel is identified and the value of the given pixel is replaced with an average of values of neighbor pixels that belong to the minimum edge.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述的各种技术涉及由图像传感器的像素阵列收集的图像数据的缺陷像素校正。 基于来自图像数据的给定像素的相邻像素的值来计算来自图像数据的给定像素的邻域统计。 基于邻域统计信息检测给定像素的值是否有缺陷。 检测到给定像素的值被替换为缺陷以输出修改的图像数据。 给定像素的校正是给定像素是在平坦区域还是非平坦区域的函数。 当给定像素有缺陷并且在非平坦区域中时,识别给定像素两端的最小边缘,并且将给定像素的值替换为属于最小边缘的相邻像素的平均值。