IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD
    11.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190312080A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-10

    申请号:US16447147

    申请日:2019-06-20

    Inventor: KATSUYA NOZAWA

    Abstract: An imaging system includes an imaging optical system, an imaging device, an actuator, and control circuitry. The actuator changes a relative position of a plurality of pixel cells and an image of a subject. The pixel cells have variable sensitivity, and include a photoelectric converter and a charge accumulation region. The control circuitry sets the relative position to a first position, and also sets the sensitivity of each pixel cell to a first sensitivity. A first signal charge obtained at the photoelectric converter is accumulated in the charge accumulation region. The relative position is set to a second position different from the first position, and also the sensitivity of each pixel cell is set to a second sensitivity different from the first sensitivity. A second signal charge obtained at the photoelectric converter is accumulated in the charge accumulation region in addition to the first signal charge.

    THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION OBTAINING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION OBTAINING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20190007594A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US16124435

    申请日:2018-09-07

    Abstract: A three-dimensional motion obtaining apparatus includes: a light source; a charge amount obtaining circuit that includes pixels and obtains, for each of the pixels, a first charge amount under a first exposure pattern and a second charge amount under a second exposure pattern having an exposure period that at least partially overlaps an exposure period of the first exposure pattern; and a processor that controls a light emission pattern for the light source, the first exposure pattern, and the second exposure pattern. The processor estimates a distance to a subject for each of the pixels on the basis of the light emission pattern and on the basis of the first charge amount and the second charge amount of each of the pixels obtained by the charge amount obtaining circuit, and estimates an optical flow for each of the pixels on the basis of the first exposure pattern, the second exposure pattern, and the first charge amount and the second charge amount obtained by the charge amount obtaining circuit.

    IMAGING APPARATUS
    14.
    发明公开
    IMAGING APPARATUS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240073495A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18499287

    申请日:2023-11-01

    CPC classification number: H04N23/11 H04N23/16 H04N23/56

    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: at least one light source that emits excitation light for irradiating an object including at least one light emitter; a coding filter array including filters whose transmission spectra differ from each other; an image sensor that captures an image of object light, which is generated by irradiating the object with the excitation light, through the coding filter array and generates compressed image data; and a processing circuit that generates hyperspectral image data based on the compressed image data. The object light includes emission light, which is produced by the at least one light emitter by absorbing the excitation light, and reflection light of the excitation light reflected by the object. The filters include two filters whose transmission spectra differ from each other. A spectrum of the excitation light overlaps a transmission region in the transmission spectrum of each of the two filters.

    IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210225939A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US17219954

    申请日:2021-04-01

    Abstract: An imaging device includes a pixel electrode, a counter electrode that faces the pixel electrode, a first photoelectric conversion layer that is located between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode and that generates first signal charge, a second photoelectric conversion layer that is located between the first photoelectric conversion layer and the pixel electrode and that generates second signal charge, a first barrier layer that is located between the first photoelectric conversion layer and the second photoelectric conversion layer and that forms a first heterojunction barrier against the first signal charge in the first photoelectric conversion layer, and a charge accumulator that is electrically connected to the pixel electrode and that accumulates the first signal charge and the second signal charge.

    PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERTER AND IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210043861A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17080938

    申请日:2020-10-27

    Inventor: KATSUYA NOZAWA

    Abstract: A photoelectric converter includes a first electrode containing a transparent conductive material, a second electrode, and a multilayer body that is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and that has a photoelectric conversion function. The multilayer body includes a first layer and a second layer positioned between the first layer and the second electrode. The first layer absorbs light in a first wavelength band of 360 nm or longer and transmits light in a second wavelength band, the second wavelength band including wavelengths longer than wavelengths included in the first wavelength band. The second layer absorbs the light in the second wavelength band. The multilayer body substantially does not have sensitivity for photoelectric conversion in the first wavelength band and has sensitivity for photoelectric conversion in the second wavelength band.

    IMAGING DEVICE
    20.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220238576A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17722452

    申请日:2022-04-18

    Inventor: KATSUYA NOZAWA

    Abstract: An imaging device includes pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first single-crystal semiconductor layer transmitting light, a first electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer in contact with the first single-crystal semiconductor layer. The photoelectric conversion layer is positioned between the first single-crystal semiconductor layer and the first electrode and absorbs the light. The first single-crystal semiconductor layer, the photoelectric conversion layer, and the first electrode are arranged in order mentioned such that the light after passing through the first single-crystal semiconductor layer is incident on the photoelectric conversion layer.

Patent Agency Ranking