METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND READING OUT IMAGES FROM AN IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20110075010A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-31

    申请号:US12570027

    申请日:2009-09-30

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335 H04N5/235

    摘要: 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.

    METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND READING OUT IMAGES FROM AN IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20110075007A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-31

    申请号:US12570008

    申请日:2009-09-30

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335 H04N5/235

    摘要: 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.

    METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND READING OUT IMAGES FROM AN IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20110075000A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-31

    申请号:US12570053

    申请日:2009-09-30

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: 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.

    METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND READING OUT IMAGES FROM AN IMAGE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20110074999A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-31

    申请号:US12570048

    申请日:2009-09-30

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335 H04N5/235

    摘要: 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.

    Ranging apparatus using split complementary color filters
    26.
    发明申请
    Ranging apparatus using split complementary color filters 审中-公开
    测距仪使用分裂互补滤色镜

    公开(公告)号:US20110018993A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-27

    申请号:US12460828

    申请日:2009-07-24

    IPC分类号: H04N9/47

    摘要: A system for estimating distance to regions in a scene during image capture comprising a lens; a split color filter with complementary colors located at a stop associated with the lens and configured to split an image of a scene received from the lens into two complementary images having complementary colors; a color image sensor configured to simultaneously receive the two complementary images; and a data processing system configured to at least estimate distances to regions in the scene based at least upon an analysis of the received complementary images.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于估计在图像拍摄期间与场景中的区域的距离的系统,包括透镜; 位于与透镜相关联的停止处并配置成将从透镜接收的场景的图像分成具有互补色的两个补充图像的具有互补色的分割滤色器; 配置为同时接收两个补充图像的彩色图像传感器; 以及数据处理系统,被配置为至少基于对所接收的互补图像的分析来估计到场景中的区域的距离。

    METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A VIDEO OF A SCENE
    27.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A VIDEO OF A SCENE 有权
    用于显示场景视频的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100329457A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-30

    申请号:US12492452

    申请日:2009-06-26

    摘要: Method of displaying a video of a scene onto a display with enhanced image quality, the video of the scene having first subframes and second subframes wherein the first subframes correspond to a first region of an image-presentation element of the display and the second subframes correspond to a second region of the image-presentation element; and selecting an access key corresponding to the first subframes. The method further includes encoding the access key into one or more of the second subframes; providing the second subframes to the display using a first data transport; the display, decoding the access key and receiving the corresponding first subframes using a second data transport different from the first data transport; and selectively providing the first and second subframes from the first and second data transports to corresponding regions in the image-presentation element of the display, whereby the displayed image has enhanced image quality.

    摘要翻译: 将场景的视频显示在具有增强的图像质量的显示器上的方法,具有第一子帧的场景的视频和第二子帧,其中第一子帧对应于显示器的图像呈现元件的第一区域和第二子帧对应 到所述图像呈现元件的第二区域; 以及选择与所述第一子帧相对应的访问密钥。 该方法还包括将访问密钥编码到一个或多个第二子帧中; 使用第一数据传输将所述第二子帧提供给所述显示器; 使用不同于第一数据传输的第二数据传输来显示,解码访问密钥和接收对应的第一子帧; 并且将第一和第二子帧从第一和第二数据传输选择性地提供到显示器的图像呈现元件中的对应区域,由此所显示的图像具有增强的图像质量。

    Dual range focus element
    28.
    发明授权
    Dual range focus element 有权
    双量程对焦元件

    公开(公告)号:US07852454B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-14

    申请号:US12284777

    申请日:2008-09-25

    IPC分类号: G02F1/13 G02B3/06

    摘要: An autofocus system is provided for image capture that includes a liquid crystal focus lens which includes a dual range liquid crystal lens with a thinner liquid crystal lens (385) and a thicker liquid crystal lens (365) separated by a single shared electrode (370). Wherein the thinner liquid crystal lens (385) has a smaller optical power and a faster response time and the thicker liquid crystal lens (365) has a larger optical power and a slower response time. The autofocus system has a focusing effect that is produced by the combined optical power of the thinner liquid crystal lens and the thicker liquid crystal lens. A method for focusing an image capture device and an image capture device are also described.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于图像捕获的自动对焦系统,其包括液晶聚焦透镜,该液晶聚焦透镜包括具有较薄液晶透镜的双范围液晶透镜(385)和由单个共用电极(370)分离的较厚液晶透镜(365) 。 其中较薄的液晶透镜(385)具有较小的光功率和较快的响应时间,较厚的液晶透镜(365)具有较大的光功率和较慢的响应时间。 自动对焦系统具有由较薄液晶透镜和较厚液晶透镜的组合光焦度产生的聚焦效果。 还描述了用于聚焦图像捕获装置和图像捕获装置的方法。

    Producing an extended dynamic range digital image
    29.
    发明授权
    Producing an extended dynamic range digital image 失效
    生成扩展动态范围数字图像

    公开(公告)号:US07756330B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-13

    申请号:US11460364

    申请日:2006-07-27

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00 G03F3/08 H04N5/235

    摘要: A method of producing a digital image with extended dynamic range, includes capturing at least a first full resolution digital image of a scene; combining pixels of a first full resolution digital image to produce a lower resolution digital image identifying dark regions in a first full resolution digital image and replacing the dark regions in the full resolution image with corresponding regions from the brighter, lower resolution image to thereby provide a digital image with extended dynamic range.

    摘要翻译: 一种产生具有扩展动态范围的数字图像的方法,包括:捕获场景的至少第一全分辨率数字图像; 组合第一全分辨率数字图像的像素以产生识别第一全分辨率数字图像中的暗区域的较低分辨率数字图像,并且使用来自更亮,较低分辨率图像的对应区域替换全分辨率图像中的暗区域,从而提供 具有扩展动态范围的数字图像。

    Integrated display having multiple capture devices
    30.
    发明授权
    Integrated display having multiple capture devices 有权
    具有多个捕获装置的集成显示器

    公开(公告)号:US07697053B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-13

    申请号:US11555822

    申请日:2006-11-02

    CPC分类号: H04N7/144

    摘要: An integrated imaging apparatus for displaying images while capturing images of a scene, including an electronic display having an array of display pixels which are used to display image content; a plurality of apertures are integrated within the display, wherein each of the apertures includes at least one partially transparent pixel; and a plurality of capture devices each of which captures an image, and includes at least a lens and an image sensor array; wherein each capture device is operatively associated with at least part of a particular aperture of the display; and wherein the partially transparent pixels also provide light for image content display.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在捕获场景的图像的同时显示图像的集成成像装置,包括具有用于显示图像内容的显示像素阵列的电子显示器; 多个孔被集成在显示器内,其中每个孔包括至少一个部分透明的像素; 以及多个捕获装置,每个捕获装置捕获图像,并且至少包括透镜和图像传感器阵列; 其中每个捕获装置可操作地与所述显示器的特定孔径的至少一部分相关联; 并且其中所述部分透明像素还提供用于图像内容显示的光。