Imaging apparatus and pixel defect compensation method implemented therein
    1.
    发明申请
    Imaging apparatus and pixel defect compensation method implemented therein 有权
    其中实现的成像装置和像素缺陷补偿方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090231473A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-17

    申请号:US12286222

    申请日:2008-09-29

    IPC分类号: H04N9/64 H04N5/225

    摘要: Pixel signals output from an imaging device having pixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions are compensated if there are pixel defects. Extracted from the pixel signals are: a first signal from a target pixel; second signals from second pixels having the same color as the target pixel; and third signals from third pixels having a different color from the target pixel, the second and third pixels being located as dose to the target pixel on both sides thereof in each direction. Extracted from the second signals are a highest-level signal having the highest luminance level and a second-level signal having the second luminance level. An average luminance level of the second signals is calculated. It is determined whether a particular pixel among the second pixels and causing generation of the highest-level signal is defective by using the highest and average levels. The highest-level signal is selected when the particular pixel is not defective, otherwise, the second-level signal. It is determined whether the target pixel is defective by using the levels of the first and selected signals. The first signal is output when the target pixel is not defective, otherwise, the selected signal.

    摘要翻译: 如果存在像素缺陷,则补偿从具有以水平和垂直方向布置的像素的成像装置输出的像素信号。 从像素信号提取的是:来自目标像素的第一信号; 具有与目标像素相同颜色的第二像素的第二信号; 来自第三像素的第三信号具有与目标像素不同的颜色,第二和第三像素被定位为在每个方向上两侧的目标像素的剂量。 从第二信号中提取具有最高亮度级的最高级信号和具有第二亮度级的第二级信号。 计算第二信号的平均亮度水平。 通过使用最高和平均电平来确定第二像素中的特定像素是否导致最高电平信号的产生有缺陷。 当特定像素没有故障时选择最高电平信号,否则选择第二电平信号。 通过使用第一和所选信号的电平来确定目标像素是否有缺陷。 当目标像素没有故障时,输出第一个信号,否则选择信号。

    Image pickup apparatus with function of adjusting incident light quantity
    2.
    发明申请
    Image pickup apparatus with function of adjusting incident light quantity 有权
    具有调整入射光量功能的摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060038914A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-23

    申请号:US11208550

    申请日:2005-08-23

    IPC分类号: H04N5/235

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2252 H04N5/23293

    摘要: A video camera which is provided with an inter-line type CCD and also which enjoys a function as a digital still camera. The video camera includes an irising mechanism for adjusting a quantity of light incident upon the CCD, an iris driving circuit for driving the irising mechanism, and a camera microcomputer for controlling operations of adjusting an incident-light quantity by the irising mechanism by controlling the iris driving circuit. The camera microcomputer controls the iris driving circuit to drive the irising mechanism, whereby the incident light upon the CCD is blocked to perform only a read-out operation while data of all the pixels is read out from the CCD.

    摘要翻译: 具有行间CCD型的摄像机,作为数码相机具有功能。 视频摄像机包括用于调节入射到CCD上的光量的虹膜机构,用于驱动虹膜机构的虹膜驱动电路,以及照相机微机,用于通过控制虹膜来控制由虹膜机构调节入射光量的操作 驱动电路。 相机微型计算机控制光圈驱动电路来驱动虹膜机构,由此CCD上的入射光被遮挡以仅执行读出操作,同时从CCD读出所有像素的数据。

    Imaging apparatus and method of optical-black clamping

    公开(公告)号:US06982705B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-03

    申请号:US10373864

    申请日:2003-02-27

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00

    摘要: An imaging apparatus has a solid-state image sensing device having an imaging area divided into left and right sub-imaging areas, a first optical-black (OB) area and a second OB area being provided at both edges of the imaging area in the horizontal direction. First video signals are extracted from monitoring areas in the sub-imaging areas close to the border between the sub-imaging areas. Optical-black clamping is applied to second video signals output from the sub-imaging areas by subtracting a first OB signal indicating an OB level in the first OB area from the second video signal output from one of the sub-imaging area and subtracting a second OB signal indicating an OB level in the second OB area from the second video signal output from the other of the sub-imaging areas. Detected first in the optical-black clamping is a level difference between the extracted first video signals. Calculated next is an adjusting value per row of pixels, that provides the smallest level difference per row of pixels in the imaging area based on the detected level difference. The first OB signal is subtracted from one of the second video signals and the second OB signal is subtracted from the other second video signal, thus outputting an optical-black-clamped video signal. Video-signal levels are adjusted by multiplying the optical-black-clamped video signal by the adjusting value.

    Imaging apparatus and pixel defect compensation method implemented therein
    4.
    发明授权
    Imaging apparatus and pixel defect compensation method implemented therein 有权
    其中实现的成像装置和像素缺陷补偿方法

    公开(公告)号:US08134616B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-13

    申请号:US12286222

    申请日:2008-09-29

    IPC分类号: H04N9/64

    摘要: Pixel signals output from an imaging device having pixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions are compensated if there are pixel defects. Extracted from the pixel signals are: a first signal from a target pixel; second signals from second pixels having the same color as the target pixel; and third signals from third pixels having a different color from the target pixel, the second and third pixels being located as close to the target pixel on both sides thereof in each direction. Extracted from the second signals are a highest-level signal having the highest luminance level and a second-level signal having the second luminance level. An average luminance level of the second signals is calculated. It is determined whether a particular pixel among the second pixels and causing generation of the highest-level signal is defective by using the highest and average levels. The highest-level signal is selected when the particular pixel is not defective, otherwise, the second-level signal. It is determined whether the target pixel is defective by using the levels of the first and selected signals. The first signal is output when the target pixel is not defective, otherwise, the selected signal.

    摘要翻译: 如果存在像素缺陷,则补偿从具有以水平和垂直方向布置的像素的成像装置输出的像素信号。 从像素信号提取的是:来自目标像素的第一信号; 具有与目标像素相同颜色的第二像素的第二信号; 来自第三像素的第三信号具有与目标像素不同的颜色,第二和第三像素在每个方向两侧定位成靠近目标像素。 从第二信号中提取具有最高亮度级的最高级信号和具有第二亮度级的第二级信号。 计算第二信号的平均亮度水平。 通过使用最高和平均电平来确定第二像素中的特定像素是否导致最高电平信号的产生有缺陷。 当特定像素没有故障时选择最高电平信号,否则选择第二电平信号。 通过使用第一和所选信号的电平来确定目标像素是否有缺陷。 当目标像素没有故障时,输出第一个信号,否则选择信号。

    Image pickup apparatus with function of adjusting incident light quantity
    5.
    发明授权
    Image pickup apparatus with function of adjusting incident light quantity 有权
    具有调整入射光量功能的摄像装置

    公开(公告)号:US07432958B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-07

    申请号:US11208550

    申请日:2005-08-23

    CPC分类号: H04N5/2252 H04N5/23293

    摘要: A video camera which is provided with an inter-line type CCD and also which enjoys a function as a digital still camera. The video camera includes an irising mechanism for adjusting a quantity of light incident upon the CCD, an iris driving circuit for driving the irising mechanism, and a camera microcomputer for controlling operations of adjusting an incident-light quantity by the irising mechanism by controlling the iris driving circuit. The camera microcomputer controls the iris driving circuit to drive the irising mechanism, whereby the incident light upon the CCD is blocked to perform only a read-out operation while data of all the pixels is read out from the CCD.

    摘要翻译: 具有行间CCD型的摄像机,作为数码相机具有功能。 视频摄像机包括用于调节入射到CCD上的光量的虹膜机构,用于驱动虹膜机构的虹膜驱动电路,以及照相机微机,用于通过控制虹膜来控制由虹膜机构调节入射光量的操作 驱动电路。 相机微型计算机控制光圈驱动电路来驱动虹膜机构,由此CCD上的入射光被遮挡以仅执行读出操作,同时从CCD读出所有像素的数据。

    Image-sensing apparatus for compensating video signal of a plurality of channels
    6.
    发明授权
    Image-sensing apparatus for compensating video signal of a plurality of channels 有权
    用于补偿多个通道的视频信号的图像感测装置

    公开(公告)号:US07218351B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-15

    申请号:US10405478

    申请日:2003-04-03

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335 H04N9/64

    摘要: An image-sensing apparatus for compensating video signal of a plurality of channels, adds an electric charge of a pilot signal on a signal vertically transferred in an image-sensing device 11. A pixel area of the image-sensing device 11 is divided into a plurality of pixel areas to obtain an output signal of a plurality of channels. The pilot signal is add to an output signal of each pixel area corresponding to each channel for twice a field period, and for different electric potential. The control circuit 15 obtains a difference between the two pilot signals in one filed period, and controls the gain compensation 17 to make the pilot signal level in each channel equal. Additionally, the pilot signal is not used for compensation but the previous signal is used when a smear element is detected from the output signal of each channel.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于补偿多个通道的视频信号的图像感测装置,对在图像感测装置11中垂直传送的信号添加导频信号的电荷。 图像感测装置11的像素区域被划分为多个像素区域以获得多个通道的输出信号。 导频信号相加于每个通道的每个像素区域的输出信号两次场周期,并且对于不同的电位。 控制电路15获得一个场合周期中的两个导频信号之间的差,并且控制增益补偿17使每个信道中的导频信号电平相等。 此外,导频信号不用于补偿,但是当从每个通道的输出信号检测到拖尾元素时,使用先前的信号。