公开(公告)号：US20110221931A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：US12929600

申请日：2011-02-03

申请人： Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Masatoshi Hara

发明人： Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Masatoshi Hara

IPC分类号： H04N5/235 ,  G01K7/00

CPC分类号： G01K7/01 ,  G01K2219/00 ,  H03M1/0621 ,  H03M1/089 ,  H03M1/123 ,  H03M1/56 ,  H04N5/37457

摘要： A temperature information output apparatus includes: a first comparison unit provided to match with a specific row in a pixel array unit and receiving and comparing an analog pixel signal output from a pixel and a reference signal having a ramp waveform having a predetermined inclination and a signal period; a first count unit carrying out a count operation during a count period within a reset period and a count period within a signal period; a first data output unit outputting the pixel data based on a count value obtained by the first count unit; a local voltage/temperature signal generating unit generating a local voltage and a temperature signal; a second comparison unit receiving and comparing the temperature signal and the reference signal; a second count unit carrying out a count operation during a count period within a reset period and a count period within a signal period; and a second data output unit outputting temperature data based on a count value obtained by the second count unit.

摘要翻译： 温度信息输出装置包括：第一比较单元，设置成与像素阵列单元中的特定行匹配，并且接收和比较从像素输出的模拟像素信号和具有具有预定倾斜度的斜坡波形的参考信号和信号 期; 第一计数单元，在复位期间内的计数期间和信号周期内的计数期间进行计数动作; 第一数据输出单元，基于由第一计数单元获得的计数值输出像素数据; 产生局部电压和温度信号的本地电压/温度信号产生单元; 第二比较单元，接收和比较温度信号和参考信号; 第二计数单元，在复位期间内的计数期间和信号周期内的计数期间进行计数动作; 以及第二数据输出单元，其基于由第二计数单元获得的计数值输出温度数据。

公开(公告)号：US09319610B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-19

申请号：US14239325

申请日：2012-08-30

申请人： Hayato Wakabayashi

发明人： Hayato Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： H04N5/37455 ,  H04N5/343 ,  H04N5/35545 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： The present disclosure relates to an image pickup device, a control method, and an image pickup apparatus, which can implement more various data outputs.An image pickup apparatus of the present disclosure includes a pixel array in which incident light of an object is photoelectrically converted by a photoelectric conversion element at each of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, a selection unit that selects the number of A/D converters that output a pixel signal of each pixel in the pixel array, and a control unit that controls the selection unit and causes the selection unit to select the number of the A/D converters according to a request. The present disclosure can be applied to an image pickup device, a control method, and an image pickup apparatus.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及可以实现更多种类的数据输出的图像拾取装置，控制方法和图像拾取装置。 本公开的图像拾取装置包括像素阵列，其中以矩阵形式布置在多个像素中的每一个处的光电转换元件对物体的入射光进行光电转换;选择单元，其选择数量A / D转换器，其输出像素阵列中的每个像素的像素信号;以及控制单元，其控制所述选择单元，并使所述选择单元根据请求选择所述A / D转换器的数量。 本公开可以应用于图像拾取装置，控制方法和图像拾取装置。

公开(公告)号：US08970750B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US13242144

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Tatsuya Sugioka ,  Hiroshi Shiroshita ,  Miho Ozawa ,  Hiroki Kihara ,  Kenichi Maruko ,  Tatsuo Shinbashi ,  Kazuhisa Funamoto ,  Hideyuki Matsumoto ,  Takayuki Toyama ,  Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Naohiro Koshisaka ,  Shigetoshi Sasaki ,  Masato Tamori

发明人： Tatsuya Sugioka ,  Hiroshi Shiroshita ,  Miho Ozawa ,  Hiroki Kihara ,  Kenichi Maruko ,  Tatsuo Shinbashi ,  Kazuhisa Funamoto ,  Hideyuki Matsumoto ,  Takayuki Toyama ,  Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Naohiro Koshisaka ,  Shigetoshi Sasaki ,  Masato Tamori

IPC分类号： H04N3/14 ,  H04N5/335 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N5/378

CPC分类号： G06F13/385 ,  G06T1/0007 ,  G06T2210/32 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N2201/0084 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

摘要： An image outputting apparatus includes a header production section for producing a header including header information formed from first and second frame information regarding whether pixel data included in a payload are of first and last lines of one frame, respectively, first line information regarding whether or not the pixel data included in the payload are valid, and second line information regarding a line number of a line formed from the pixel data included in the payload, and an error detection code for use for detection of an error of the header information. A packet production section produces a packet which includes, in the payload thereof, pixel data for one line which configure an image obtained by imaging by an imaging section and to which the header is added. An outputting section outputs the produced packet to an image processing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种图像输出装置，包括标题制作部分，用于产生一个包含标题信息的报头，标题信息分别由第一和第二帧信息形成，关于有效载荷中包括的像素数据是否分别是一帧的第一行和最后一行， 包括在有效载荷中的像素数据是有效的，以及关于从包括在有效载荷中的像素数据形成的行的行号的第二行信息，以及用于检测标题信息的错误的错误检测码。 分组产生部分产生一个分组，该分组在其有效载荷中包括一行的像素数据，其构成通过成像部分成像获得的图像，并且添加该标题。 输出部将所生成的分组输出到图像处理装置。

公开(公告)号：US20080122941A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11944829

申请日：2007-11-26

申请人： Masaru Kikuchi ,  Hayato Wakabayashi

发明人： Masaru Kikuchi ,  Hayato Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： H04N5/228

CPC分类号： H04N5/335 ,  H02M3/07 ,  H02M2003/071 ,  H04N5/23241 ,  H04N5/23245 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/369

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes plural photoelectric conversion means arranged along light receiving surfaces, readout means for reading out signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion means, a voltage supply means for supplying various levels of voltages to respective units including the photoelectric conversion means and the readout means, a detection means for detecting level change of a prescribed supply voltage in supply voltages by the voltage supply means and a control means for controlling so that the level change is converged when level change of the prescribed supply voltage is detected by the detection means.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括沿着光接收表面布置的多个光电转换装置，用于读出在光电转换装置中产生的信号电荷的读出装置，用于向包括光电转换装置的各个单元提供各种电压的电压供给装置， 读出装置，用于检测由电压供给装置提供的电源电压中的规定电源电压的电平变化的检测装置;以及控制装置，用于当通过检测检测到规定电源电压的电平变化时，电平变化被收敛 手段。

公开(公告)号：US08847938B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US12741269

申请日：2009-09-16

申请人： Hayato Wakabayashi

发明人： Hayato Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G3/36 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/376 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H04N5/357 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/376

摘要： An imaging device that can not only reduce noises including shading but also read out a pixel at high speed, a method for controlling the imaging device, and a camera using the imaging device are provided. In a 3-transistor-driven pixel circuit 11, the drain of a reset transistor 113 is connected to a drive signal line DRNL (n), and the drain of an amplifier transistor 114 is connected to a source voltage VDD. A row drive circuit 12a quickly decreases the voltage level applied to the drive signal line DRNL (n) from a high-level voltage VH to a lowest level voltage VLL, then increases it from the lowest level voltage VLL to a low-level voltage VL, and then gradually returns it to the high-level voltage VH.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种成像装置，其不仅可以减少包括阴影的噪声，而且还可以高速读出像素，成像装置的控制方法和使用该成像装置的照相机。 在3晶体管驱动像素电路11中，复位晶体管113的漏极连接到驱动信号线DRNL（n），放大晶体管114的漏极连接到源极电压VDD。 行驱动电路12a快速地将从驱动信号线DRNL（n）施加的电压从高电平电压VH降低到最低电平电压VLL，然后将其从最低电平电压VLL增加到低电平电压VL ，然后逐渐将其返回到高电平电压VH。

公开(公告)号：US08325255B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-04

申请号：US12801709

申请日：2010-06-22

申请人： Yuki Aruga ,  Hayato Wakabayashi

发明人： Yuki Aruga ,  Hayato Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/2175 ,  H04N5/3598 ,  H04N5/374 ,  H04N5/378

摘要： A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel section having pixels performing photoelectric conversion arranged in a matrix form; a pixel signal reading unit including an AD converting part that reads pixel signals in a unit of pixels, and compares a reference signal as a ramp waveform with the pixel signals to perform AD conversion; a clamp unit clamping the signal line with a clamp voltage such that the pixel signals are held at or greater than a set voltage; a correction bias circuit generating a clamp voltage according to a clamp voltage set value supplied and supplies the clamp voltage to the clamp unit; and a correction bias selecting unit selecting the clamp voltage set value such that the clamp voltage is generated in association with slope determining information for determining a slope of the reference signal, and supplies the clamp voltage set value to the correction bias circuit.

摘要翻译： 固态成像装置包括：具有以矩阵形式布置的执行光电转换的像素的像素部分; 像素信号读取单元，其包括以像素为单位读取像素信号的AD转换部，并将参考信号作为斜坡波形与像素信号进行比较，以进行AD转换; 钳位单元用钳位电压钳位信号线，使得像素信号保持在或大于设定电压; 校正偏置电路，根据提供的钳位电压设定值产生钳位电压，并将钳位电压提供给钳位单元; 以及校正偏置选择单元，选择钳位电压设定值，使得与用于确定参考信号的斜率的斜率确定信息相关联地产生钳位电压，并将钳位电压设置值提供给校正偏置电路。

公开(公告)号：US20120120289A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-17

申请号：US13242144

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Tatsuya SUGIOKA ,  Hiroshi Shiroshita ,  Miho Ozawa ,  Hiroki Kihara ,  Kenichi Maruko ,  Tatsuo Shinbashi ,  Kazuhisa Funamoto ,  Hideyuki Matsumoto ,  Takayuki Toyama ,  Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Naohiro Koshisaka ,  Shigetoshi Sasaki ,  Masato Tamori

发明人： Tatsuya SUGIOKA ,  Hiroshi Shiroshita ,  Miho Ozawa ,  Hiroki Kihara ,  Kenichi Maruko ,  Tatsuo Shinbashi ,  Kazuhisa Funamoto ,  Hideyuki Matsumoto ,  Takayuki Toyama ,  Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Naohiro Koshisaka ,  Shigetoshi Sasaki ,  Masato Tamori

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： G06F13/385 ,  G06T1/0007 ,  G06T2210/32 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N5/378 ,  H04N2201/0084 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

摘要： An image outputting apparatus includes a header production section for producing a header including header information formed from first and second frame information regarding whether pixel data included in a payload are of first and last lines of one frame, respectively, first line information regarding whether or not the pixel data included in the payload are valid, and second line information regarding a line number of a line formed from the pixel data included in the payload, and an error detection code for use for detection of an error of the header information. A packet production section produces a packet which includes, in the payload thereof, pixel data for one line which configure an image obtained by imaging by an imaging section and to which the header is added. An outputting section outputs the produced packet to an image processing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种图像输出装置，包括标题制作部分，用于产生一个包含标题信息的报头，标题信息分别由第一和第二帧信息形成，关于有效载荷中包括的像素数据是否分别是一帧的第一行和最后一行， 包括在有效载荷中的像素数据是有效的，以及关于从包括在有效载荷中的像素数据形成的行的行号的第二行信息，以及用于检测标题信息的错误的错误检测码。 分组产生部分产生一个分组，该分组在其有效载荷中包括一行的像素数据，其构成通过成像部分成像获得的图像，并且添加该标题。 输出部将所生成的分组输出到图像处理装置。

公开(公告)号：US20100231574A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12741269

申请日：2009-09-16

申请人： Hayato Wakabayashi

发明人： Hayato Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/357 ,  H01L27/14621 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/3741 ,  H04N5/376

摘要： An imaging device that can not only reduce noises including shading but also read out a pixel at high speed, a method for controlling the imaging device, and a camera using the imaging device are provided. In a 3-transistor-driven pixel circuit 11, the drain of a reset transistor 113 is connected to a drive signal line DRNL (n), and the drain of an amplifier transistor 114 is connected to a source voltage VDD. A row drive circuit 12a quickly decreases the voltage level applied to the drive signal line DRNL (n) from a high-level voltage VH to a lowest level voltage VLL, then increases it from the lowest level voltage VLL to a low-level voltage VL, and then gradually returns it to the high-level voltage VH.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种成像装置，其不仅可以减少包括阴影的噪声，而且还可以高速读出像素，成像装置的控制方法和使用该成像装置的照相机。 在3晶体管驱动像素电路11中，复位晶体管113的漏极连接到驱动信号线DRNL（n），放大晶体管114的漏极连接到源极电压VDD。 行驱动电路12a快速地将从驱动信号线DRNL（n）施加的电压从高电平电压VH降低到最低电平电压VLL，然后将其从最低电平电压VLL增加到低电平电压VL ，然后逐渐将其返回到高电平电压VH。

公开(公告)号：US20090033759A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US12177997

申请日：2008-07-23

申请人： Hayato Wakabayashi

发明人： Hayato Wakabayashi

IPC分类号： H04N5/228 ,  G05F3/16

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  G05F3/02 ,  H03M1/56 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/37455

摘要： A reference voltage circuit for generating a reference voltage to be referred when a pixel signal is digitally converted, includes ramp voltage generating means for generating a ramp voltage which drops from a predetermined initial voltage at a certain gradient, a transistor for forming, together with the ramp voltage generating means, a current mirror circuit, and gain change means for changing a current value of a current flowing from a predetermined power supply via the transistor to change the gradient of the ramp voltage generated by the ramp voltage generating means.

摘要翻译： 用于产生在像素信号被数字转换时要参考的参考电压的参考电压电路包括斜坡电压产生装置，用于产生从一定梯度的预定初始电压下降的斜坡电压，用于形成的晶体管与 斜坡电压产生装置，电流镜电路和增益改变装置，用于改变从预定电源经由晶体管流过的电流的电流值，以改变由斜坡电压产生装置产生的斜坡电压的斜率。

公开(公告)号：US08654230B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US12150004

申请日：2008-04-24

申请人： Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Yoshiaki Inada ,  Ken Koseki

发明人： Hayato Wakabayashi ,  Yoshiaki Inada ,  Ken Koseki

IPC分类号： H04N5/335

CPC分类号： H04N5/378 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/3575 ,  H04N5/361 ,  H04N5/3655 ,  H04N5/3658 ,  H04N5/3745 ,  H04N5/37455

摘要： Disclosed herein is an image pickup circuit including: amplifying means for amplifying a charge corresponding to an amount of light received by a photodetector, and outputting a pixel signal; ramp signal generating means for generating a ramp signal whose voltage drops with a fixed slope from a predetermined initial voltage; and comparing means for comparing the pixel signal output by the amplifying means with the ramp signal output by the ramp signal generating means. A reference potential of the pixel signal output by the amplifying means and a reference potential of the ramp signal output by the ramp signal generating means are at a same level.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种图像拾取电路，包括：放大装置，用于放大对应于由光电检测器接收的光量的电荷，并输出像素信号; 斜坡信号产生装置，用于产生其电压以预定的初始电压以固定斜率下降的斜坡信号; 以及比较装置，用于将由放大装置输出的像素信号与斜坡信号产生装置输出的斜坡信号进行比较。 由放大装置输出的像素信号的参考电位和由斜坡信号发生装置输出的斜坡信号的参考电位处于相同电平。