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公开(公告)号:US11711630B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-25
申请号:US16731999
申请日:2019-12-31
发明人: Eric R. Fossum
IPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/581 , H04N25/772
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/581 , H04N25/772
摘要: Some embodiments provide an apparatus and method wherein the non-linearity of the response of a multi-bit QIS is controllable (e.g., selectively variable) by dynamically choosing the bit depth n during A/D conversion, and/or later (i.e., post-conversion) by firmware and/or software.
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公开(公告)号:US11991466B2
公开(公告)日:2024-05-21
申请号:US17888556
申请日:2022-08-16
IPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/00 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/004 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772 , G06F2201/86 , G06F2201/88
摘要: In dynamic vision sensor (DVS) or change detection sensors, the chip or sensor is configured to control or modulate the event rate. For example, this control can be used to keep the event rate close to a desired rate or within desired bounds. Adapting the configuration of the sensor to the scene by changing the ON-event and/or the OFF-event thresholds, allows having necessary amount of data, but not much more than necessary, such that the overall system gets as much information about its state as possible.
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公开(公告)号:US12010447B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-11
申请号:US18206634
申请日:2023-06-07
发明人: Raphael Berner , Christian Brändli
IPC分类号: H04N25/77 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/00 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/75 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/772
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/004 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772 , G06F2201/86 , G06F2201/88
摘要: A dynamic vision sensor (DVS) or change detection sensor reacts to changes in light intensity and in this way monitors how a scene changes. This disclosure covers both single pixel and array architectures. The DVS may contain one pixel or 2-dimensional or 1-dimensional array of pixels. The change of intensities registered by pixels are compared, and pixel addresses where the change is positive or negative are recorded and processed. Analyzing frames based on just three values for pixels, increase, decrease or unchanged, the proposed DVS can process visual information much faster than traditional computer vision systems, which correlate multi-bit color or gray level pixel values between successive frames.
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公开(公告)号:US12108174B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-01
申请号:US18054108
申请日:2022-11-09
发明人: Kenzo Tojima
IPC分类号: H04N25/589 , H04N25/571
CPC分类号: H04N25/589 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/575
摘要: In a case where illuminance is high, an error between the number of photons per frame calculated from time information and the number of photons and the actually expected number of photons per frame is reduced. In a time counter that counts a clock from the start of exposure in one frame, one-count time in the clock is switched depending on the illuminance. In a case where a pixel counter is saturated within a period of one frame, the illuminance is determined to be high, and a high-illuminance clock in which one-count time is set more minutely in the first half of one frame is used to count. In a case where the illuminance is not determined to be high, a normal clock is used to count.
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公开(公告)号:US11962926B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US18002775
申请日:2021-08-04
发明人: Yingyun Zha , Jian Deng , Roger Mark Bostock
IPC分类号: H04N25/77 , H01L27/146 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/766
CPC分类号: H04N25/77 , H01L27/14612 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766
摘要: The present disclosure relates to an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel circuits each comprising a photodiode connected between ground and a floating diffusion (FD) node, a reset transistor (MRST) connected between a first voltage supply and the floating diffusion (FD) node, and a source follower transistor (MSF), wherein its drain is connected to a second voltage supply, the gate is connected to a floating diffusion (FD) node and the source is connected to a row select transistor (MSEL). The row select transistor (MSEL) is connected between the source of the source follower transistor (MSF) and a common column output. Each pixel circuit is configured to output an output signal corresponding to a light incident on the photodiode. Each pixel circuit includes at least one additional transistor for configuring each pixel circuit to selectively output a linear integration signal or a logarithmic signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20240292127A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18652982
申请日:2024-05-02
发明人: Raphael Berner , Christian Brändli
IPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/00 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/004 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772 , G06F2201/86 , G06F2201/88
摘要: A dynamic vision sensor (DVS) or change detection sensor reacts to changes in light intensity and in this way monitors how a scene changes. This disclosure covers both single pixel and array architectures. The DVS may contain one pixel or 2-dimensional or 1-dimensional array of pixels. The change of intensities registered by pixels are compared, and pixel addresses where the change is positive or negative are recorded and processed. Analyzing frames based on just three values for pixels, increase, decrease or unchanged, the proposed DVS can process visual information much faster than traditional computer vision systems, which correlate multi-bit color or gray level pixel values between successive frames.
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公开(公告)号:US20240276117A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-15
申请号:US18636628
申请日:2024-04-16
IPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/00 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/004 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772 , G06F2201/86 , G06F2201/88
摘要: In dynamic vision sensor (DVS) or change detection sensors, the chip or sensor is configured to control or modulate the event rate. For example, this control can be used to keep the event rate close to a desired rate or within desired bounds. Adapting the configuration of the sensor to the scene by changing the ON-event and/or the OFF-event thresholds, allows having necessary amount of data, but not much more than necessary, such that the overall system gets as much information about its state as possible.
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公开(公告)号:US20230328406A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US18206634
申请日:2023-06-07
发明人: Raphael Berner , Christian Brändli
IPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/772 , H04N25/47 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/00 , G06T7/20
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/772 , H04N25/47 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/004 , G06T7/20 , G06F2201/86 , G06F2201/88
摘要: A dynamic vision sensor (DVS) or change detection sensor reacts to changes in light intensity and in this way monitors how a scene changes. This disclosure covers both single pixel and array architectures. The DVS may contain one pixel or 2-dimensional or 1-dimensional array of pixels. The change of intensities registered by pixels are compared, and pixel addresses where the change is positive or negative are recorded and processed. Analyzing frames based on just three values for pixels, increase, decrease or unchanged, the proposed DVS can process visual information much faster than traditional computer vision systems, which correlate multi-bit color or gray level pixel values between successive frames.
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公开(公告)号:US20230247325A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-03
申请号:US18002775
申请日:2021-08-04
发明人: Yingyun ZHA , Jian DENG , Roger Mark BOSTOCK
IPC分类号: H04N25/77 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/766 , H01L27/146
CPC分类号: H04N25/77 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766 , H01L27/14612
摘要: The present disclosure relates to an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel circuits each comprising a photodiode connected between ground and a floating diffusion (FD) node, a reset transistor (MRST) connected between a first voltage supply and the floating diffusion (FD) node, and a source follower transistor (MSF), wherein its drain is connected to a second voltage supply, the gate is connected to a floating diffusion (FD) node and the source is connected to a row select transistor (MSEL). The row select transistor (MSEL) is connected between the source of the source follower transistor (MSF) and a common column output. Each pixel circuit is configured to output an output signal corresponding to a light incident on the photodiode. Each pixel circuit includes at least one additional transistor for configuring each pixel circuit to selectively output a linear integration signal or a logarithmic signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11711631B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-25
申请号:US17366392
申请日:2021-07-02
发明人: Raphael Berner , Christian Brändli
IPC分类号: H04N25/77 , H04N25/571 , H04N25/772 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/75 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/766 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/00 , G06T7/20
CPC分类号: H04N25/75 , G01J1/46 , G06F11/004 , G06T7/20 , H04N25/40 , H04N25/47 , H04N25/573 , H04N25/766 , H04N25/77 , H04N25/772 , G06F2201/86 , G06F2201/88
摘要: A dynamic vision sensor (DVS) or change detection sensor reacts to changes in light intensity and in this way monitors how a scene changes. This disclosure covers both single pixel and array architectures. The DVS may contain one pixel or 2-dimensional or 1-dimensional array of pixels. The change of intensities registered by pixels are compared, and pixel addresses where the change is positive or negative are recorded and processed. Analyzing frames based on just three values for pixels, increase, decrease or unchanged, the proposed DVS can process visual information much faster than traditional computer vision systems, which correlate multi-bit color or gray level pixel values between successive frames.
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