System and Method for Processing Video Images Generated By A Multiple Viewing Elements Endoscope
    2.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Processing Video Images Generated By A Multiple Viewing Elements Endoscope 审中-公开
    用于处理由多个观察元素内窥镜产生的视频图像的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160174827A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-23

    申请号:US14967771

    申请日:2015-12-14

    申请人: EndoChoice, Inc.

    摘要: An endoscope video processing system applies a blooming control feature to image frames of video data signals generated by viewing elements in the endoscope tip. A reduced digital gain is applied to a luminance (Y) component of the video data signal to generate an attenuated signal. An average luminance value of pixels neighboring a pixel of the attenuated signal is calculated and a function of the average luminance value is determined to generate a smoothly transitioning digital gain. The smoothly transitioning digital gain is conditioned using weights to generate a customizable digital gain, and the customizable digital gain is applied to the attenuated signal. This Local Blooming Control (LBC) facilitates a higher luminance digital gain in darker portions while maintaining a low or no luminance digital gain in brighter portions, within the same image frame.

    摘要翻译: 内窥镜视频处理系统将开花控制特征应用于通过观察内窥镜尖端内的元件产生的视频数据信号的图像帧。 将减小的数字增益应用于视频数据信号的亮度(Y)分量以产生衰减信号。 计算与衰减信号的像素相邻的像素的平均亮度值,并确定平均亮度值的函数以产生平滑过渡的数字增益。 平滑过渡的数字增益利用权重进行调节,以产生可定制的数字增益,可定制的数字增益被应用于衰减信号。 该本地开花控制(LBC)在较暗部分中促进更高的亮度数字增益,同时在同一图像帧内保持更亮部分中的低或无亮度数字增益。

    Solid state imaging device, driving method of the solid state imaging device and electronic equipment
    3.
    发明授权
    Solid state imaging device, driving method of the solid state imaging device and electronic equipment 有权
    固态成像装置,固态成像装置和电子设备的驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US08934036B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-13

    申请号:US14027708

    申请日:2013-09-16

    申请人: Sony Corporation

    发明人: Yusuke Oike

    摘要: A solid state imaging device including multiple unit pixels including a photoelectric converter generating electrical charge in accordance with incident light quantity and accumulating the charge, a first transfer gate transferring the accumulated charge, a charge holding region holding the transferred charge, a second transfer gate transferring the held charge, and a floating diffusion region converting the transferred charge into voltage; an intermediate charge transfer unit transferring, to the charge holding region, a charge exceeding a predetermined charge amount as a first signal charge; and a pixel driving unit setting the first transfer gate to a non-conducting state, set the second transfer gate to a conducting state, transfer the first signal charge to the floating diffusion region, set the second transfer gate to a non-conducting state, set the first transfer gate to a conducting state, and transfer the accumulated charge to the charge holding region as a second signal charge.

    摘要翻译: 一种固态成像装置,包括多个单位像素,包括光电转换器,根据入射光量产生电荷并累积电荷;转移积累的电荷的第一传输门;保持所转移电荷的电荷保持区;第二传输栅转移 保持电荷和将转移的电荷转换成电压的浮动扩散区域; 中间电荷转移单元,向电荷保持区域传输超过预定电荷量的电荷作为第一信号电荷; 以及像素驱动单元,将所述第一传输栅极设置为非导通状态,将所述第二传输栅极设置为导通状态,将所述第一信号电荷转移到所述浮动扩散区域,将所述第二传输栅极设置为非导通状态, 将第一传输门设置为导通状态,并将累积电荷转移到电荷保持区域作为第二信号电荷。

    Array of pixels with good dynamic range
    4.
    发明授权
    Array of pixels with good dynamic range 有权
    具有良好动态范围的像素阵列

    公开(公告)号:US08853756B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-07

    申请号:US13855115

    申请日:2013-04-02

    申请人: Albert Theuwissen

    发明人: Albert Theuwissen

    摘要: An array comprises a plurality of pixels logically arranged in rows and columns. The pixels comprise a photoreceptor (11) for converting impinging radiation into electronic charge, a transfer element (12) for transferring the electronic charge towards a sense node, a reset transistor (13) for resetting the sense node (16), means for converting the electronic charge onto the sense node (16) into a voltage, and for outputting the voltage as a pixel signal, and means adapted for biasing the sense nodes at a low voltage lower than a reset voltage which is meant to initialize the photoreceptor, during integration of impinging radiation on the photoreceptors. The means for converting and outputting comprise a source follower (14) for converting the electronic charge, and a select transistor (15) for outputting the voltage as a pixel signal, and the reset transistor of at least one pixel is coupled with one main electrode to the gate of the reset transistor of another pixel.

    摘要翻译: 阵列包括以行和列逻辑排列的多个像素。 像素包括用于将入射辐射转换为电荷的感光体(11),用于将电子电荷传送到感测节点的传输元件(12),用于复位感测节点(16)的复位晶体管(13),用于转换 在感测节点(16)上的电子电荷成为电压,并且用于输出电压作为像素信号,以及适于在低于复位电压的低电压偏置感测节点的装置,其意图是初始化感光体 入射辐射对光感受器的整合。 用于转换和输出的装置包括用于转换电子电荷的源极跟随器(14)和用于输出电压作为像素信号的选择晶体管(15),并且至少一个像素的复位晶体管与一个主电极 到另一像素的复位晶体管的栅极。

    Solid-state imaging device and control system
    5.
    发明授权
    Solid-state imaging device and control system 有权
    固态成像装置和控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US08735952B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-27

    申请号:US11879444

    申请日:2007-07-17

    IPC分类号: H01L31/113

    摘要: A solid-state imaging device is provided. The solid-state imaging device includes an imaging region having a plurality of pixels arranged on a semiconductor substrate, in which each of the pixels includes a photoelectric converting portion and a charge converting portion for converting a charge generated by photoelectric conversion into a pixel signal and blooming is suppressed by controlling a substrate voltage of the semiconductor substrate.

    摘要翻译: 提供固态成像装置。 固态成像装置包括具有布置在半导体衬底上的多个像素的成像区域,其中每个像素包括光电转换部分和用于将由光电转换产生的电荷转换成像素信号的电荷转换部分,以及 通过控制半导体衬底的衬底电压来抑制起霜。

    SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    6.
    发明申请
    SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF THE SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 有权
    固态成像装置,固态成像装置的驱动方法和电子装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120327278A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13603633

    申请日:2012-09-05

    申请人: Yusuke Oike

    发明人: Yusuke Oike

    IPC分类号: H04N5/335

    摘要: A solid state imaging device includes: multiple unit pixels including a photoelectric converter generating electrical charge in accordance with incident light quantity and accumulating the charge, a first transfer gate transferring the accumulated charge, a charge holding region holding the transferred charge, a second transfer gate transferring the held charge, and a floating diffusion region converting the transferred charge into voltage; an intermediate charge transfer unit transferring, to the charge holding region, a charge exceeding a predetermined charge amount as a first signal charge; and a pixel driving unit setting the first transfer gate to a non-conducting state, set the second transfer gate to a conducting state, transfer the first signal charge to the floating diffusion region, set the second transfer gate to a non-conducting state, set the first transfer gate to a conducting state, and transfer the accumulated charge to the charge holding region as a second signal charge.

    摘要翻译: 固态成像装置包括:多个单位像素,包括根据入射光量产生电荷并累积电荷的光电转换器,传送累积电荷的第一传输栅极,保持所转移电荷的电荷保持区域,第二传输栅极 转移所保持的电荷,以及将转移的电荷转换成电压的浮动扩散区; 中间电荷转移单元,向电荷保持区域传输超过预定电荷量的电荷作为第一信号电荷; 以及像素驱动单元,将所述第一传输栅极设置为非导通状态,将所述第二传输栅极设置为导通状态,将所述第一信号电荷转移到所述浮动扩散区域,将所述第二传输栅极设置为非导通状态, 将第一传输门设置为导通状态,并将累积电荷转移到电荷保持区域作为第二信号电荷。

    Method of maintaining product status using coded tags
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of maintaining product status using coded tags 失效
    使用编码标签维护产品状态的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08322612B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-04

    申请号:US12778085

    申请日:2010-05-11

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: A method of maintaining a status of a product item is provided. The product item includes an associated interface surface which has coded data including a plurality of coded data portions indicative of the product item's identity. The method includes, in a sensing device, sensing at least one coded data portion, generating indicating data indicative of the product item identity therefrom, and transferring the indicating data to a computer system. The computer system is responsive to the indicating data to update product status information stored in a data store. Each coded data portion is indicative of the respective position. The method further includes, generating in the sensing device and using the sensed coded data portion, indicating data indicative of at least one of a position of the sensed coded data portion on the interface surface and a position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface.

    摘要翻译: 提供了维持产品项目状态的方法。 产品项目包括相关接口表面,其具有包括指示产品项目的身份的多个编码数据部分的编码数据。 该方法在感测装置中包括感测至少一个编码数据部分,产生指示产品项标识的指示数据,并将指示数据传送到计算机系统。 计算机系统响应于指示数据来更新存储在数据存储器中的产品状态信息。 每个编码数据部分指示相应的位置。 该方法还包括:在感测装置中产生并使用感测的编码数据部分,指示表示感测编码数据部分在界面表面上的位置和感测装置相对于界面表面的位置中的至少一个的数据 。