公开(公告)号：US20180013971A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15637086

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hideaki MATSUOTO ,  Osamu NONAKA

IPC: H04N5/374 ,  H04N3/14

CPC classification number: H04N5/3741 ,  G01N2015/035 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06K9/209 ,  H04N3/1587 ,  H04N3/1593 ,  H04N5/247

Abstract: An observation system includes: a plurality of imaging sections to image one or more samples; a plurality of driving mechanisms that respectively move the imaging sections to change an imaging position for the samples; and a control circuit that controls operations of the driving mechanisms and the imaging sections to cause the imaging sections to image the samples, while causing the driving mechanisms to respectively move the imaging sections. The control circuit imposes different limitations on movement patterns of the imaging sections depending on a characteristic of the samples.

公开(公告)号：US06046772A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-04

申请号：US899550

申请日：1997-07-24

Applicant: Paul Howell

Inventor： Paul Howell

IPC: H04N1/48 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/09 ,  G03F3/08 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/07

CPC classification number: H04N3/1587 ,  H04N1/486 ,  H04N9/045 ,  H04N9/09 ,  H04N2209/046 ,  H04N2209/049

Abstract: A combination of digital camera design and digital photography technique that allows a single digital camera to be used for both single-shot and multiple-shot color operation. The invention includes a digital camera half of the light-sensing elements of which--the "majority pixels"--are sensitive to a first primary color and the other half of which--the "minority pixels"--are divided about equally between those sensitive to a second primary color and those sensitive to a third primary color. Further, these light-sensitive elements are arranged so that by a simple lateral shift of the array, typically by the width of a single pixel, every one of the majority pixels will be moved into a position previously held by one of the minority pixels. When used in conjunction with known pixel-interpolation methods this camera produces single-shot digital images equal or better in color quality to any existing single-shot digital camera. Shooting a scene twice, with the array shifted as indicated above between the two shots, and using known interpolation techniques to determine all three primary colors at each pixel location, a final photograph essentially as good as any provided by traditional three-shot digital photography can be achieved. For cameras having the requisite array of photosensitive elements, but not incorporating a mechanism for moving the array separately from the rest of the camera, the present invention can be practiced by rotating the described camera about an axis lying in the principal plane of and passing through the principal point of the camera's lens.

Abstract translation: 数码相机设计和数码摄影技术的组合，允许单个数码相机用于单次和多次色彩操作。 本发明包括数字照相机的一半的感光元件，其中“多数像素”对第一原色敏感，而另一半的“少数像素” - 在这些敏感到 第二基色和对第三基色敏感的。 此外，这些感光元件被布置成使得通过阵列的简单的横向偏移，通常通过单个像素的宽度，多个像素中的每一个将被移动到先前由少数像素之一保持的位置。 当与已知的像素插值方法结合使用时，该相机可以生成与任何现有的单张数码相机相同或更好的单色数字图像的色彩质量。 拍摄场景两次，阵列如上所述在两张照​​片之间移动，并使用已知的插值技术确定每个像素位置的所有三原色，最终照片基本上与传统三拍数码摄影所提供的一样好 实现。 对于具有必需的感光元件阵列但是不包括用于将阵列与摄像机的其余部分分离的机构的摄像机，可以通过围绕位于主平面中并经过的轴的旋转来实现本发明 相机镜头的主要点。

公开(公告)号：US06035013A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-07

申请号：US783417

申请日：1997-01-14

Applicant: Risto O. Orava ,  Jouni I. Pyyhtia ,  Tom G. Schulman ,  Miltiadis E. Sarakinos ,  Konstantinos E. Spartiotis

Inventor： Risto O. Orava ,  Jouni I. Pyyhtia ,  Tom G. Schulman ,  Miltiadis E. Sarakinos ,  Konstantinos E. Spartiotis

IPC: G01T1/24 ,  G01T1/29 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/325 ,  H04N5/33 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H04N5/372 ,  G01N23/04

CPC classification number: G01T1/243 ,  G01T1/247 ,  G01T1/2928 ,  G01T1/2964 ,  H01L27/146 ,  H01L27/14601 ,  H01L27/14676 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H04N3/1512 ,  H04N3/155 ,  H04N3/1568 ,  H04N3/1587 ,  H04N3/1593 ,  H04N5/32 ,  H04N5/325 ,  H04N5/335

Abstract: A radiographic imaging system includes a plurality of radiation imaging devices arranged in a plurality of columns. The plurality of columns are tiled together to form a mosaic, with imaging devices in adjacent columns being offset from one another in a columnar direction. A radiation source is provided to irradiate an object to be imaged. An absorption grid is disposed between the radiation source and the mosaic, shielding a portion of the object to be imaged from radiation emitted by the radiation source.

Abstract translation: 放射线照相成像系统包括以多列排列的多个辐射成像装置。 多个列被平铺在一起以形成马赛克，相邻列中的成像装置在柱状方向上彼此偏移。 提供辐射源以照射待成像的物体。 吸收网格设置在辐射源和马赛克之间，屏蔽待被成像物体的一部分由辐射源发射的辐射。

公开(公告)号：US6018363A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-25

申请号：US426834

申请日：1995-04-24

Applicant: Hiroyuki Horii

Inventor： Hiroyuki Horii

IPC: G02B5/04 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/347 ,  H04N5/353 ,  H04N5/372 ,  H04N9/04 ,  H04N9/07 ,  H04N5/228 ,  H04N5/335

CPC classification number: H04N9/045 ,  H04N3/1587 ,  H04N5/2259

Abstract: An image taking apparatus includes an image taking sensor 10 having a high-resolution mode and a normal mode; synchronous signal generators 7 and 8 for generating synchronous signals corresponding to the high-resolution mode and the ordinary mode, respectively; a first memory 17 for storing image signals taken in the high-resolution mode; a second memory 35 for storing image signals taken in the normal mode; and a video signal encoder 33 for processing the image signals stored in the second memory 35 in accordance with a predetermined image signal system, wherein, in the high-resolution mode, image signals are stored in the first memory 17 to output digital image signals, and, in the normal mode, image signals are stored in the second memory 35, video signals 34 being output from the encoder 33.

Abstract translation: 图像摄取装置包括具有高分辨率模式和正常模式的摄像传感器10; 同步信号发生器7和8，用于分别产生对应于高分辨率模式和普通模式的同步信号; 用于存储以高分辨率模式拍摄的图像信号的第一存储器17; 用于存储以常规模式拍摄的图像信号的第二存储器35; 以及视频信号编码器33，用于根据预定的图像信号系统处理存储在第二存储器35中的图像信号，其中在高分辨率模式中，图像信号被存储在第一存储器17中以输出数字图像信号， 并且在正常模式下，图像信号被存储在第二存储器35中，视频信号34从编码器33输出。

公开(公告)号：US4998164A

公开(公告)日：1991-03-05

申请号：US525318

申请日：1990-05-21

Applicant: Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

Inventor： Yukio Endo ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

IPC: H04N9/07 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N9/04

CPC classification number: H04N3/1587 ,  H04N5/2259 ,  H04N9/045

Abstract: A color image sensing system includes a CCD image sensor with an optical color filter. A CCD driver is provided to electrically drive the image sensor, which is attached to a vibration table serving as a swing-driver for moving the image sensor along a horizontal direction such that each cell of the image sensor shifts, in a frame period including first and second field periods, between four different sampling positions substantially aligned in the horizontal direction. During each field period, each cell is positioned at two sampling positions, wherein a brightness signal component is produced at one sampling position and color signal components are produced at these sampling positions. The distance between two sampling positions at which the brightness signal components of the first and second field images are produced is set to be half the horizontal pitch of the cells of the image sensor. The remaining two sampling positions of the four sampling positions are apart from each other by one-and-half times the horizontal cell pitch. A color frame image is thus reproduced by electrically adding the first and second field images to increase the number of picture elements to more than the actual number of cells, thereby improving the horizontal image resolution of the frame image and minimizing the generation of color moire in the frame image. The swing-drive operation of the image sensor is repeated in synchronism with the frame period.

Abstract translation: 彩色图像感测系统包括具有光学滤色器的CCD图像传感器。 提供CCD驱动器以电驱动图像传感器，该图像传感器附接到用作摇摆驱动器的振动台，用于沿着水平方向移动图像传感器，使得图像传感器的每个单元在包括第一 和在水平方向上基本对准的四个不同采样位置之间的第二场周期。 在每个场周期期间，每个单元被定位在两个采样位置，其中在一个采样位置处产生亮度信号分量，并且在这些采样位置产生彩色信号分量。 产生第一和第二场图像的亮度信号分量的两个采样位置之间的距离被设置为图像传感器的单元的水平间距的一半。 四个采样位置的剩余两个采样位置彼此分开是水平单元间距的一倍半。 因此，通过电加法第一和第二场图像来再现彩色帧图像，以将图像元素的数量增加到实际的单元数量，从而改善帧图像的水平图像分辨率并最小化彩色波纹的产生 帧图像。 与帧周期同步地重复图像传感器的摆动驱动操作。

公开(公告)号：US4992878A

公开(公告)日：1991-02-12

申请号：US471493

申请日：1990-03-16

Applicant: Clifford Hersh

Inventor： Clifford Hersh

IPC: H04N5/225

CPC classification number: H04N3/1587

Abstract: An image transducing apparatus is disclosed. An object to be imaged is located in a fixed object plane. A lens focuses the image of the object upon an imaging plane. A photoelectric transducing array having a plurality of congruent, discrete, spaced-apart transducing elements arranged in an array is located in the imaging plane and provides an electrical signal representative of the light intensity thereon. The photoelectric array is movable on a microstage which is movable in two axis. The microstage is mechanically displaced in a direction parallel to the imaging plane from a first position to a plurality of subsequent positions. The distance from each position to a subsequent position is less than the dimension of a transducing element along the direction of the displacement. The photoelectric array is moved and is stopped at each of the displaced positions where an electrical signal from the photoelectric array is taken. The signals from each of the positions traversed by the photoelectric array is combined to form an electrical representation of the image of the object.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种图像传感装置。 要成像的物体位于固定的物体平面中。 镜头将物体的图像聚焦在成像平面上。 具有排列成阵列的多个全部，离散的间隔开的换能元件的光电转换阵列位于成像平面中，并提供表示其上的光强度的电信号。 光电阵列可在可沿两轴移动的微台上移动。 微平台在从第一位置到多个后续位置的平行于成像平面的方向上机械移位。 从每个位置到后续位置的距离小于换能元件沿位移方向的尺寸。 光电阵列移动并停止在取自光电阵列的电信号的每个位移位置。 由光电阵列穿过的每个位置的信号被组合以形成对象的图像的电表示。

公开(公告)号：US4607287A

公开(公告)日：1986-08-19

申请号：US693152

申请日：1985-01-22

Applicant: Yukio Endo ,  Yoshitaka Egawa ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

Inventor： Yukio Endo ,  Yoshitaka Egawa ,  Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

IPC: H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/341 ,  H04N5/351 ,  H04N5/355 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/3728 ,  H04N3/14

CPC classification number: H04N3/1587

Abstract: A solid-state image sensing device, such as an interline-transfer type charge-coupled device (IT-CCD), produces signal carriers in response to incident light and generates an image pickup signal. One frame of the image signal is formed of two fields. The CCD chip is coupled to fixed bimorph piezoelectric vibrators by which it is given a wobbling-swing drive during image pickup. This wobbling-swing drive is controlled by a vibration controller. This vibration controller controls the vibration mode of the bimorph piezoelectric elements to apply a first vibration (swing vibration) to the CCD such that each pixel cell is displaced to a different sampling position in the plurality of field periods included in one frame period for image pickup, and applying a second vibration, i.e., a swing vibration with wobbling superposed, to the CCD such that each pixel cell is wobbled while picking up an image in each sampling position, which is positioned in each field period.

Abstract translation: 诸如行间传输型电荷耦合器件（IT-CCD）的固态图像感测器件响应于入射光产生信号载波并产生图像拾取信号。 图像信号的一帧由两个场组成。 CCD芯片耦合到固定的双压电晶片压电振动器，在图像拾取期间它被给予摆动摆动驱动。 摆动摆动驱动由振动控制器控制。 该振动控制器控制双压电晶片压电元件的振动模式，以向CCD提供第一振动（摆动振动），使得每个像素单元在包括在用于图像拾取的一个帧周期中的多个场周期中移位到不同的采样位置 并且将叠加的摆动振动的第二振动，即摆动振动叠加到CCD上，使得每个像素单元在拾取位于每个场周期的每个采样位置的图像时摇摆。

公开(公告)号：US4543601A

公开(公告)日：1985-09-24

申请号：US451465

申请日：1982-12-20

Applicant: Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

Inventor： Nozomu Harada ,  Okio Yoshida

IPC: H01L27/148 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H01J3/14

CPC classification number: H04N5/2259 ,  H01L27/14831 ,  H04N3/1587

Abstract: There is disclosed a solid state image sensor including an interline transfer charge coupled device (IT-CCD) serving as an area image sensor and a vibrating plate for vibrating or swinging the IT-CCD in a plane orthogonal to an incident image light, horizontally, periodically and relatively to the incident image light in a given vibration mode. When the solid state image sensor is applied for NTSC television system in which one frame is composed of two fields, the IT-CCD is vibrated so that it senses an image at different positions during the two fields periods. As a result, a reproduced picture has a resolution which is obtained as if the number of picture elements of the image sensor per se is doubled.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种固态图像传感器，其包括用作区域图像传感器的行间传输电荷耦合器件（IT-CCD）和用于在垂直于入射图像光的平面中水平地振动或摆动IT-CCD的振动板， 在给定的振动模式下周期性地并且相对于入射的图像光。 当将固态图像传感器应用于其中一个帧由两个场组成的NTSC电视系统时，IT-CCD被振动，使得它在两个场周期期间感测不同位置的图像。 结果，再现的图像具有像图像传感器本身的像素数量加倍的分辨率。

公开(公告)号：US6108036A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US823976

申请日：1997-03-25

Applicant: Toshiaki Harada ,  Tetsuo Iwaki ,  Eiji Yamada ,  Tohru Okuda

Inventor： Toshiaki Harada ,  Tetsuo Iwaki ,  Eiji Yamada ,  Tohru Okuda

IPC: G02B27/46 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/243 ,  H04N5/335 ,  H04N5/349 ,  H04N5/357 ,  H04N5/378

CPC classification number: H04N3/1587 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2259

Abstract: A single imaging apparatus is adapted to pick up both a motion image and a still image. In an imaging apparatus 1, image light from an object is separated into multiple monochromatic image light components by an optical system 3 and then imaged by an imaging means 4 for generation of an original image signal. The imaging apparatus 1 switches an imaging mode depending upon an output mode. The optical system 3 switches the sate of a variable spatial filter 18 depending upon an imaging mode thereby changing an effect for limiting the spatial frequency. In an output mode for motion images, an interpolative synthesizer circuit 7 generates the output image signal from a single original image signal. In an output mode for still image, an image shift mechanism 19 parallely shifts the optical axis of the incoming image light while the imaging means captures the original image light multiple times so that an output image is produced from these original image signals. An amount of attenuation of the filter 18 in the output mode for motion images is greater than that for an equivalent spatial frequency component in the output mode for still image.

Abstract translation: 单个成像装置适于拾取运动图像和静止图像。 在成像装置1中，来自物体的图像光被光学系统3分离成多个单色图像光分量，然后由成像装置4成像以产生原始图像信号。 成像装置1根据输出模式切换成像模式。 光学系统3根据成像模式切换可变空间滤波器18的状态，由此改变用于限制空间频率的效果。 在运动图像的输出模式中，内插合成器电路7从单个原始图像信号生成输出图像信号。 在静止图像的输出模式中，图像偏移机构19平行地移动入射图像光的光轴，同时成像装置多次捕获原始图像光，从而从这些原始图像信号产生输出图像。 用于运动图像的输出模式中的滤波器18的衰减量大于用于静止图像的输出模式中的等效空间频率分量的衰减量。

公开(公告)号：US6005682A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-21

申请号：US485847

申请日：1995-06-07

Applicant: Xiaodong Wu ,  G. A. Neville Connell ,  Robert A. Street ,  Vittorio Castelli ,  Harold M. Anderson ,  Richard Weisfield

Inventor： Xiaodong Wu ,  G. A. Neville Connell ,  Robert A. Street ,  Vittorio Castelli ,  Harold M. Anderson ,  Richard Weisfield

IPC: G02B26/10 ,  H04N1/04 ,  H04N1/191 ,  H04N1/195 ,  H04N1/387

CPC classification number: H04N1/19515 ,  H04N1/19505 ,  H04N1/19531 ,  H04N1/19536 ,  H04N1/19563 ,  H04N1/19589 ,  H04N3/1587 ,  H04N1/1911

Abstract: The system achieves high-resolution imaging with low-resolution two-dimensional imagers whose sensors are only a fraction of a selected pixel area. Sensors are stepped across an image with an optical or mechanical stepper to acquire an image at each sensor position. Thereby, resolution is defined by a step size which is comparable to the sensor size, rather than by pixel resolution. The system thus uses multiple image, obtained from individual sensors, which have a sensed area substantially less than the area of the pixels of the sensor array. Such rescanning is accomplished by movable mirrors or lenses that are disposed between an illuminated specimen and a sensor area.

Abstract translation: 该系统通过低分辨率二维成像器实现高分辨率成像，其传感器只是所选像素区域的一部分。 传感器用光学或机械步进器跨越图像，以在每个传感器位置获取图像。 因此，分辨率由与传感器尺寸相当而不是像素分辨率的步长确定。 因此，该系统使用从单个传感器获得的多个图像，其具有基本上小于传感器阵列的像素的面积的感测区域。 这种重新扫描由设置在被照亮的样本和传感器区域之间的可移动的反射镜或透镜来实现。