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WO/2008/146236A1 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses that may be employed to reduce noise in an electronic circuit are described. Systems are provided that include a circuit, wherein the circuit is configured to provide an active reset technique and an act...
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WO/2008/144478A1 |
A pixel having no dedicated reset control line. By using the voltage on the column line to control the gate of the reset transistor, there is no need to provide a dedicate reset control line.
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WO/2008/137439A2 |
An image sensing device includes one or more image sensing cells. Each image sensing cell has a charge store element (102, 204) formed from a semiconductor material doped to a first conductivity type. The charge store element is in conta...
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WO/2008/133861A1 |
A method for reading out an image signal, the method comprising: providing at least two photosensitive regions; providing at least two transfer gates respectively associated with each photosensitive region; providing a common charge-to-v...
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WO/2008/130882A1 |
Pixels in an imaging device pixel array are sized according to their geographic location in the pixel array to compensate for various optical characteristics/issues. In one example, pixel size is increased according to the distance of th...
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WO/2008/127881A1 |
An apparatus and method for allowing multiple high and low resolution SBI and conventional FPA imaging devices to use a common high resolution monitor and archive device without increasing or significantly changing the footprint of exist...
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WO/2008/124605A1 |
The problem of the invention is to improve S/N and provide a high- sensitivity imaging device. The CMOS image sensor (100) includes multiple pixels arranged in a two- dimensional array (110), where each pixel includes a photodiode PD tha...
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WO/2008/115500A2 |
A method for reading out an image sensor, the method includes the steps of integrating charge in a photodetector with the photodetector at a first capacitance; reading the resulting signal level at a first time with the photodetector at ...
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WO/2008/111927A2 |
An image apparatus (210) for capturing an image (214) of a scene (12) includes an image sensor assembly (240) and a filter array (242). The image sensor assembly (240) includes a photosites (446). The filter array (242) filters light tha...
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WO/2008/112058A1 |
A method and apparatus for an electronic image sensor having a base exposure, followed by a second or multiple exposures that are formed during signal readout. A timing controller controls the signal readout, such that as each line is re...
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WO/2008/108025A1 |
An exposure control unit 15 controls a charge accumulation time for a CMOS sensor 10. The CMOS sensor 10 captures an image P1 with a charge accumulation time T1 and an image P2 with a charge accumulation time T2. The charge accumulation ...
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WO/2008/100432A2 |
A method, apparatus and system providing high dynamic range operation for an image sensor by using signals from multiple pixels having different integration times.
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WO/2008/062404A2 |
A photosensitive pixel includes a photosensor and an externally loadable flag. The photosensor outputs a signal indicative of an intensity of incident light. The externally loadable flag indicates the pixel reset state, and is preferably...
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WO/2008/054658A2 |
A solid state imaging system has at least one CMOS imager (190) with first and second series of pixels (191, 192, 193) in which the pixels of one series are offset, i.e., staggered, in respect to the pixels of the other series. Multiple ...
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WO/2008/048145A1 |
The invention relates to the wide-screen and high-speed laser beam sweeping method and device used for transmitting and receiving video and other images, which are produced by using, in a resonance activation mode, transverse oscillation...
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WO/2008/044943A1 |
An apparatus for capturing 3-dimesional representations of objects. The apparatus includes a laser adapted to provide a laser projection onto the object, a mount for the laser adapted to allow the laser projection on the object to be mov...
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WO2007016168A9 |
A pixel cell array architecture having a dual conversion gain. A dual conversion gain element is coupled between a floating diffusion region and a respective storage capacitor. The dual conversion gain element having a control gate switc...
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WO/2008/027306A2 |
Method, apparatus and systems are disclosed in which a digital imager has optically black reference pixels in at least one row of a pixel array. The signals from the reference pixels in one row of the array are used as reference signals ...
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WO/2008/027212A1 |
An imaging device having pixels that store charge from a photosensor under at least one storage gate during a sampling period. A driver used to operate the at least one storage gate, senses how much charge was transferred to the storage ...
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WO/2008/021169A2 |
An optical module includes a first optics group (400), a second optics group (500), and an image sensor (14), wherein the first op group and second optics group are configured to provide an image having a focus and a magnification to the...
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WO/2008/020010A1 |
The invention relates to an image converter (2), comprising numerous detector elements (20a-20d), having each a photo transistor (21), a storage capacitor (22) and a read-out transistor (22), having a voltage supply (Vdd, Vgg) connected ...
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WO/2008/011003A2 |
A camera system may include an optics stack including two substrates, the optics stack forming an imaging system, each substrate having two surfaces that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging syst...
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WO/2008/010924A2 |
An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels overlaid with a color filter pattern of at least two colors having the same color on every other pixel in one direction; three or more charge-coupled devices oriented parallel to the every o...
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WO/2007/144304A1 |
A method for controlling a scanning apparatus for scanning a continuously moved object (3) includes seizing the actual momentary position of the moving object (3), and controlling the time instant or period in which image information is ...
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WO/2007/135157A1 |
Image sensor, which comprises a plurality of pixels arranged as a pixel array with rows and columns and at least one read-out arrangement for reading out the pixels row by row. The columns are grouped into blocks (B1,...B64) with a certa...
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WO/2007/136917A2 |
A system and method for combining a leaded package IC (12) and a semiconductor die (14) using a flex circuitry (20). The leaded packaged IC (12) is disposed along an obverse side of a flex circuit. In a preferred embodiment, the lower su...
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WO/2007/136928A2 |
A system and method for combining at least two semiconductor die (12, 12FC, 14, 14FC) using multi-layer flex circuitry is provided. A first semiconductor die (12, 12FC) is attached and preferably electrically connected to a first layer o...
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WO/2007/115415A1 |
A photo sensor exhibiting low noise, low smear, low dark current and high dynamic range consists of a pinned (or buried) photodiode (PPD) with associated transfer gate (TG), a reset circuit (3) and a device (SL) with sub-linear voltage-t...
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WO/2007/092544A2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for image sensor leakage and dark current compensation are disclosed. In one implementation, a system comprises an imaging device including imaging pixels and two or more dark pixels, processing logic coupl...
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WO/2007/088250A1 |
The invention relates to a device for monitoring a web (10). The device includes cameras imaging the web (10) in order to take digital images of the web from a transverse area of the web at the imaging frequency. Each camera includes an ...
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WO/2007/088529A1 |
A scanning system for scanning a field of regard (FOR) by dividing it into a plurality of fields of view (FOVs) having different spatial orientations. The system has a scanning unit (10) and a fixed optical system (12) having a line of s...
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WO/2007/086874A2 |
A stabilizing mount system for cameras, sensors and weapons. This invention stabilizes payloads such as cameras sensors and weapons on moving vehicles such as HMMWVs, (military Humvees) off-road vehicles, boats aircraft and unmanned vehi...
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WO/2007/081743A2 |
An imaging device that stores charge from a photosensor under at least one storage gate. A driver used to operate the at least one storage gate, senses how much charge was transferred to the storage gate. The sensed charge is used to obt...
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WO/2007/059444A2 |
Systems and methods for controlling or effectively disabling recordation by a camera (30) in an environment are disclosed. One system embodiment includes, among others, a detector (10) and a neutralizer (20) disposed in the environment a...
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WO/2007/051964A1 |
An image sensor for an electronic imaging device includes an array of pixel detectors. Each pixel detector includes a photosensor (2) that is constructed and arranged to detect incident light and provide a signal that represents a time i...
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WO/2007/051674A1 |
A method for addressing a CMOS image sensor includes simultaneously addressing multiple rows of pixels of the CMOS image sensor and applying the signals of pixels that are located in the same column to a shared column line. The signals o...
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WO/2007/038099A2 |
An apparatus and method for multispectral imaging comprising an array of filters in a mosaic pattern, a sensor array and an acquisition and processing module. The sensor array being disposed to receive an image that has been filtered by ...
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WO/2007/031421A1 |
A method is proposed for determining fluctuations in the transportation speed of a ribbon-shaped medium, in which the speed is determined by means of a roller which is in contact with the ribbon-shaped medium. In order to determine the f...
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WO/2007/030118A1 |
A deflection apparatus having raster positioning circuitry enables deflection functions including a centering function. According to an exemplary embodiment, the deflection apparatus includes a first rectifier (D201 or D61) for conductin...
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WO/2007/030119A1 |
A method for adjusting a video display apparatus uses main deflection coils to control raster positioning. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of performing a first deflection correction using main deflection ...
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WO/2007/028710A1 |
The invention relates to a photosensor-chip, a laser-microscope comprising a photosensor-chip and to a method for reading a photosensor-chip. Said photosensor-chip comprises a light-sensitive area and a light-insensitive area. The light-...
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WO/2007/025832A1 |
A device and method for use in imaging a scene. The device including: a sensor means (3) having an array of pixel sensors (40) each responsive to electromagnetic radiation from the scene to generate a pixel signal; directing means (2) fo...
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WO/2007/024849A1 |
An image capture device using an image sensor having color and panchromatic pixels and structured to permit the capture of a color scene image under different lighting conditions.
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WO/2007/024621A2 |
Described are handheld devices with combined image capture and image projection functions. One embodiment includes modulating and capturing a light beam along the sam optic path. In another embodiment, the optical components are operable...
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WO/2007/015835A1 |
A method for reading out pixel values for a two dimensional array, the method includes the steps of periodically combining at least two pixel values of a same first color in a first dimension of the two dimensional array; reading out the...
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WO/2007/010980A1 |
[PROBLEMS] To provide an optical scanner having a reflective mirror with a high swinging accuracy, an image display, a method for adjusting the position of a reflective mirror of an optical scanner or an image display, and a method for d...
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WO/2007/008553A1 |
An imaging device having a pixel array in which one plate of a storage capacitor is coupled to a storage node while another plate is formed by an electrode of a photo-conversion region.
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WO/2007/002143A2 |
A video projection calibration technique includes a first camera to view the video display screen from the projector side, and a second camera to view the video display screen from the viewing side. The first camera may be a lower resolu...
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WO/2007/002353A2 |
A projection display including a calibration bezel which forms a visual fiducial at the edge of a display screen. The calibration bezel may form a complete or partial border around the display screen and may be oriented at an angle to th...
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WO/2006/131592A2 |
The camera of the invention comprises an optical system, with which the radiation reflected from an object to be photographed is directed to a detector, and a detector with which picture coordinates are produced from the details of the o...
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