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Title:
撮像デバイスにおける暗電流及び欠陥画素の影響を減少させる方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4668183
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for identifying and compensating for the effects of defective pixels in high resolution digital cameras having image processing apparatus. The apparatus includes a storage system for storing data corresponding to either a dark current reference image and a white reference image and at least one actual image captured by a pixel array, and at least one processor coupled to the storage system for compensating the data corresponding to the actual image based upon the stored data. The method includes capturing and storing both dark and white reference images as well as capturing and storing actual images, identifying pixels that are affected by dark current or are defective pixels, reading data corresponding to pixels of an actual image affected by dark current or that are defective from the storage system and compensating the affected pixels.

Inventors:
Chandra, Mouri
Application Number:
JP2006517546A
Publication Date:
April 13, 2011
Filing Date:
June 24, 2004
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Assignee:
MICRON TECHNOLOGY,INCORPORATED
International Classes:
H04N5/361; H04N5/16; H04N5/217; H04N5/357; H04N5/369; H04N9/64
Domestic Patent References:
JP2003079569A
JP11112884A
JP11032218A
JP2001078087A
JP8051571A
JP11308532A
JP10075396A
JP2002131623A
JP10013749A
JP2001177768A
JP2001292377A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Yoshitake
Hidetoshi Tachibana
Yasukazu Sato
Hiroshi Yoshimoto
Yasushi Kawasaki