DE60231373D1 - Angepasste empfindlichkeitssteuerung auf einer pixel-zu-pixel-basis für eine digitale bildaufnahmevorrichtung - Google Patents

Angepasste empfindlichkeitssteuerung auf einer pixel-zu-pixel-basis für eine digitale bildaufnahmevorrichtung

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DE60231373D1
DE60231373D1 DE60231373T DE60231373T DE60231373D1 DE 60231373 D1 DE60231373 D1 DE 60231373D1 DE 60231373 T DE60231373 T DE 60231373T DE 60231373 T DE60231373 T DE 60231373T DE 60231373 D1 DE60231373 D1 DE 60231373D1
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digital image
recording device
image recording
sensitivity control
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Ichiro Masaki
Lane Gearle Brooks
Vivek Sikri
Keith G Fife
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Smal Camera Technologies Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/617—Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
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    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/60—Control of cameras or camera modules
    • H04N23/65—Control of camera operation in relation to power supply
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H04N23/73—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing the exposure time
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
    • H04N25/575—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response with a response composed of multiple slopes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/70—SSIS architectures; Circuits associated therewith
    • H04N25/76—Addressed sensors, e.g. MOS or CMOS sensors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, and to details thereof
    • H04N2201/32—Circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device, e.g. between a still-image camera and its memory or between a still-image camera and a printer device
    • H04N2201/3201—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
    • H04N2201/3225—Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title of data relating to an image, a page or a document
    • H04N2201/3252—Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device
DE60231373T 2001-01-11 2002-01-04 Angepasste empfindlichkeitssteuerung auf einer pixel-zu-pixel-basis für eine digitale bildaufnahmevorrichtung Expired - Lifetime DE60231373D1 (de)

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US26102301P 2001-01-11 2001-01-11
PCT/US2002/000551 WO2002056584A1 (en) 2001-01-11 2002-01-04 Adaptive sensitivity control, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, for a digital imager

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EP (1) EP1352518B1 (de)
JP (2) JP4037266B2 (de)
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