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Digital Imaging Systems GmbH

45Patents
34Active
45Granted
52Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 4, 2002 → Aug 10, 2010 · 34 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7317484B2 CMOS APS readout scheme that combines reset drain current and the source follower output Electricity 70 Expired
US7663670B1 Methods and systems for embedding camera information in images Electricity 32 Expired
US7405764B2 Miniature camera module Electricity 25 Expired
US7515183B2 Column averaging/row binning circuit for image sensor resolution adjustment in lower intensity light environment Electricity 20 Active
US7479994B2 Image sensor having resolution adjustment employing an analog column averaging/row averaging for high intensity light or row binning for low intensity light Electricity 14 Active
US7414630B2 Hexagonal color pixel structure with white pixels Electricity 14 Expired
US7486309B2 Digital camera module test system Electricity 12 Active
US7403229B2 Testing of miniaturized digital camera modules with electrical and/or optical zoom functions Physics 10 Active
US7670067B2 Compact camera module with stationary actuator for zoom modules with movable shutter and aperture mechanism Physics 10 Active
US7623163B2 Method and apparatus for color interpolation Electricity 10 Active
US7453502B2 Lens shading algorithm Electricity 9 Active
US8086099B2 Camera module having a low-friction movable lens Physics 8 Active
US7548261B2 Column averaging/row averaging circuit for image sensor resolution adjustment in high intensity light environment Electricity 8 Active
US7427734B2 Multiple photosensor pixel Electricity 8 Expired
US7505064B2 Camera handling system Electricity 7 Active
US7692700B2 Vignetting compensation Electricity 7 Expired
US8320756B2 Single actuator configuration for a camera module Physics 6 Active
US8274599B2 Miniature camera module Electricity 6 Active
US7812870B2 Color space conversion in the analog domain Electricity 6 Active
US7657167B2 Compact camera modules with Lavet stepping-motors as actuators Physics 4 Active
US7423302B2 Pinned photodiode (PPD) pixel with high shutter rejection ratio for snapshot operating CMOS sensor Electricity 4 Expired
US7479995B2 On chip real time FPN correction without imager size memory Electricity 4 Active
US7948519B2 Intelligent light source with synchronization with a digital camera Electricity 4 Active
US8363324B2 Lens positioning system Electricity 4 Active
US8076948B2 Distance measurement with capacitive sensor Physics 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.