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Data digitization and display for an imaging system

US10075658B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 2014
Grant dateSep 11, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M1/56
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for digitizing data from an imaging system includes sampling a signal from an optical detector with a first circuit having a first attenuation and with a second circuit having a second attenuation different than the first attenuation. The system and method further includes digitizing the sampled signal at a predetermined number of bits desired for an analog to digital conversion of the sampled signal by allocating a first portion of bits to digitizing a signal from the first circuit and allocating a second portion of bits to digitizing a signal from the second circuit. The system and method further includes encoding the first and second portion of bits into one monotonic digital word corresponding to a range of the sampled signal.

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