Combined monochrome and chromatic camera sensor
US10841488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B7/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, techniques are described regarding a combined monochrome and chromatic camera sensor. A camera comprising a camera sensor and a processor may be configured to perform the techniques. The camera sensor may include pixel sensors, monochrome filters disposed over a first subset of the pixel sensors, and color filters disposed over a second subset of the pixel sensors. The first subset of the pixel sensors may be configured to capture a monochrome image of a scene. The second subset of the pixel sensors may be configured to capture, concurrently with the capture of the monochrome image, a color image of the scene, where a number of the first subset of the pixel sensors is greater than a number of the second subset of the pixel sensors. The processor may be configured to process the monochrome image and the color image to obtain an enhanced color image of the scene.
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