Image capture method adapted to flickering light sources and image sensor
US11184555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F39/182
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, where each of the plurality of pixels includes a photodiode. The image sensor is configured to capture images of a scene exposed with a flickering light source by for each of the plurality of pixels, acquiring a value representative of a light level at a corresponding pixel by gradually varying a value of sensitivity of the corresponding pixel.
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