Method and system for single-chip camera
US7113203B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N17/002
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and system for a single-chip camera where an image sensor is a single-chip digital color imaging device that incorporates a sensor array that captures still or full-motion video and converts the images to digital data. Moreover, the image sensor employs a built-in correlated double sampler, an internal analog-to-digital converter, and a timing circuitry. Output from the sensor is an 8-bit or more raw data, horizontal sync signals, and vertical sync signals. The output raw data may then be fed into a compression circuit that generates packets of compressed output data. The compressed data is transmitted with a USB transceiver using isochronous packets. The packets are then received, decompressed, and color processed by a host PC.
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