Time-sliced still image generation
US7312821B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/671
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed for capturing images, including reading image data in an image sensor from a photodetector array in the image sensor, and processing the image data in the image sensor. The method alternates between processing the image data to generate video frames and to generate portions of still images. A plurality of video frames are processed in the time it takes to process a complete still image. The video frames have a lower resolution than the still images.
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