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Digital video camera with binning or skipping correction

US7417670B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2005
Grant dateAug 26, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/68
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of operation for a video camera and the video camera are disclosed. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) sensing an optical signal with a plurality of pixels to generate an input signal, wherein the sensing is capable of a pixel reduction by at least one of binning the pixels and skipping some of the pixels and (B) processing the input signal in order to reduce artifacts caused by the pixel reduction to generate an output signal.

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