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Image photographing device and method

US7864233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 2007
Grant dateJan 4, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10F39/182
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image photographing device and method, with the image photographing device enhancing image sensitivity. The image photographing device may include a lens unit, a filter unit including a first filter region which filters a complementary color of a predetermined color from light incident through the lens unit, a second filter region limiting the incident light to a predetermined primary color, a third filter region which passes all wavelength bands of the incident light, and a fourth filter region which filters outs an infrared wavelength band of the incident light, and an image sensor unit detecting light that passed through the filter unit and sensing an image.

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