Adaptive high dynamic range camera
US9137463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/70
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides a time of flight 3D camera comprising a photosensor having a plurality of pixels that generate and accumulate photoelectrons responsive to incident light, which photosensor is tiled into a plurality of super pixels, each partitioned into a plurality of pixel groups and a controller that provides a measure of an amount of light incident on a super pixel responsive to quantities of photoelectrons from pixel groups in the super pixel that do not saturate a readout pixel comprised in the photosensor.
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