Sensor state map for managing operational states of an image sensor
US9264597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/76
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided to implement a state map to control operations of a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) sensor. The state map can be a table comprising one or more locations. Each of the locations can comprise a destination state to define the operations of the sensor and an exit criterion to advance to a next location in the state map. For example, an operation sequence can be implemented using the state map to instruct the CMOS sensor to perform a specific set of operations. Further, a data value to represent the destination state and/or a variable input can be stored in a writable address of a register. Thus, a simplified architecture can be provided to implement CMOS sensor operation states, for instance, to improve interactions between real time and non-real time signals and to increase functionality of the CMOS sensor.
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