Image sensor flicker detection
US9473706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/78
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image sensor includes an imaging area and one or more flicker detection regions. The imaging area includes pixels that capture one or more images. Each flicker detection region includes pixels that are sampled multiple times while an image is being captured. The samples can be analyzed to detect flicker in the scene being imaged.
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