Imager module with electronic shutter
US9936143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B37/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for operating a camera. The method includes the steps of providing an array of image sensing pixels, disposing an electronic shutter in an optical path between the array of pixels and an image where the electronic shutter has a reflective state and a transmissive state and applying a predetermined sequence of electrical signals to the electronic shutter to expose the image sensing pixels to the image.
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