Multimode photosensor
US9979905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/75
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimode interline charge coupled device having an array of light sensitive pixels, each configured to accumulate photocharge responsive to light incident on the pixel, and a controller configured to allocate a first portion of the pixels to accumulate photocharge responsive to light from a scene during a plurality of exposure periods and allocate a second portion of the pixels to store photocharge accumulated by pixels in the first portion to provide a plurality of images of the scene greater than two.
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