КОДИРОВАНИЕ, ДЕКОДИРОВАНИЕ И ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИЕ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЙ С РАСШИРЕННЫМ ДИНАМИЧЕСКИМ ДИАПАЗОНОМ

Изобретение относится к устройствам обработки изображения. Технический результат заключается в повышении достоверности отображения сцен реального мира. Такой результат достигается тем, что значения отношения яркости и остаточные значения в цветовых каналах цветового пространства создаются на основе отдельных пикселей на изображении с расширенным динамическим диапазоном (HDR) и производного тонально отображенного (ТМ) изображения, которое содержит одно или несколько цветовых изменений, которые не будут восстанавливаться из ТМ изображения изображением отношения яркости. ТМ изображение с данными восстановления HDR, полученное из значений отношения яркости и остаточных значений цветового канала, может выводиться в файл изображения в устройстве, расположенном ниже по схеме процесса, например, для декодирования, отображения и/или хранения. Файл изображения может декодироваться для создания восстановленного изображения HDR без цветовых изменений. 18 н. и 31 з.п. ф-лы, 9 ил.

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ДАННЫХ, ПРЕДСТАВЛЯЮЩИХ СВЕТОВОЕ ПОЛЕ

Изобретение относится к формированию данных, представляющих световое поле. Технический результат - форматирование данных светового поля для обеспечения их компактного хранения и эффективной обработки. Способ для формирования данных, представляющих объем в объектном пространстве системы оптического обнаружения, занимаемом посредством набора лучей света, которые, по меньшей мере, один пиксел датчика упомянутой системы оптического обнаружения может считывать через зрачок упомянутой системы оптического обнаружения, причем упомянутый объем называется пиксельным пучком, содержит этапы: получение, из данных светового поля, захваченных посредством устройства оптического обнаружения, данных пересечения, задающих пересечения луча светового поля, представляющего пиксельный пучок с множеством данных опорных плоскостей, причем упомянутые опорные плоскости соответствуют различным глубинам в объектном пространстве; получение параметров диаграммы лучей, задающих графическое представление данных пересечения ...

УСТРОЙСТВО ДЛЯ ОБРАБОТКИ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ, СПОСОБ ОБРАБОТКИ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ И НОСИТЕЛЬ ЗАПИСИ

... 1. Устройство обработки изображения, содержащее:средство коррекции, сконфигурированное для формирования из первых данных изображения, захваченных в то время, когда свет вспышки излучается, первых усовершенствованных данных изображения посредством коррекции с использованием первого значения коррекции баланса белого, соответствующего свету вспышки, и вторых усовершенствованных данных изображения посредством коррекции с использованием второго значения коррекции баланса белого, соответствующего внешнему свету;средство деления, сконфигурированное для деления первых данных изображения на множество блоков;средство вычисления составного коэффициента, сконфигурированное для вычисления компоненты вспышки и компоненты внешнего света каждого из блоков, разделенных средством деления, из значения яркости первых данных изображения и значения яркости вторых данных изображения, захваченных в то время, когда свет вспышки не излучается, и вычисления составного коэффициента для каждого из блоков на основе ...

VERFAHREN ZUR OPTISCH-ELEKTRONISCHEN UEBERTRAGUNG EINER BILDVORLAGE

Vorrichtung zum Erzeugen von Farbfernseh-Informationssignalen

Elektronisches Blitzgerät, elektronische Kamera mit Lichtausstrahler

A system, or method, of scanning an image: for use in conjunction with any moving spot scanning device, for television or the like

... 451,959. Television transmitters. RICHARDSON, H. A., Darley House, Marlboro' Road, Buxton. Feb. 16, 1935, No. 5017. Addition to 425,660. [Classes 39 (i) and 40 (iii)] An image A<1> B<1> is projected on the emissive surface CA of a photo-electric cell V and is scanned by a spot of radiation of different frequency. If the scanning radiation is of lower frequency, incidence on a bright part produces a small decrease in the current reaching the anode A, and incidence on a dull part produces a large decrease. According to modifications : a plurality of images are used for colour or stereoscopic reproduction, Figs. 2, 7, 8, and 12 (not shown) ; the work factor is decreased by bombarding the rear of the cathode with electrons, Fig. 3 (not shown) ; the scanning radiation is obtained from a cathode-ray tube, Fig. 4 (not shown) ; the tube acts as an electron multiplier, Fig. 9 (not shown), with the image incident on one electrode and the scanning-spot on a second, Fig. 5 (not shown), or the electrode ...

Imaging device

Improvements in or relating to irises

... 1,094,194. Colour television. MARCONI CO. Ltd. June 15, 1965 [Aug. 14, 1964], No. 33148/64. Heading H4F. [Also in Division G2] The colour television arrangement of Specification 1,094,193 is fitted with an iris (see Division G2) wherein the opening is defined by a plurality of coplanar blades (e.g. of triangular shape, each of which has an edge which slides along an adjacent edge of adjacent blade; the surfaces of the blades are of reflecting glass so that the incident light beam is split into two beams, one of which passes through the iris into a luminance camera, the other being reflected by the iris and directed into branch paths each of which leads to a different colour camera. The ratio of the effective aperture of the emergent and reflected beams may be held constant by putting a further aperture in the path of the reflected beam, which is gangcontrolled with the first aperture. The gangcontrol is preferably fitted with a manual override so that in failing light the iris controlling ...

COLOUR IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM

Multi-chromatic imaging system for product in a product flow

A system for imaging and sorting product such as foodstuffs and plastic pellets in a product flow. An illumination unit 3 comprises two sources 5a, 5b for providing illumination at first and second, different wavelengths. A detector unit 15 detects reflected illumination from product P in the product flow, and comprises first and second line array detectors 17a, 17b., each comprising a plurality of pixel elements and extending as lines L1, L2 across a width of the product flow, one line downstream of the other, whereby product passing a pixel element of the first line array detector 17a passes a corresponding pixel element of the second line array detector 17b. A control unit 21 triggers the illumination sources to flash sequentially at a scan rate corresponding to the flow rate of the product flow. An image processing unit 25 successively reads the pixel lines of the first and second line array detectors 17a, 17b and constructs images of the product at each of the illumination wavelengths ...

Focusing position adjustment device, focusing position adjustment system, program and focusing position adjustment method

A focusing adjustment unit changes the relative positions of an optical system and an element of a camera the imaging direction of which faces a predetermined imaging target position from a first side of the imaging direction to a second side of the imaging direction. Every time the focusing adjustment unit changes the relative positions of the optical system and the element, an evaluation unit calculates, regarding an adjustment range that is a range in which an adjustment member provided at the imaging target position and having a pattern comprising a plurality of colors appears within an image captured by the camera, an evaluation value that increases monotonously with respect to the standard deviation of the density of pixels included in the adjustment range. A focusing position determination unit determines a focusing position of the camera on the basis of the change of the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation unit.

NEGATIVE TO POSITIVE IMAGE CONVERTING APPARATUS

TWO-TUBE COLOUR TELEVISION CAMERA

... 1423783 Colour television ARVIN INDUSTRIES Inc 19 April 1973 [20 April 1972] 19140/73 Heading H4F In a colour television camera using only one camera tube to produce two chrominance signals, the object 10, Fig. 1, to be televised is split into two images, one above the other, on the camera tube face 25, by means of focusing optics 11 and 20; beam splitter 12, mirror 18 and image splitter system 22, 24. The two images rendered blue component and yellow/ red component representative respectively by filters not shown, are both raster scanned, Fig. 3, but with the beam switching from one raster to the other at the end of each line, e.g. the line sequence would be line 1 red image, line 3 blue image, line 5 red image, line 7 blue image &c. A line sequential chrominance signal is thus produced. The camera also incorporates a luminance camera tube 15, scanned in synchronism with the chrominance tube 25. The horizontal deflection voltages for the coils H1 and H2, Fig. 2 of the luminance and chrominance ...

Improvements in television and television cameras

... 1,118,605. Cathode-ray tube circuits. COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE THOMSON-HOUSTON-HOTCHKISS BRANDT. 22 Dec., 1965 [8 Jan., 1965], No. 54425/65. Heading H4T. Residual magnetism in the screens associated with a colour television pick-up tube is eliminated by producing in the screens a periodically varying magnetic field the amplitude of which is progressively decreased to zero whilst simultaneously or successively the magnetic focusing field is progressively increased from zero to its nominal value. The periodically varying magnetic field is produced by supplying the focusing coil FC (Fig. 2a) from an A.C. generator Ga controlled by means Ca to progressively reduce the amplitude of its output to zero. Simultaneously or successively therewith, determined by a pulse generator P, further control means Cc operates a D.C. current regulator R 1 , comprising e.g. the anode impedance of a pentode or the collector impedance of a transistor, to progressively increase the current in coil Ec due to a D.C. source ...

MEMORY TYPE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM

SCHALTUNGSANORDNUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG UND SPEICHERUNG EINES STEUERSIGNALS, INSBESONDERE FUER EINEN WEISSABGLEICH EINER FERNSEHKAMERA

BILDUMSETZGERAET

SWITCHING CONFIGURATION FOR THE PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF A CONTROL SIGNAL, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN INSTRUCTION ALIGNMENT OF A TELEVISION CAMERA

DEVICE FOR THE OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF A PICTURE COLLECTING MAIN

IMAGE SCANNING METHOD

PXI device for video generation and acquisition

Disclosed herein is a video generation and acquisition device (2) based on PXI technology and designed to: acquire 5 a plurality of input video signals having different video formats from one or more video display systems under test and/or from one or more video sources; receive one or more input sync signals; process one or more of the input video signals; carry out frame grabbing from one or more of the 10 input video signals; generate and output a plurality of video test patterns having different video formats; and generate and output one or more video signals which have different video formats and are, each, synchronized with a respective input sync signal. Figure 1 PXI Bus Data 2) 0 Y/ C Y/ P Master a- Clock U) 12 Power FRONTL INTA-BAR 2 x CVBS 4 xRGB B Burst Power FIG. 1 FRONT INTRA-BOARD CONNECTOR CONNECTOR MON01CONNECTOR FIG.

MEMORY TYPE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM

Imaging method, imaging device, and electronic device

Disclosed is an imaging method, which comprises: providing an image sensor, where the image sensor comprises a photosensitive pixel array and a filter arranged on the photosensitive pixel array, the filter comprises a filter unit array, and each filter unit covers multiple photosensitive pixels and constitutes a combined pixel; reading outputs of the photosensitive pixel array, and adding together the outputs of the photosensitive pixels of a same combined pixel to produce a pixel value of the combined pixel, thus generating a combined image. Employment of the present imaging method allows an image of increased brightness and clarity and less noise in low light. Also disclosed are an imaging device for implementing the present imaging method and an electronic device applying the imaging device.

PATTERN RECOGNITION CIRCUIT FOR RELIABLY DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF A DIASCOPE PATTERN DURING VIDEO CAMERA SETUP

PATTERN RECOGNITION CIRCUIT FOR RELIABLY DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF A DIASCOPE PATTERN DURING VIDEO CAMERA SETUP

A pattern recognition circuit integral with a checkerboard diascope pattern used for spatial and shading error measurement and correction, performs detection in the time domain. A locator time window is provided to positively locate and distinguish white-to-black transitions of coarse locators selectively placed within the diascope pattern from, for example, checker white-to-black transitions, or from white-to-grey transitions, even under adverse scanning conditions. The circuit includes narrow time windows for identifying specific valid locator transitions, to thereby prevent triggering due to checker transitions, short noise pulses, etc. During one field interval, each locator is scanned a number of lines, but only the middle line scan is used to describe the locator coordinates, i.e., is used to generate a locator strobe output for latching the coarse locator positions into a system memory for subsequent comparison with the diascope pattern to determine the coarse scan errors. Checker ...

TELEVISION CAMERA

TELEVISION CAMERA A television camera is adapted to be coupled to an external video device, such as a video tape recorder (VTR) or a camera control unit (CCU) linking, it with other cameras. The output video signals from the cameras and VTR can be sequentially switched, mixed, or superimposed automatically to provide special effects. The camera comprises a video pick-up tube providing a video signal; an adjustable video signal control circuit for adjusting the video balance of the video signal; a microcomputer having a RAM with several addressable storage locations and a central processing unit for controlling the operation of the microcomputer and calculating a system control signal; a first switching control to selectively apply the balance-corrected video signal and a control level to the microcomputer to be read into one of the storage locations; a D/A converter for converting the contents of a selected storage location to a data control signal; a signal hold circuit for storing the ...

MIXING CIRCUIT

A plurality of sampled signals that differ in phase by 2.pi./N where N is an integer greater than 1 from one another are mixed by sequentially supplying the sampled signals the holding circuit output is buffered in a buffer amplifier to produce the system output having a beneficial high frequency characteristic to a holding circuit. Deterioration of the frequency characteristic of the synthesized output signal for a high frequency range due to a low-pass filter effect stemming from the zero hold in the sample/hold circuit is prevented by the invention.

WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTING SYSTEM FOR PLURAL COLOR TELEVISION CAMERAS

In a white balance adjusting system for plural colour television cameras, the output of a video switching unit which selectively switches video signals from television colour cameras is applied to a single white balance adjustment circuit, the white balance condition of the selected video signal is detected by the white balance adjustment circuit using a reference value common to the cameras and the output of the white balance adjustment circuit is supplied to the camera selected by the video switching unit. Thus, the white balance of the respective cameras is adjusted.

COLOR TV IMAGING APPARATUS

TOTAL RASTER ERROR CORRECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC SET UP OF TELEVISION CAMERAS AND THE LIKE

ENCODING, DECODING, AND REPRESENTING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES

Techniques are provided to encode and decode image data comprising a tone mapped (TM) image with HDR reconstruction data in the form of luminance ratios and color residual values In an example embodiment, luminance ratio values and residual values in color channels of a color space are generated on an individual pixel basis based on a high dynamic range (HDR) image and a derivative tone-mapped (TM) image that comprises one or more color alterations that would not be recoverable from the TM image with a luminance ratio image. The TM image with HDR reconstruction data derived from the luminance ratio values and the color-channel residual values may be outputted in an image file to a downstream device, for example, for decoding, rendering, and/or storing. The image file may be decoded to generate a restored HDR image free of the color alterations ...

SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT FOR A SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS

Verfahren zur Aufnahme farbiger Bilder.

Procédé de télévision en couleurs et installation pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé

Farbfernsehaufnahmegerät.

CIRCUIT CORRECTEUR POUR CAMERA DE TELEVISION EN COULEURS.

PROCEDURE FOR THE OPTICAL-ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF A PICTURE COLLECTING MAIN.

Image processing device, computer program, and image processing system

Device control

MONTAGE DE RECONNAISSANCE DE MIRE PERMETTANT UNE DISTINCTION SURE ENTRE DIFFERENTES PARTIES D'UNE MIRE DIASCOPIQUE AU COURS DE LA MISE AU POINT D'UNE CAMERA VIDEO

POUR LA MESURE ET LA CORRECTION D'ERREURS SPATIALES ET DE NIVEAU DE BRUIT, UNE FENETRE TEMPORELLE DE REPERE 16 EST PREVUE POUR LOCALISER POSITIVEMENT LES TRANSITIONS BLANC-NOIR DE REPERES GROSSIERS 14 SELECTIVEMENT PLACES DANS LA MIRE ET DISTINGUER CES TRANSITIONS, MEME DANS DES CONDITIONS DE BALAYAGE DEFAVORABLES. LE MONTAGE COMPREND DES MOYENS GENERATEURS DE FENETRES TEMPORELLES ETROITES POUR IDENTIFIER DES TRANSITIONS DE REPERE VALIDE DETERMINEES AFIN D'EMPECHER UN DECLENCHEMENT DU A DES TRANSITIONS DE CASE, A DE BREVES IMPULSIONS DE BRUIT, ETC. AU COURS DE CHAQUE INTERVALLE DE TRAME, CHAQUE REPERE 14 EST BALAYE SUIVANT UN CERTAIN NOMBRE DE LIGNES, MAIS SEUL LE BALAYAGE DE LA LIGNE CENTRALE EST UTILISE POUR ENGENDRER UN SIGNAL DE SORTIE D'ECHANTILLONNAGE DE REPERE AFIN DE VERROUILLER LES POSITIONS DES REPERES GROSSIERS 14 DANS UNE MEMOIRE EN VUE DE LEUR COMPARAISON ULTERIEURE AVEC LA MIRE DIASCOPIQUE POUR DETERMINER LES ERREURS DE BALAYAGE GROSSIERES.

PRODUCING APPARATUS OF DISTINCT CONTROL SIGNALS OF DEVIATION INTEND HAS TUBES ANALYZERS Of a Television camera

CAMERA DE TELEVISION EN COULEURS A HAUTE PERFORMANCE UTILISANT UN TUBE ANALYSEUR ET DES DETECTEURS TRANSISTORISES

UN TUBE ANALYSEUR DE CAMERA A HAUTE DEFINITION CLASSIQUE ENGENDRE UN SIGNAL DE LUMINANCE CORRESPONDANT A UNE COMPOSANTE DE LUMINANCE DE LARGEUR DE BANDE RELATIVEMENT GRANDE D'UN SIGNAL VIDEO COMPOSITE. AU MOINS UN DETECTEUR TRANSISTORISE A FAIBLE DEFINITION EST COMBINE AVEC LE TUBE POUR ENGENDRER LES SIGNAUX DE CHAQUE COMPOSANTE DE COULEUR. UN CIRCUIT D'AJUSTEMENT DE BALAYAGE ADAPTE AVEC PRECISION LA TRAME DE BALAYAGE DU TUBE AVEC LA GEOMETRIE PRESQUE PARFAITE DU RESEAU DE DETECTEURS TRANSISTORISES. UNE CORRECTION DE GAMMA, UNE MISE EN MATRICE ET UN CODAGE SONT ASSURES, PAR L'INTERMEDIAIRE D'UN MONTAGE DE TRAITEMENT VIDEO, POUR ENGENDRER UN SIGNAL DE SORTIE VIDEO COMPOSITE DE QUALITE TELEDIFFUSION. APPLICATION PARTICULIERE AUX REPORTAGES TELEVISES EN DIRECT.

METHOD OF PREPARATION OF MOLTEN GLASS OF GIVEN COMPOSITION

VIDEO SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS

PROCESS OF DETECTION OF DEFECTS IN GLASS ARTICLES AND INSTALLATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDED

Procédé de détection de défauts dits à faible contraste dans des articles verriers (3), caractérisé en ce qu'il consiste à : - rétroéclairer ledit article (5) au moyen d'une ou plusieurs sources lumineuses (6) selon au moins une paire de motifs d'éclairage similaires décalés spatialement ; capter au moins une paire d'images dudit article rétroéclairé selon chacun des motifs de ladite au moins une paire de motifs ; - combiner les images de chacune desdites paires pour former au moins une image composite ; - détecter les zones de plus fort contraste au sein desdites images composites.

OPTO-ELECTRONIC PROCESS OF TRANSMISSION OF the ORIGINAL Of an IMAGE

Improvements with the systems of television colors

PRODUCING APPARATUS OF DISTINCT CONTROL SIGNALS OF DEVIATION INTEND HAS TUBES ANALYZERS Of a Television camera

VIDEO SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS

영상 생성 방법

... 단색 영상 및 제 1 영상(310)을 번갈아 표시하는 단계를 포함하는 영상 생성 방법. 표시된 단색 영상 및 제 1 영상(310)을 배경으로 촬영 및 처리를 행하여 단색 영상을 배경으로 하는 제 2 영상(320)을 획득한다. 제 2 영상(320)상의 단색 영상 부분을 제 1 영상(310)으로 교체하여 제 3 영상(330)을 생성한다.

JIG FOR SYNTHESIZING IMAGE OF COLOR CAMERA AND THERMAL CAMERA

IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

IMAGE SENSOR UNIT AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME

Using improved image signal processing (ISP) along with a multi-layer color filter array (CFA) architecture to capture both the red-green-blue (RGB) as well as the red-X-blue (RXB) images substantially and simultaneously on the same complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor chip in a single shot so that image processing stages can choose between RGB and RXB images to improve the quality of the final image. The color X in the RXB image may be a white color, a yellow color, or a cyan color. In contrast to the individual RWB or RGB imaging based conventional CMOS sensors, the disclosed CMOS sensor with one or more layers of specifically-selected CFAs can capture both the RGB and RXB images in a single shot using associated ISP. The multi-layer sensor may be an organic sensor or a stacked X3 sensor. The dual RGB-RXB imaging may reduce colorblindness, chromatic aberration, and saturation artifacts. COPYRIGHT KIPO 2017 (22) Pixel electrode/photo-site (37) Pixel array controlling ...

A method and an apparatus for generating data representative of a light field

There are several types of plenoptic devices and camera arrays available on the market, and all these light field acquisition devices have their proprietary file format. However, there is no standard supporting the acquisition and transmission of multi-dimensional information. It is interesting to obtain information related to a correspondence between pixels of a sensor of said optical acquisition system and an object space of said optical acquisition system. Indeed, knowing which portion of the object space of an optical acquisition system a pixel belonging to the sensor of said optical acquisition system is sensing enables the improvement of signal processing operations. The notion of pixel beam, which represents a volume occupied by a set of rays of light in an object space of an optical system of a camera along with a compact format for storing such information is thus introduce.

Visible and infrared dual mode imaging system

IMAGE GENERATION METHOD

An image generation method, comprising: alternately displaying a pure-colour image and a first image (310); conducting shooting and processing using the displayed pure-colour image and first image (310) as a background to obtain a second image (320) with the pure-colour image as a background; and replacing the pure-colour image part of the second image (320) with the first image (310), to generate a third image (330).

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AMBIENT LIGHT SPECTRUM DETECTION IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Digital camera or device with a digital camera unit is controlled in a process in which light spectrum power distribution is detected by a detector that has a plurality of narrow-band photo-electric sensors at locations spaced apart on an image capture unit of a digital camera unit. Each sensor has a given sensitive bandwidth within the frequency range of visible light. The number of the sensitive bandwidths is N that is greater than 3. A signal indicative of the light spectrum power distribution as detected by the detector is produced.

HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING A REMOTE OBJECT

A hyperspectral imaging system (100b) and a method are disclosed herein for providing a hyperspectral image of an area of a remote object (e.g., scene of interest 104). In one aspect, the hyperspectral imaging system includes at least one optic (106), a rotatable disk (302) which has multiple straight slits (304) formed therein, a spectrometer (110), a two-dimensional image sensor (112), and a controller (114). In another aspect, the hyperspectral imaging system includes at least one optic, a rotatable disk (which has at least one spiral slit formed therein), a spectrometer, a two-dimensional image sensor, and a controller. In yet another aspect, the hyperspectral imaging system includes at least one optic, a rotatable drum (which has a plurality of slits formed on the outer surface thereof and a fold mirror located therein), a spectrometer, a two-dimensional image sensor, and a controller.

Architecture for video, fast still and high quality still picture processing

An apparatus having a first circuit is disclosed. The first circuit may (i) receive an input signal from an electro-optical sensor and (ii) generate a compressed signal. The first circuit generally includes re-sampler circuits configured to process the input signal to generate output samples. Each output sample may be a linear combination of at least two input samples. Video processing may include at least two tasks among (a) generating a video signal by converting the input signal for an external video monitor, (b) generating a video signal by converting the input signal for a preview screen and (c) generating a video signal by resolution reduction of the input signal before compression. At least two re-sampler circuits may perform different tasks. Still processing generally includes a noise reduction of an input image of the input signal using at least one of the at least two re-sampler circuits.

Solid-state image capture device and image capture apparatus

A solid-state image capture device includes photoelectric conversion elements that perform photoelectric conversion on incident light to obtain signal charges, color filter portions provided at light incident sides of the corresponding photoelectric conversion elements, and an organic photoelectric conversion layer provided at light incident sides of the color filter portions. The organic photoelectric conversion layer contains a pigment that is absorptive of near infrared light.

Video camera apparatus including programmable timing generation circuit

A video camera in which an output signal from a solid-state image sensor is converted into the corresponding digital signal at the horizontal reading cycle of the output signal, and the digital signal is digital-processed with a first predetermined clock (fs) synchronous with the reading cycle to provide a luminance signal and a color difference signal. This video camera comprises data clock converter for latching the color signals; control circuit for detecting the phase of the changing point of the color signal generated; phase correction circuit for receiving the color signal after data clock conversion from said data clock converter, and producing a phase-corrected color difference signal by selecting, in accordance with said phase detecting signal from the control circuit, either one of the color difference signal having an intermediate phase obtained by interpolating the signals before and after the changing point of the received color signal and said color difference signal after ...

Television camera having an optical lowpass filter

A television camera has an optical system including an iris, a master lens, and a color stripe filter. The television camera further comprises an optical lowpass filter provided within an effective light path of an afocal system which reaches the master lens through the iris. The optical lowpass filter has a shape to partially produce an optical lowpass filter effect with respect to a part of a beam in the effective light path.

Image capture device and method, and recording medium storing program for performing the method

An image capture device and method for capturing an image with color distortion minimized based on a wide color gamut and an image having color properties appropriate to various standards, and a recording medium storing a program for performing the method. The image capture device includes a first conversion unit converting an input image signal into an RGB signal having a wide color gamut, a gamma correction unit performing gamma correction on the RGB signal using gamma curve information determined according to an output format of the image capture device, and a second conversion unit converting a color domain of the gamma corrected RGB signal into a luminance and chrominance signal having a color domain determined according to the output format of the image capture device, using a color domain conversion matrix.

System and method for a high performance color filter mosaic array

A method of implementing high-performance color filter mosaic arrays (CFA) using luminance pixels. The introduction of luminance pixels greatly improves the accuracy of the image acquisition process for a given pixel and image sensor size.

DIGITAL CAMERA AND PRINTING SYSTEM

With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image, data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.

Method and apparatus for defective pixel detection based on the human visual system

A bad pixel detection method and module which provide a quick-test and a full-test for bad pixel detections in an image. The quick-test tests a current pixel to one and only one good neighbor having been previously tested. The quick-test is optimized by exploiting weaknesses in the human visual system especially for red and blue colors. More lenient thresholds can be used for the blue color compared to thresholds for the red and green colors. Moreover, the full-test is constructed and arranged to detect bad pixel clusters in a kernel.

POWER SAVING TECHNIQUES FOR AN IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE

An image capture device that includes an adjustment circuit configured to monitor image parameters, generate updated image settings for the image capture device in response to the monitored image parameters, and transmit the updated image settings to one or more processors. The updated image settings configure the one or more processors to determine whether to transition the image capture device from a dynamic scene mode to a static scene mode based on a first image parameter included in the monitored image parameters, wherein the first image parameter is different from a second image parameter used to determine to transition the image capture device from the static scene mode to the dynamic scene mode, and to suspend generation of all or less than all of the updated image settings in response to determining to transition the image capture device from the dynamic scene mode to the static scene mode.

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that are capable of removing an influence due to illumination components from a plurality of images in which illumination environments are different and generating an image having high color reproducibility. A demosaic processing unit 221 performs a demosaic process on a reference image held in a reference mosaic image holding unit 111. A demosaic processing unit 222 performs a demosaic process on a processing target image that is held in a processing target mosaic image holding unit 112. A white balance calculation unit 230 calculates a white-balance value for each channel with respect to the reference image. A channel gain calculation unit 250 calculates a gain for each channel for converting illumination components on the basis of RGB values of the reference image and the processing target image, and the white balance of the reference image. At the time of gain calculation, blackout ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECORDING SIMULTANEOUSLY VISIBLE LIGHT IMAGE AND INFRARED LIGHT IMAGE FROM FLUOROPHORES

The invention provides systems and methods for imaging a sample. In various embodiments, the invention provides a system comprising an image sensor, a laser for emitting excitation light for an infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, a visible light source, a notch beam splitter, a notch filter, a synchronization module, an image processing unit, an image displaying unit, and light-conducting channels. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a system comprising an image sensor, a laser for emitting excitation light for an infrared or near-infrared fluorophore, a laser clean-up filter, a notch filter, a white light source, an image processing unit, an image displaying unit, and light-conducting channels. In accordance with the present invention, the image sensor can detect both visible light and infrared light.

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH UNEVEN STRUCTURES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus capable of improving sensitivity while suppressing degradation of color mixture. The solid-state imaging device includes an anti-reflection portion having a moth-eye structure provided on a boundary surface on a light-receiving surface side of a photoelectric conversion region of each pixel arranged two-dimensionally, and an inter-pixel light-blocking portion provided below the boundary surface of the anti-reflection portion to block incident light. In addition, the photoelectric conversion region is a semiconductor region, and the inter-pixel light-blocking portion has a trench structure obtained by digging the semiconductor region in a depth direction at a pixel boundary. The techniques according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device of a rear surface irradiation type.

PORTABLE TV CAMERA AND TAPE RECORDER COMBINATION UNIT

СИСТЕМА ГИПЕРСПЕКТРАЛЬНОЙ ВИЗУАЛИЗАЦИИ В ВИДИМОМ СВЕТЕ, СПОСОБ ЗАПИСИ ГИПЕРСПЕКТРАЛЬНОГО ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ И ОТОБРАЖЕНИЯ ГИПЕРСПЕКТРАЛЬНОГО ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ В ВИДИМОМ СВЕТЕ

Изобретение относится к области визуализации спектральных изображений и касается системы, содержащей систему гиперспектральной визуализации. Система включает в себя систему гиперспектральной визуализации, вторичную систему визуализации и процессор. Система гиперспектральной визуализации содержит камеру светового поля для записи гиперспектрального изображения объекта в невидимом глазу спектральном диапазоне и проектор светового поля, предназначенный для проецирования на объект гиперспектрального изображения в видимом свете. Вторичная система визуализации предназначена для обеспечения данных вторичного изображения на трехмерном внутреннем изображении наблюдаемого объекта. Процессор предназначен для обеспечения информации о глубине на основании данных снятого гиперспектрального светового поля и для форматирования данных вторичного изображения на основании информации о глубине в изображение для проецирования на объект с использованием проектора. Технический результат заключается в повышении ...

Система и способ для захвата измерительных изображений измеряемого объекта

Изобретение относится к захвату изображения. Техническим результатом является обеспечение системы захвата измерительных изображений измеряемого объекта. Результат достигается тем, что система (1) для захвата измерительных изображений измеряемого объекта содержит мобильное электронное устройство, при этом указанное мобильное электронное устройство (2) содержит: корпус (5), камеру (6), которая интегрирована в корпус (5), для захвата измерительных изображений (39) измеряемого объекта (38) в пределах области обзора камеры (6), экран (7), который интегрирован в корпус (5), для показа изображений путем испускания света, при этом экран (7) обращен к области обзора камеры (6), управляющий блок, который интегрирован в корпус (5) и сконфигурирован для активизации экрана (7) мобильного электронного устройства (2) для последовательного показа нескольких различных осветительных изображений из заранее заданной последовательности осветительных изображений, при этом управляющий блок (8) сконфигурирован ...

УСТРОЙСТВО PXI (РАСШИРЕНИЯ ШИНЫ PCI (МЕЖСОЕДИНЕНИЕ ПЕРИФЕРИЙНЫХ КОМПОНЕНТОВ) ДЛЯ КОНТРОЛЬНО-ИЗМЕРИТЕЛЬНОГО ОБОРУДОВАНИЯ) ДЛЯ ГЕНЕРИРОВАНИЯ И ПОЛУЧЕНИЯ ВИДЕО

... 1. Устройство (2) генерирования и получения видео, основанное на технологии PXI (расширения шины PCI (межсоединение периферийных компонентов) для контрольно-измерительного оборудования), содержащее:ведущую плату (21) PXI, которая имеет несколько интерфейсов ввода и выполнена с возможностью подключения к шине (11) PXI; иведомую плату (22) PXI, которая имеет несколько интерфейсов вывода видео и механически соединена многослойным образом с ведущей платой (21) PXI с возможностью обмена сигналами с ней, при этом ведущая плата (21) PXI выполнена с возможностью:получать через интерфейсы ввода множество входных видеосигналов, имеющих разные форматы видео, от одной или более испытываемых систем отображения видео и/или от одного или более источников видео,принимать через интерфейсы ввода один или более входных сигналов синхронизации,обрабатывать один или более из входных видеосигналов и выполнять захват кадра из одного или более из входных видеосигналов;при этом ведомая плата (22) PXI выполнена с ...

ИНСПЕКЦИЯ ПУСТЫХ БУТЫЛОК

Изобретение относится к инспекционному устройству для контроля бутылок или подобных емкостей. Устройство включает в себя, по меньшей мере, один осветительный блок (6) и, по меньшей мере, одну камеру (7), причем осветительный блок (6) расположен над инспектируемой бутылкой (2). Осветительный блок (6) выполнен в виде панели источников света (8), излучающих свет, изменяющийся, по меньшей мере, по цвету в соответствии с установленным в зоне горловины (3) бутылки цветом последней, причем источники (8) света расположены радиально отстоящими друг от друга кругами (9) концентрично вокруг центра панели (6), а излучаемый свет, по меньшей мере, частично вводится внутрь стенки горловины бутылки. Светодиоды излучают, по меньшей мере, цветомодулированный в соответствии с цветом бутылки свет, который вводится во внутреннюю стенку горловины (3) бутылки. Изобретение позволяет инспектировать разноцветные бутылки (2), например, чтобы можно было надежно обнаруживать также отложения (4) ржавчины. 2 н. и 20 ...

СИСТЕМА ГИПЕРСПЕКТРАЛЬНОЙ ВИЗУАЛИЗАЦИИ В ВИДИМОМ СВЕТЕ, СПОСОБ ЗАПИСИ ГИПЕРСПЕКТРАЛЬНОГО ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ И ОТОБРАЖЕНИЯ ГИПЕРСПЕКТРАЛЬНОГО ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ В ВИДИМОМ СВЕТЕ

... 1. Система, содержащая систему гиперспектральной визуализации, причем система гиперспектральной визуализации содержит:- камеру для записи гиперспектрального изображения объекта и- устройство отображения для отображения гиперспектрального изображения в видимом свете, причем камера является камерой для съемки светового поля и устройство отображения является проектором светового поля, причем камера и проектор имеют общий коаксиальный оптический путь, и при этом камера выполнена с возможностью съемки гиперспектрального светового поля в спектральном диапазоне излучения по меньшей мере частично невидимом человеческому глазу, таким образом получая гиперспектральное изображение объекта, и при этом камера для съемки светового поля содержит выход для передачи данных снятого гиперспектрального светового поля на вход проектора светового поля и проектор светового поля выполнен с возможностью проецирования светового поля в видимом свете на объект на основании данных, принятых от камеры для съемки светового ...

Moire-Verringerungseinrichtung für Festkörperfarbbildvideoapparat

Apparatus and method for monitoring premises

Improvements in or relating to television

... 933,938. Television. NIPPON ELECTRIC CO. Ltd. Jan. 5, 1961 [Jan. 20, 1961], No. 510/61. Drawings to Specification. Class 40 (3). In a television transmission system signals produced by a monochrome camera are combined with unrelated basic colour type signals (e.g. the chrominance sub-carrier according to the N.T.S.C. Specification) and of a receiver the combined signals are reproduced by a colour picture tube. By suitable operation of the combining arrangement and selection of the phase of the chrominance sub-carrier the monochrome information (e.g. black or white letters on a white or black background) may be made to appear in black or white or in a desired colour on a background of a desired colour. The monochrome signals may be derived from a plurality of cameras and by arranging for the phase of the sub-carrier to change by 360 degrees during one line scan a so-called rainbow effect may be produced.

Digital encoder

Method and apparatus for synchronizing auto exposure between chromatic pixels and panchromatic pixels in a camera system

Improvement in colour television pick up systems

... 1,015,367. Colour television. COMPAGNIE FRANCAISE DE TELEVISION. July 23, 1963 [July 25, 1962], No. 29203/63. Heading H4F. Relates to a colour television signal generating arrangement in which a scene S is illuminated by a cathode-ray tube flying-spot scanner 3 and viewed by photo-electric cells 51-53 to provide component colour signals on leads 61-63, the scene being additionally illuminated (for the convenience of actors and operators) by a flash tube 9 which is pulsed on during horizontal and/or vertical blanking intervals under the control of a unit 11 which provides all the necessary synchronizing and scanning signals and also controls amplifiers 81-83 to blank the component colour signals during the light flashes from tube 9. In accordance with the invention, the arrangement is also provided with a storage-type scanning camera tube 1 (e.g. an image orthicon or vidicon) which responds to the scene light due to the flashes from tube 9 and functions to provide a luminance signal on lead ...

TELEVISION CAMERA SYSTEMS

... 1291967 Colour television FERNSEH GmbH 19 April 1971 [16 April 1970] 26436/71 Heading H4F In a colour television camera employing a plurality of camera tubes, e.g. red, green and blue tubes 1, 2, 3, aperture correction of the video signals is applied in adders 8, 9, 10 using a standard aperture correction circuit 7 fed with that camera tube signal which has the greatest amplitude at the time in question. Prior art correction is stated to have used the output of the green camera tube. This however gave poor correction in blue or red saturated areas. Where a luminance signal is produced, e.g. from a matrix or camera tube, the aperture correction is applied to the luminance signal only (Fig. 2, not shown). Only the horizontal component of the aperture correction may be derived as described, the vertical component always being derived from the green or luminance signals. Only the high frequency components of the signals may be used for the correction.

COLOUR SPLITTER

DIGITAL ENCODER

Improvements relating to colour television apparatus

... 749,511. Colour television. ELECTRIC & MUSICAL INDUSTRIES, Ltd. Dec. 22, 1953 [Jan. 2, 1953], No. 98/53. Class 40 (3). An image is projected simultaneously on to two pick-up tubes 1 and 2, the first of which operates in conjunction with a filter 9 'to generate a signal Ey representative of the luminance of the image, and the second of which operates in conjunction with a blue and red striped filter 7 to generate intercalated signal elements representative of the red and blue colour components of the image. Filter 7, Fig. 2, comprises vertical blue and red translucent stripes 7b, 7c interleaved with opaque indexing stripes 7a. A source of white light 8 illuminates the pick-up tube through the filter and causes the colour signal elements to be elevated above the true black level whereby the output of the tube corresponding to the opaque stripes corresponds to blacker-than-black pulses. The output of tube 2 is applied to two gates 13, 14 and a limiter stage 12 which separates out the blacker-than-black ...

COLOUR TELEVISION CAMERA

... 1536232 Colour television ROBERT BOSCH GmbH 29 April 1977 [30 April 1976] 17904/77 Heading H4F A colour television camera for producing a colour television signal suitable for subsequent recording, comprises means 5 for splitting incident light into luminance and chrominance components, separate cameras 6, 8 arranged to receive images of the luminance and chrominance components respectively of the incident light, means 16-18 for effecting line-by-line scanning of the cameras 6, 8 to produce electrical signals bearing luminance and chrominance information respectively, the scanning means for camera 8 effecting substantially complete scanning of each line of the chrominance component during the line blanking intervals of the scanning means for the luminance component, and means 13 for interleaving, by time division multiplex, electrical signals derived from the cameras 6, 8.

A PATTERN RECOGNITION CIRCUIT FOR VIDEO CAMERA SETUP

TELEVISION CAMERA

SINGLE-SHOT HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING

A method for generating a high dynamic range image. An image is captured using a Bayer pattern color filter array to generate raw pixel sensor data for the image. The pixel sensor data is separated into highpass (Z) and lowpass (Z) components. The color components of Zare pooled to yield an achromatic highpass data set {circumflex over (X)}. Saturated pixels in the Zcomponents are corrected by borrowing across spectrums to yield the low pass data set {circumflex over (X)}, and the high dynamic range image is computed as {circumflex over (X)}={circumflex over (X)}+{circumflex over (X)}1. A camera system incorporating this method is also provided. 1. A method for generating a high dynamic range image , comprising:(a) capturing an image using a Bayer pattern color filter array to generate raw pixel sensor data for the image;{'sub': i', 'i, 'sup': HP', 'LP, '(b) separating the raw pixel sensor data into highpass (Z) and lowpass (Z) components;'}{'sub': i', 'i, 'sup': HP', 'HP, '(c) pooling together the color components of Zto yield an achromatic highpass data set {circumflex over (X)};'}{'sub': i', 'i, 'sup': LP', 'LP, '(d) correcting saturated pixels in the Zcomponents by borrowing across spectrums to yield the low pass data set {circumflex over (X)}; and'}{'sub': i', 'i, 'sup': LP', 'HP, '(e) computing the high dynamic range image {circumflex over (X)}={circumflex over (X)}+{circumflex over (X)}1.'}2. A camera system configured to process image data in accordance with the method of .3. A method for generating a high dynamic range image claim 1 , comprising:(a) capturing an image using a Bayer pattern color filter array to generate raw pixel sensor data for the image;(b) apply a weighting matrix W to the pixel sensor data to provide modified pixel sensor data, wherein W gives more importance to the regions of color components that are better exposed;(c) demosaicking the modified pixel sensor data;{'sup': HP', 'LP, 'sub': 'i', '(d) separating the demosaicked modified ...

SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CAMERA SYSTEM

An imaging section outputs n pixel signals every pixel row of n×m pixels, and n AD conversion sections, corresponding to n pixel columns of the n×m pixels, convert the n pixel signals to n pixel values. A resolution control section controls the n AD conversion sections so that the AD conversion resolution of the n AD conversion sections become a first resolution, or a second resolution rougher than the first resolution, based on the AD conversion resolution of the n AD conversion sections and the n pixel values. 1. A solid-state imaging apparatus , comprising:an imaging section having n×m pixels arranged in a matrix each configured to store a charge corresponding to incident light, the imaging section outputting, every pixel row of the n×m pixels, n pixel signals corresponding to charges stored in n pixels belonging to the pixel row;a reference signal supply section configured to supply a ramp signal and capable of changing the gradient of the ramp signal;n AD conversion sections corresponding to n pixel columns of the n×m pixels, each configured to count the time taken until the signal level of the ramp signal from the reference signal supply section reaches the signal level of the pixel signal from the corresponding pixel column, thereby converting the pixel signal to a pixel value; anda resolution control section configured to control the reference signal supply section so that, in the case that the gradient of the ramp signal is a first gradient, the gradient be changed to a second gradient steeper than the first gradient when having detected a pixel value larger than a first threshold among the n pixel values obtained by the n AD conversion sections, and control the reference signal supply section so that, in the case that the gradient of the ramp signal is the second gradient, the gradient be changed to the first gradient when having detected that the maximum pixel value among the n pixel values obtained by the n AD conversion sections is smaller than a second ...

IMAGE SENSOR WITH DUAL ELEMENT COLOR FILTER ARRAY AND THREE CHANNEL COLOR OUTPUT

A color image sensor includes a pixel array including CFA overlaying an array of photo-sensors for acquiring color image data. The CFA includes first color filter elements of a first color overlaying a first group of the photo-sensors and second color filter elements of a second color overlaying a second group of the photo-sensors. The first group of photo-sensors generate first color signals of a first color channel and the second group of photo-sensors generate second color signals of a second color channel. The color image sensor further includes a color signal combiner circuit (“CSCC”) coupled to receive the first and second color signals output from the pixel array. The CSCC includes a combiner coupled to combine the first and second colors signals to generate third color signals of a third color channel. An output port is coupled to the CSCC to output the color image data. 1. A color image sensor comprising:a pixel array including a color filter array (“CFA”) overlaying an array of photo-sensors for acquiring color image data, wherein the CFA includes first color filter elements of a first color overlaying a first group of the photo-sensors and second color filter elements of a second color overlaying a second group of the photo-sensors, wherein the first group of photo-sensors generate first color signals of a first color channel and the second group of photo-sensors generate second color signals of a second color channel;color signal combiner circuit (“CSCC”) coupled to receive the first and second color signals output from the pixel array, the CSCC including a combiner coupled to combine the first and second colors signals to generate third color signals of a third color channel;an output port coupled to the CSCC to output the color image data having three color channels out of the color image sensor.2. The color image sensor of claim 1 , wherein:the first color channel comprises a cyan color channel,the second color channel comprises a yellow color channel ...

IMAGE SENSOR WITH DUAL ELEMENT COLOR FILTER ARRAY AND THREE CHANNEL COLOR OUTPUT

A color image sensor includes a pixel array including a CFA overlaying an array of photo-sensors for acquiring a color image. The CFA includes first color filter elements of a first color overlaying a first group of the photo-sensors, second color filter elements of a second color overlaying a second group of the photo-sensors, and a plurality of filter stacks overlaying a third group of the photo-sensors. The first group generates first color signals of a first color channel and the second group generates second color signals of a second color channel. Each of the filter stacks includes a first stacked filter of the first color and a second stacked filter of the second color. A sensitivity of the filter stacks equals a product of sensitivities of the first and the second stacked filters and the filter stacks generate a third color channel. 1. A color image sensor comprising: first color filter elements of a first color overlaying a first group of the photo-sensors, wherein the first group generates first color signals of a first color channel;', 'second color filter elements of a second color overlaying a second group of the photo-sensors, wherein the second group generates second color signals of a second color channel; and', 'a plurality of filter stacks overlaying a third group of the photo-sensors, wherein each of the filter stacks includes a first stacked filter of the first color and a second stacked filter of the second color, wherein a sensitivity of the filter stacks equals a product of sensitivities of the first and the second stacked filters, and wherein the filter stacks generate a third color channel., 'a pixel array including a color filter array (“CFA”) overlaying an array of photo-sensors for acquiring a color image, wherein the CFA includes2. The color image sensor of claim 1 , wherein the color image sensor is integrated on a semiconductor die claim 1 , the color image sensor further comprising:an output port coupled to the pixel array to output ...

RECORDING SUCCESSIVE FRAMES OF RAW SENSOR DATA DEPICTING A MOVING SCENE

The recording of successive frames of raw sensor data depicting a moving scene is provided. The raw sensor data comprises pixel data for an image sensor having pixels arranged in correspondence to a mosaic of plural different colors in a color filter array. A first sampling mosaic pattern for sampling the pixel data at a first resolution is designated. A second sampling mosaic pattern for sampling the pixel data at a second resolution which is lower than the first resolution is designated. One of the first or the second sampling mosaic patterns is selected for a frame by applying a predetermined rule. Pixel data of the frame is sampled using the selected sampling mosaic pattern. The sampled pixel data for the frame is recorded onto a recording medium. 1. A method of recording successive frames of raw sensor data depicting a moving scene , wherein the raw sensor data comprises pixel data for an image sensor having pixels arranged in correspondence to a mosaic of plural different colors in a color filter array , the method comprising:designating a first sampling mosaic pattern for sampling the pixel data at a first resolution;designating a second sampling mosaic pattern for sampling the pixel data at a second resolution which is lower than the first resolution;selecting one of the first or the second sampling mosaic patterns for a frame by applying a predetermined rule;sampling pixel data of the frame using the selected sampling mosaic pattern; andrecording the sampled pixel data for the frame onto a recording medium.222.-. (canceled) The invention relates to the field of recording image data, and more particularly relates to recording successive frames of raw sensor data depicting a moving scene.The advent of the tapeless workflow for video images has simplified production and post-production, amounting to significant cost saving. For example, output from a digital camera can be directly converted to a digital intermediate format, without having to undergo the ...

COLOR IMAGE SENSOR

A color image sensor having a plurality of sensor elements arranged in a two-dimensional array, wherein the sensor elements each include an optical filter whose transmission behavior is electrically adjustable, and wherein the color image sensor includes a control for controlling the optical filters. 1. A color image sensor comprising a plurality of sensor elements arranged in a two-dimensional array , wherein the sensor elements each comprise an optical filter whose transmission behavior is electrically adjustable based on an electro-optical effect , and wherein the color image sensor comprises a control for controlling the optical filters ,wherein the transmission behavior of the optical filters is electrically adjustable in a wavelength-selective manner,wherein the control is implemented to control the optical filters such that a definable wavelength range is prioritized during operation; andwherein the control is implemented to recognize contiguous areas of sensor elements detecting light in a wavelength range, wherein the control is implemented to control the optical filters in this area to prioritize the wavelength range.2. The color image sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the control is implemented to adjust the optical filters such that the same form a color matrix.3. The color image sensor according to claim 2 , wherein the control is implemented to change the color matrix from one captured image to the next captured image.4. The color image sensor according to claim 2 , wherein the color matrix forms a Bayer filter mask.5. The color image sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the optical filters comprise an adjustable transmission coefficient.6. The color image sensor according to comprising a control that is implemented to reduce the transmission coefficient in overexposed sensor elements and/or to increase the same in underexposed sensor elements.7. The color image sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the control is implemented to control the ...

Digital camera that transmits data to external system

With a digital camera ( 100 ), a photographed image ( 31 ) is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera ( 100 ) to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.

MULTI-CHROMATIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD

An imaging system for and method of imaging product in a product flow (F), the system comprising: an illumination unit for illuminating product in the product flow with illumination at first and second, different wavelengths or ranges of different wavelengths; a detector unit () for detecting reflected illumination from product in the product flow, wherein the detector unit comprises first and second line array detectors, the line array detectors () each comprising a plurality of pixel elements and extending as lines across a width of the product flow, one line downstream of the other, whereby product passing a pixel element of the first line array detector passes a corresponding pixel element of the second line array detector; a control unit for triggering the first and second illumination sources to flash sequentially at a scan rate corresponding to the flow rate of the product flow; and an image processing unit for successively reading the pixel lines of the first and second line array detectors and constructing images of the product at each of the illumination wavelengths or ranges of illumination wavelengths. 1. An imaging system for imaging a product in a product flow , the system comprising:an illumination unit for illuminating the product in the product flow with illumination at first and second, different wavelengths or ranges of different wavelengths;a detector unit for detecting reflected illumination from the product in the product flow, wherein the detector unit comprises first and second line array detectors, the line array detectors each comprising a plurality of pixel elements and extending as lines across a width of the product flow, one line downstream of the other, whereby product passing a pixel element of the first line array detector passes a corresponding pixel element of the second line array detector;a control unit for triggering the illumination unit to flash sequentially at a scan rate corresponding to the flow rate of the product flow; ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR READING COLOR OPTICAL CODES

Methods and systems are disclosed for producing color-image data representative of a color optical code or other color objects, particularly with a monochrome imager. Monochrome image-sensor data is produced by receiving a sequence of colored light emitted by an artificial light source and reflected from the color object. The sequence of colored light may be a red, green, and blue sequence of colored light emitting diode lights according to some embodiments. The monochrome imager produces the monochrome image-sensor data based at least in part on the portion of the reflected sequence of colored light. The monochrome image-sensor data is processed to produce color-image data representing the color optical code. 1. A method of producing color-image data representing a color object comprising the steps of:receiving at a monochrome imager, a sequence of colored light that is reflected from a surface of the color object;producing monochrome image-sensor data associated with different colors of light in the sequence of colored light that is reflected from the surface of the color object; andprocessing the monochrome image-sensor data to produce color-image data representing the color object.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of colored light comprises:first light having a first wavelength range;second light having a second wavelength range; andthird light having a third wavelength range, the first, second, and third wavelength ranges being substantially non-overlapping wavelength ranges.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sequence of colored light comprises a sequence of three primary colors.4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:generating the sequence of colored light by individual emission of primary colored lights from an artificial light source to form an emitted sequence of colored light.5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the emitted sequence of colored light cooperatively establishes an appearance of white or uniformly colored ...

SOILD-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD

A solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array and a dispersing element array. Each unit block of the photosensitive cell array includes four photosensitive cells and . The dispersing element array makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a first color component (C) from incoming light (W) and adding a light ray with a second color component (C) thereto, incident on the first photosensitive cell , also makes light, obtained by subtracting the light ray with the second color component (C) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light ray with the first color component (C) thereto, incident on the second photosensitive cell , further makes light, obtained by subtracting a light ray with a third color component (C) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light rays with the first and second color components (C==C+C) thereto, incident on the third photosensitive cell , and further makes light, obtained by subtracting the light rays with the first and second color components (C) from the incoming light (W) and adding the light ray with the third color component (C) thereto, incident on the fourth photosensitive cell 1. A solid-state image sensor comprisinga photosensitive cell array, in which a number of unit blocks are arranged two-dimensionally, each said unit block including first, second, third and fourth photosensitive cells, anda dispersing element array that is arranged so as to face the photosensitive cell array and that includes a plurality of dispersing elements,wherein if light that would be directly incident on each said photosensitive cell, were it not for the dispersing element array, is called that photosensitive cell's entering light,the dispersing element array is configured to make light that is obtained by subtracting a light ray with a first color component from the first photosensitive cell's entering light and adding a light ray with a second color component to the remainder incident on the first photosensitive ...

Color separation filter array, solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and display device

A color separating filter array has a configuration in which unit elements 1, each having a triangular pyramid shape, are arranged two-dimensionally. Each unit element 1 includes: first, second, and third filters 1 R, 1 G, 1 B arranged to form the three lateral faces of the triangular pyramid; and a reflective region. The first, second and third filters 1 R, 1 G and 1 B are designed to transmit visible radiations falling within first, second and third wavelength ranges, respectively, and reflect visible radiation falling within any other wavelength range. The reflective region is arranged to further reflect a light ray that has been incident on a region surrounded with the first, second and third filters and reflected from any of the first, second and third filters and to guide the reflected light ray to another one of the first, second and third filters that is different from the one that has already reflected the light ray once.

Apparatus and Method for Reducing Optical Cross-Talk in Image Sensors

An image sensor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a front surface and a back surface; an array of pixels formed on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, each pixel being adapted for sensing light radiation; an array of color filters formed over the plurality of pixels, each color filter being adapted for allowing a wavelength of light radiation to reach at least one of the plurality of pixels; and an array of micro-lens formed over the array of color filters, each micro-lens being adapted for directing light radiation to at least one of the color filters in the array. The array of color filters includes structure adapted for blocking light radiation that is traveling towards a region between adjacent micro-lens. 1. An image sensor device , comprising:a semiconductor substrate having a front surface and a back surface;a plurality of pixels formed on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate, each pixel being adapted for sensing light radiation;a first layer including an array of color filters formed over the plurality of pixels, each color filter being adapted for allowing a wavelength of light radiation to reach at least one of the plurality of pixels;a plurality of micro-lens formed over the array of color filters, each micro-lens being adapted for directing light radiation to at least one of the color filters in the array; anda second layer between the pixels and the color filters that includes transparent material;wherein the second layer further includes a structure adapted for blocking light radiation that is traveling towards a region between adjacent micro-lens, further wherein the plurality of micro-lens are in contact with the array of color filters, and wherein the structure and the transparent material are coplanar at respective top surfaces thereof, and further wherein the structure directly contacts a bottom surface of at least one of the color filters.2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the array of color filters is ...

IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF PROVIDING COMPOSITION OF IMAGE PICKUP AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

An image pickup apparatus includes an image capturing unit which captures an image, a control unit which controls the image capturing unit to generate a wide-angle image, a composition calculating unit which calculates an optimum composition of image pickup using the generated wide-angle image, and a user interface unit which provides composition guide information to capture the image according to the calculated optimum composition of image pickup. 1. An image pickup apparatus , comprising:an image capturing unit which captures an image;a control unit which controls the image capturing unit to generate a wide-angle image;a composition calculating unit which calculates an optimum composition of image pickup using the generated wide-angle image; anda user interface unit which provides composition guide information to capture the image according to the calculated optimum composition of image pickup.2. The image pickup apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image capturing unit captures a plurality of images having overlapping image pickup areas claim 1 , and the image pickup apparatus further comprises an image processing unit which generates a wide-angle image using the plurality of captured images.3. The image pickup apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image capturing unit captures a video having changed direction of capturing an image of the image pickup device claim 1 , and the image pickup apparatus further comprises an image processing unit which generates a wide-angle image using the captured video.4. The image pickup apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image capturing unit comprises:a first image capturing unit which captures an image using a first lens which can change a zoom ratio; anda second image capturing unit which captures a wide-angle image using a second lens which has a fixed ratio, andthe control unit controls the second image capturing unit to generate a wide-angle image, andthe composition calculating unit calculates an optimum composition of image ...

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GENERATING RECONSTRUCTION IMAGE, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

A sub-image extractor extracts a target sub-image from a light field image. A partial area definer defines a predetermined area in the target sub-image as a partial area. A pixel extractor extracts pixels from the partial area, the number of pixels meeting correspondence areas of a generation image. The pixel arranger arranges the extracted pixels to the correspondence areas of the generation image in an arrangement according to the optical path of the optical system which photographs the light field image. Pixels are extracted for all sub-images in the light field image, and are arranged to the generation image to generate a reconstruction image. 1. An image processing device comprising:an image obtainer that obtains a multi-view image in which sub-images from viewpoints are aligned;a clipper that clips partial images from the sub-images; anda generator that generates a reconstruction image by arranging the partial images based on an alignment position of the sub-images corresponding to the partial images.2. The image processing device according to claim 1 , whereinthe generator inverts the partial images in point-symmetric manner respectively, and arranges the inverted partial images.3. The image processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a distance setter that sets a re-focal length of the reconstruction image;an interval determiner that determines an interval, at which the partial images are arranged on the reconstruction image, according to the re-focal length; anda first size determiner that determines a clipping size of the partial images so that the partial images are overlapped on the reconstruction image.4. The image processing device according to claim 3 , further comprising:a blurring degree determiner that determines a blurring degree,wherein the first size determiner determines a larger clipping size as the blurring degree is larger.5. The image processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a second size determiner that ...

Object Identification Apparatus

Identification apparatus is capable of automatically performing processing for separation of objects from background to definitively extract objects to be identified. Backlighting is used to cause illumination from behind a tray on which pastry serving as object has been placed, and while in this state an image of the pastry and the tray are captured. The captured image is converted into an L image representing the L-axis component in Lab color space (S). The L image is used to create a Canny edge image (S), and contour extraction is carried out (S). Pastry region(s) are extracted from background region(s), and a mask image is output (S, S). The extracted pastry region(s) are used to carry out identification of pastry type by comparison with registered characteristic quantities. Determination of pastry region(s) is carried out based on magnitude of chromatic dispersion and distance between colors in Lab color space. 1. An object identification apparatus , comprising:image processing means that stores a digital color image of at least one object lying on a tray which has been captured by image capture means, and that performs image recognition on the digital color image to identify at least one type of the at least one object; anda backlighting source for producing illumination by backlighting from behind the tray during image capture by the image capture means;wherein the tray is formed so as to be at least semitransparent such that the backlighting is transmitted therethrough to the image capture means side thereof;wherein the image processing means comprises a background separation processing unit that captures an image of an entirety of the at least one object together with at least a portion of the tray as background while illumination by backlighting from the backlighting source is carried out, and that extracts and separates, from a region associated with the background, at least one region associated with the at least one object which is contained in the ...

IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD

There is provided an image sensor including at least three pixel transfer control signal lines, on a per line basis, configured to control exposure start and end timings of a pixel in order for exposure timings of a plurality of the pixels constituting one line in a specific direction to have at least three patterns. 1. An image sensor comprising:at least three pixel transfer control signal lines, on a per line basis, configured to control exposure start and end timings of a pixel in order for exposure timings of a plurality of the pixels constituting one line in a specific direction to have at least three patterns.2. The image sensor according to claim 1 , wherein a first line on which a pixel of first spectral sensitivity and a pixel of second spectral sensitivity constituting the plurality of pixels are alternately arranged in the specific direction claim 1 , and a second line on which a pixel of the first spectral sensitivity and a pixel of third spectral sensitivity constituting the plurality of pixels are alternately arranged in the specific direction are alternately arranged in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the specific direction.3. The image sensor according to claim 2 ,wherein, using at least two pixel transfer control signal lines of the pixel transfer control signal lines in the first line, some pixels constituting the first line are designated as first pixels for generating a long-time-exposure image with continuous exposure within a predetermined period, and pixels constituting the first line, which are other than the some pixels, are designated as second pixels for generating a plurality of short-time-exposure images with intermittent exposure within the predetermined period, andwherein, using at least two pixel transfer control signal lines of the pixel transfer control signal lines in the second line, some pixels constituting the second line are designated as the first pixels and pixels constituting the second line, which are other than the ...

CAMERA SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS

A camera system is provided for use in a high-radiation environment includes a camera assembly with a housing enclosing an image sensor for generating a digital signal of a detected image and a first serializer/deserializer (SERDES) for converting the digital signal from the image sensor into a serial bit stream. A transmission medium transmits the serial bit stream to an image processing module located outside of the high-radiation environment where a second SERDES deserializes the serial bit stream to generate a decoded image signal which is processed by an image processor to generate an output at a display device corresponding to the detected image. 1. A camera system for use in a high-radiation environment , comprising: a housing;', 'an image sensor disposed within the housing, the image sensor adapted for generating a digital signal corresponding to a detected image of an object; and', 'a first serializer/deserializer (SERDES) disposed within the housing for converting the signal from the image sensor into a serial bit stream;, 'a camera assembly comprising'}a transmission medium for transmitting the serial bit stream; and a second SERDES adapted for deserializing the serial bit stream to generate a decoded image signal; and', 'an image processor adapted to process the decoded image signal to generate an output at a display device corresponding to the detected image., 'an image processing module disposed outside of the high-radiation environment for receiving the transmitted serial bit stream, the image processing module comprising2. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a seal for enclosing the image sensor and the first SERDES in a watertight enclosure.3. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed from stainless steel.4. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises radiation shielding enclosing one or more of the image sensor and the first SERDES.5. The camera system of claim 1 , wherein the display ...

Automatic Face and Skin Beautification Using Face Detection

Sub-regions within a face image are identified to be enhanced by applying a localized smoothing kernel to luminance data corresponding to the sub-regions of the face image. An enhanced face image is generated including an enhanced version of the face that includes certain original pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face. 1. (canceled)2. A method of enhancing an appearance of a face within a digital image , comprising using a processor in:acquiring a digital image of a scene including a face, including capturing the image using a lens and an image sensor, or receiving said image following capture by a device that includes a lens and an image sensor, or a combination thereof;identifying the face within the digital image;identifying within the face one or more sub-regions to be enhanced with localized luminance smoothing;applying one or more localized luminance smoothing kernels each to one of the one or more sub-regions identified within the face to produce one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face, wherein the applying comprises applying the one or more localized luminance smoothing kernels to luminance data of the one or more sub-regions identified within said face;generating an enhanced image including an enhanced version of the face comprising certain original or otherwise processed pixels in combination with pixels corresponding to the one or more enhanced sub-regions of the face;determining certain non-skin tone pixels within the one or more sub-regions that do not comprise a threshold skin tone, and removing, replacing, reducing an intensity of, or modifying a color of said certain non-skin tone pixels, or combinations thereof, anddisplaying, transmitting, communicating or digitally storing or otherwise outputting the enhanced image or a further processed version, or combinations thereof.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the localized luminance smoothing comprises blurring or averaging luminance ...

IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS

An image capturing apparatus can use a reading time from an image sensor efficiently. To achieve the object, the image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit which separates a color image of a subject being captured by an image sensor having pixels of colors into three or more fields and outputs said three or more fields successively, and an image processing unit which generates a low-resolution image which is lower in resolution than the color image obtained by the image capturing unit, based on output of one or more fields among said three or more fields, said one or more fields being able to extract color information of all the colors, wherein the image processing unit starts generation of the low-resolution image in a period in which fields other than said one or more fields for generating the low-resolution image are read. 1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:an image capturing unit which separates a color image of a subject being captured by an image sensor having pixels of colors into three or more fields and outputs said three or more fields successively; andan image processing unit which generates a low-resolution image which is lower in resolution than the color image obtained by the image capturing unit, based on output of one or more fields among said three or more fields, said one or more fields being able to extract color information of all the colors, whereinthe image processing unit starts generation of the low-resolution image in a period in which fields other than said one or more fields for generating the low-resolution image are read.2. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:the low-resolution image is an image for checking a result of capturing; andthe image capturing apparatus further comprises a display unit which displays the low-resolution image when the low-resolution image is generated by the image processing unit.3. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a field ...

SNAPSHOT SPECTRAL IMAGING BASED ON DIGITAL CAMERAS

Snapshot spectral imagers comprise an imaging lens, a dispersed image sensor and a restricted isometry property (RIP) diffuser inserted in the optical path between the source image and the image sensor. The imagers are used to obtain a plurality of spectral images of the source object in different spectral bands in a single shot. In some embodiments, the RIP diffuser is one dimensional. An optional disperser may be added in the optical path, to provide further dispersion at the image sensor. In some embodiments, all imager components except the RIP diffuser may be part of a digital camera, with the RIP diffuser added externally. In some embodiments, the RIP diffuser may be included internally in a digital camera. 1. A snapshot spectral imager for obtaining spectral images of a source object , comprising:a) an imaging lens;b) a dispersed image sensor; andc) a restricted isometry property (RIP) diffuser inserted in an optical path between the source object and the dispersed image sensor, wherein the snapshot spectral imager is configured to obtain at the dispersed image sensor a dispersed image formed through the imaging lens and the RIP diffuser, and wherein the snapshot spectral imager is further configured to process the dispersed image to provide a plurality of spectral images of the source object.2. The imager of claim 1 , wherein the RIP diffuser is one-dimensional (1D).3. The imager of claim 2 , wherein the imaging lens and the dispersed image sensor are included in a digital camera.4. The imager of claim 3 , wherein the RIP diffuser is internal to the digital camera.5. The imager of claim 3 , wherein the RIP diffuser is external to the digital camera.6. The imager of claim 2 , wherein the dispersed image sensor is a black and white image sensor.7. The imager of claim 2 , further comprising a regular image sensor used to obtain a regular image of the source object claim 2 , the regular image processed together with the dispersed image to provide the plurality ...

CROWD-SOURCED VISION AND SENSOR-SURVEYED MAPPING

A system for enhancing the provision of location information based on previously stored visual data. Apparatuses may utilize sensors to sense at least visual information at a location. The sensed visual information may include attributes that may be defined as one or more visual elements in the recorded visual information. The one or more visual elements may then be stored in a mapping database in association with the location. 1. A method , comprising:utilizing sensing resources in an apparatus to sense at least visual information corresponding to the location of the apparatus;identifying attributes of the location by defining one or more visual elements within the visual information corresponding to the attributes; andcreating a representation of the location in a mapping database by recording the one or more visual elements in association with the location in the mapping database.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensing resources comprise at least a camera and the visual information is an electronic image captured at the location.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the attributes of the location may comprise physical objects claim 1 , hallways claim 1 , doorways claim 1 , shapes or colors in the location.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein recording the one or more visual elements in association with the location in the mapping database comprises determining if any of the one or more visual elements already exist in the mapping database.5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising utilizing the sensing resources in the apparatus to sense electronic signals and/or fields at the location.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein determining if any of the one or more visual elements already exist in the mapping database comprises using the electronic signals and/or fields sensed at the location to find the one or more visual elements in the mapping database.7. The method of claim 5 , wherein recording the one or more visual elements in association with the location in ...

IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An image pickup device which makes it possible to expand the dynamic range of photometry. The image pickup device comprises a pixel array, a pixel reader, a row selector, a column selector, a gain circuit, a gain selector. The pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels including photoelectric conversion elements and arranged in the horizontal direction and in the vertical direction. The pixel reader reads out selected pixel signals from the pixel array. The gain circuit is capable of having at least two gains set therein, and amplifies and outputs the pixel signals read out from the pixel array by the pixel reader. The gain selector sets different gains in the gain circuit such that pixel signals amplified by the different gains can be obtained for one-time read-out from the pixel array by the pixel reader. 19.-. (canceled)10. An image pickup apparatus comprising:an image pickup device including a pixel array formed by a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a photoelectric conversion element, arranged in a row direction and in a column direction, a pixel read-out unit configured to read out pixel signals of a plurality of colors from said pixel array, and an amplifier unit configured to be capable of having at least two gains set therein, and amplify and output the pixel signals of the plurality of colors read out from said pixel array by said pixel read-out unit; anda gain-setting unit configured to set the at least two different gains in said amplifier unit for respective rows at intervals of a predetermined number of rows or for respective columns at intervals of a predetermined number of columns of said pixel array such that said amplifier unit amplifies the pixel signals of all the plurality of colors by the at least two different gains, respectively.11. The image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said image pickup device comprises a gain-selecting unit.12. The image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein said pixel read-out ...

Imaging Device

An imaging device is provided with an imaging element. The imaging element has a sensitive wavelength region including an infrared wavelength region, and selectively including a visible wavelength region, and is composed of at least three types of pixels having spectral sensitivities different from each other. The imaging device generates a color image, based on a luminance signal including an infrared wavelength component, and based on a color-difference signal that has been generated based on a visible wavelength component in original image data. The luminance signal including an infrared wavelength component is generated, based on a signal obtained by compressing the dynamic range of original image data including at least three types of original image components acquired by an imaging operation of the imaging element. 1. An imaging device , comprising:an imaging optical system which forms a subject image;an imaging element which has a sensitive wavelength region including an infrared wavelength region, and selectively including a visible wavelength region, the imaging element being composed of at least three types of pixels having spectral sensitivities different from each other, and configured to generate original image data including at least three types of original image components to be outputted from each of the pixels by imaging the subject image; andan image processing section, a dynamic range compressor which compresses a dynamic range based on the original image data for generating dynamic range compressed image data;', 'a luminance signal generator which generates a luminance signal including an infrared wavelength component based on the dynamic range compressed image data;', 'a color signal data generator which generates color signal data based on a visible wavelength component in the original image data;', 'a color-difference signal generator which generates a color-difference signal based on the color signal data; and', 'a color image generator which ...

IMAGING APPARATUS

An information processing apparatus comprising: a sensor unit including a plurality of sensor arrays that output first imaging data formed by an optical system; an array converter that generates second imaging data by converting the first imaging data output by the sensor unit into an order corresponding to a predetermined arrangement; a first signal processor that performs first signal processing on the second imaging data output by the array converter; and a second signal processor that performs second signal processing on the first imaging data output by the sensor unit. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a sensor unit including a plurality of sensor arrays that output first imaging data formed by an optical system;an array converter that generates second imaging data by converting the first imaging data output by the sensor unit into an order corresponding to a predetermined arrangement;a first signal processor that performs first signal processing on the second imaging data output by the array converter; anda second signal processor that performs second signal processing on the first imaging data output by the sensor unit.2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:a display, whereinthe first signal processing performed by the first signal processor includes generating a viewfinder image to be displayed on the display based on the second imaging data output by the sensor unit.3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe second signal processing performed by the second signal processor includes generating a captured image based on the first imaging data output by the sensor unit.4. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe first signal processing performed by the first signal processor includes executing a predetermined image analysis processing on the second imaging data output by the array converter.5. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , whereinthe second signal ...

Method For Detecting Defects In Glassware Articles, And Installation For Implementing Said Method

A method for detecting low-contrast pressing or blowing defects in glassware articles includes the steps of backlighting the article by way of one or several light sources according to at least one pair of similar patterns shifted in space; capturing at least one pair of images of the backlit article according to each of the patterns of the at least one pair of patterns; combining the images of each of the pairs to form at least one composite image; and detecting the areas of stronger contrast within the composite images. 1. A method for detecting pressing or blowing defects in a glassware article comprising the steps of:backlighting said article by way of one or several light sources according to at least one pair of similar patterns shifted in space;capturing according to the same angle of sight at least one pair of images of said backlit article according to each of the patterns of said at least one pair of patterns;combining the images of each of said pairs to form at least one composite image;detecting the areas of stronger contrast within said composite images.2. The detection method of claim 1 , characterized in that the patterns are sets of parallel strips shifted in space by one half-step from one pattern to the other.3. The detection method of claim 2 , characterized in that the patterns are sets of strips of two different colors.4. The detection method of claim 2 , characterized in that ratio of the width of a strip to the step of the pattern ranges between 5 and 40%.5. The detection method of claim 2 , characterized in that the article is backlit according to several pairs of patterns claim 2 , each pair having a different direction.6. The detection method of claim 2 , characterized in that the combination of the images of a pair comprises a processing similar to the determination of the minimum intensity of each pixel of the two images.7. An installation for detecting low-contrast defects in a glassware article claim 2 , comprising:at least one light ...

Imaging apparatus

An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes: a lens optical system L having a first optical region D 1 and a second optical region D 2 having a different optical power from that of the first optical region D 1 ; an imaging device N having a plurality of pixels P 1 , P 2 ; and an array optical device K for causing light passing through the first optical region D 1 to enter the pixel P 1 and causing light passing through the second optical region D 2 to enter the pixel P 2.

COMPOUND CAMERA SENSOR AND RELATED METHOD OF PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGES

In one embodiment, a light sensor includes four cell arrays, one for each color of the Bayer pattern, and four lenses each focusing the light coming from the scene to be captured on a respective cell array. The lenses are oriented such that at least a second green image, commonly provided by the fourth cell array, is both horizontally and vertically shifted (spaced) apart by half a pixel pitch from a first (reference) green image. In a second embodiment, the four lenses are oriented such that the red and blue images are respectively shifted (spaced) apart by half a pixel pitch from the first or reference green image, one horizontally and the other vertically, and the second green image is shifted (spaced) apart by half a pixel pitch from the reference green image both horizontally and vertically. 1. A light sensor for capturing an image of a scene , comprising:a multi-cell photo-detector composed of a plurality of cell arrays of cells, each cell defining a pixel of an image and being configured to generate an electric signal representative of an intensity of light impinging thereon;a plurality of lenses, each configured to capture a similar field of view of the scene and focus the light coming from the scene on the cell arrays, respectively, whereineach of said lenses is placed at a different physical distance from one of the plurality of cell arrays to define different depths of field, said depths of field being staggered.2. The light sensor of claim 1 , wherein said depths of field are staggered without gaps.3. The light sensor of claim 1 , wherein said depths of field are staggered with gaps.4. The light sensor of claim 1 , wherein said lenses lay in a same plane and said cell arrays are defined on different planes.5. The light sensor of claim 1 , wherein said cell arrays are defined on a same plane and said lenses lay in different planes.6. The light sensor of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of lenses includes four lenses claim 1 , and the plurality of cell ...

Camera apparatus and image processing method

An image taking unit takes an image by using a specific light projector which emits specific light in a wavelength region corresponding to one of the three primary colors of light and by exposing light receivers which are sensitive to light in wavelength regions corresponding to the three primary colors of light. A marker pulse generator generates an exposure timing pulse for the image taking unit, and an emission timing pulse for the specific light projector on the basis of a reference signal. A color image creator creates a color image from an image taken by the image taking unit. A synchronous detection processor creates a detection image by performing a synchronous detection process on the image taken by the image taking unit by use of the reference signal.

PIXEL ARRAY HAVING WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE AND GOOD COLOR REPRODUCTION AND RESOLUTION AND IMAGE SENSOR USING THE PIXEL ARRAY

Provided is a pixel array having a wide dynamic range, good color reproduction, and good resolution and an image sensor using the pixel array. The pixel array includes a plurality of first type photodiodes, a plurality of second type photodiodes, and a plurality of image signal conversion circuits. A plurality of the second type photodiodes are disposed between the first type photodiodes which are two-dimensionally arrayed. A plurality of the image signal conversion circuits are disposed between the first type photodiodes and the second type photodiodes to process image signals detected by the first type photodiodes and the second type photodiodes. An area of the first type photodiodes is wider than an area of the second type photodiodes. 1. A pixel array with a dynamic range comprising a plurality of first type photodiodes which are two-dimensionally arrayed , a plurality of second type photodiodes which are disposed between the first type photodiodes , and a plurality of image signal conversion circuits which are disposed between the first type photodiodes and the second type photodiodes to convert image signals detected by the first type photodiodes and the second type photodiodes into electric signals ,wherein an area of the first type photodiodes is wider than that of the second type photodiodes,wherein R filters, G filters, B filters are disposed on the first type photodiode, andwherein one or more of C (cyan) filters, M (magenta) filters, and Y (yellow) filters are disposed on the second type photodiode.2. The pixel array of claim 1 ,wherein, on the first type photodiode a plurality of 1G horizontal filter lines having a plurality of G filters which are horizontally arrayed are disposed, and a plurality of 1RB horizontal filter lines having a plurality of R filters and B filters which are alternately arrayed are disposed,wherein, on the second type photodiode, a plurality of 2Y horizontal filter lines having a plurality of Y filters which are horizontally ...

IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH CLEAR FILTER PIXELS

An image sensor may have art array of image sensor pixels arranged in color filter unit cells each having one red image pixel that generates red image signals, one blue image pixel that generate blue image signals, and two clear image sensor pixels that generate white image signals. The image sensor may be coupled to processing circuitry that performs filtering operations on the red, blue, and white image signals to increase noise correlations in the image signals that reduce noise- amplification when applying a color correction matrix to the-image signals. The processing circuitry may extract a green image signal from the white image signal. The processing circuitry may compute a scaling value that includes a linear combination of the red, blue, white and green image signals. The scaling value may be applied to the red, blue, and green image signals to produce corrected, image signals having improved image quality. 1. Art imaging system , comprising:an image sensor having an array of image sensor pixels, wherein the array of image sensor pixels includes red image sensor pixels configured to generate red image signals in response to red light, blue image sensor pixels configured to generate blue image signals in response to blue light, and clear image sensor pixels configured to generate white image signals In response to at least red light, green light and blue light; andprocessing circuitry configured to perform filtering operations on the red image signals, the blue image signals, and the white image signals that increase noise correlations associated with red image signals, the blue image signals, and the white image signals,2. The imaging system defined in claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to increase the noise correlations associated with the red Image signals claim 1 , the blue image signals claim 1 , and the white image signals to greater than 70 percent of all noise associated with the red Image signals claim 1 , the blue image ...

VISIBLE LIGHT AND IR HYBRID DIGITAL CAMERA

A hybrid camera includes a sensor array, a rolling shutter configured to expose groups of pixels of the sensor array sequentially, an IR illuminator configured to illuminate a scene alternately in synchrony with the rolling shutter and the sensor array, and a control system configured to operate the sensor array, the rolling shutter and the IR illuminator. The hybrid camera control system is configured further to receive raw pixel data from the sensor array that include alternating visible data and visible plus IR data and to create from the raw pixel data a visible image of a scene and a separate monochrome IR image of the scene. An image acquisition method includes illuminating a scene with an IR illuminator alternately in synchrony with a rolling shutter and a sensor array, capturing visible data and visible plus IR data alternately, and creating visible and separate IR images using the captured data. 2. The hybrid camera of claim 1 , wherein said created visible and separate monochrome IR images of said scene have pixel to pixel alignment.3. The hybrid camera of claim 1 , wherein said color filter array at least three colors are RGB.4. The hybrid camera of claim 1 , wherein said control system configured to create a visible image of said scene and an IR image of said scene is configured further to create multiple images from said groups of pixels of said array exposed in a sequence claim 1 , and wherein one part of said created images includes visible and IR data and a second part of said created images includes visible data only.5. The hybrid camera of claim 1 , wherein said created visible image of said scene and said created IR image of said scene are created by subtracting said one part of said created images that include visible and IR data and said second part of said created images that include visible data only.6. The hybrid camera of claim 1 , wherein said multiple images are created by estimating pixels not captured from captured pixels.7. The hybrid ...

SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE

A solid-state imaging device is capable of simplifying the pixel structure to reduce the pixel size and capable of suppressing the variation in the characteristics between the pixels when a plurality of output systems is provided. A unit cell () includes two pixels () and (). Upper and lower photoelectric converters () and (), transfer transistors () and () connected to the upper and lower photoelectric converters, respectively, a reset transistor (), and an amplifying transistor () form the two pixels () and (). A full-face signal line is connected to the respective drains of the reset transistor () and the amplifying transistor (). Controlling the full-face signal line (), along with transfer signal lines () and () and a reset signal line (), to read out signals realizes the simplification of the wiring in the pixel, the reduction of the pixel size, and so on. 1. A solid-state imaging device , comprising: a plurality of photoelectric converters;', 'a plurality of transfer transistors, wherein each of the photoelectric converters is associated with one of the transfer transistors;', 'a reset transistor, wherein the plurality of photoelectric converters are associated with the reset transistor;', 'an amplifying transistor, wherein the photoelectric converters are associated with the amplifying transistor; and', 'a signal line, wherein the reset transistor is associated with the signal line,', at least two photoelectric converters share the reset transistor and the amplifying transistor, and', 'the signal line is configured to provide a plurality of voltages to the reset transistor and is shared by the plurality of unit cells., 'wherein'}], 'a plurality of unit cells, wherein each of the unit cells includes2. The device of claim 1 , wherein for each unit cell each of the transfer transistors is electrically connected to the gate of the amplifying transistor.3. The device of claim 2 , wherein for each unit cell each of the transfer transistors is electrically ...

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS

A solid-state imaging device includes a color filter unit disposed on a pixel array unit including pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix and a conversion processing unit disposed on a substrate having the pixel array unit thereon. The color filter unit has a color arrangement in which a color serving as a primary component of a luminance signal is arranged in a checkerboard pattern and a plurality of colors serving as color information components are arranged in the other area of the checkerboard pattern. The conversion processing unit converts signals that are output from the pixels of the pixel array unit and that correspond to the color arrangement of the color filter unit into signals that correspond to a Bayer arrangement and outputs the converted signals. 116-. (canceled)17. A solid-state imaging device , comprising: a light receiving surface;', 'a plurality of unit pixels;, 'a pixel array unit, including wherein the plurality of white light filters are arranged in a checkerboard pattern,', 'wherein the plurality of primary color filters include a plurality of green light filters,', 'wherein the plurality of primary color filters include a plurality of red light filters,', 'wherein the plurality of primary color filters include a plurality of blue light filters,', 'wherein along at least one of a row of color filters in the color filter array unit, a column of color filters in the color filter array unit, or a diagonal line of color filters in the color filter array unit, the color filters include a plurality of groups of color filters, wherein each of the plurality of groups includes three pixels, the three pixels including two white light filters and one green light filter;, 'a color filter array unit disposed on a side of the pixel array unit including the light receiving surface, the color filter array including a plurality of white light filters and a plurality of primary color filters, wherein each filter in the color filter array provides ...

IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME

At least one green filter G having a filter characteristic for transmitting a green light component is formed in all of horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions in a block consisting of six optoelectronic transducers in each of the horizontal and vertical directions. Further, at least one blue filter B and red filter R having filter characteristics for transmitting a blue light component and a red light component are formed in the horizontal and vertical directions. Even an image obtained after ½ subsampling along each of the horizontal and vertical directions will contain pixels having a green component in all of the horizontal, vertical and diagonal directions in blocks of 6×6 pixels. The precision of reproducibility in interpolation processing is thus improved. 1. An image sensing apparatus comprising:a solid-state electronic image sensing device having a number of optoelectronic transducers arrayed in horizontal and vertical directions, wherein color filters having filter characteristics for transmitting a light component of any color among colors red, green and blue or a light component of any color among colors cyan, magenta and yellow are formed on photoreceptor surfaces of said optoelectronic transducers, the number of said optoelectronic transducers on the photoreceptor surfaces of which the color filters having the filter characteristic for transmitting the green light component are formed is greater than the number of said optoelectronic transducers on the photoreceptor surfaces of which the color filters having the filter characteristic for transmitting the red light component are formed or the number of said optoelectronic transducers on the photoreceptor surfaces of which the color filters having the filter characteristic for transmitting the blue light component are formed, or the number of said optoelectronic transducers on the photoreceptor surfaces of which the color filters having the filter characteristic for transmitting the yellow light ...

COLOR IMAGING DEVICE

A color filter array includes a basic array pattern P constituted by a square array pattern corresponding to 3×3 pixels. In the color filter array, basic array pattern P is arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction repeatedly. G filters that are brightness system pixels are arranged at the four corners and the center, that is, arranged on the both diagonal lines. The G filters are in each line of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions of the color filter array, and the color filter array includes a square array that corresponds to 2×2 pixels that are constituted by the G filters. A ratio of the number of G pixels that help most to obtain a brightness signal of the basic array pattern P is greater than each ratio of the number of R pixels and the number of B pixels that correspond to the color other than G. 1. A color imaging device that is a single-panel type color imaging device comprising:a plurality of pixels that are constituted by photoelectric conversion devices that are arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction; anda color filter of a certain color filter array arranged on the plurality of pixels, whereinthe color filter array includes a basic array pattern of N×N (N: odd number of 3 or more), in which a first filter that corresponds to a first color that contributes most to obtaining a brightness signal and second filters that correspond to two or more second colors other than the first color are arranged, and the basic array pattern is arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction repeatedly,the first filter is arranged on two diagonal lines in the basic array pattern, anda ratio of the number of pixels of the first color that corresponds to the first filter is greater than each ratio of the number of pixels of the second colors that correspond to the second filters.2. The color imaging device according to claim 1 , whereinthe basic array pattern includes 3×3 pixels.3. The color imaging device ...

COLOR IMAGING DEVICE

A color filter array includes a basic array pattern constituted by a square array pattern that corresponds to 5×5 pixels, and the basic array pattern is repeatedly arranged in horizontal and vertical directions. In the basic array pattern, the G filters that are brightness system pixels are arranged on at least the both diagonal lines. As a result, the G filter is arranged in each line of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions of the color filter array, and the R and B filters are arranged in each line of the horizontal and vertical directions of the color filter array. In addition, a ratio of the number of G pixels that help most to obtain a brightness signal of the basic array pattern is greater than each ratio of the number of R pixels and the number of B pixels that correspond to the other colors, thereby executing demosaic processing effectively. 1. A single-panel type color imaging device configured by arranging color filters of a certain color filter array on a plurality of pixels that are constituted by photoelectric conversion elements that are arranged in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction ,wherein the color filter array includes a basic array pattern of N×N (N: odd number which is equal to five or more) in which first filters that correspond to a first color that contributes most to obtaining a brightness signal and second filters that correspond to two or more second colors other than the first color are arranged, and the basic array pattern is arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction repeatedly,the first filters are arranged on at least the two diagonal lines of the basic array pattern,a ratio of a number of pixels of the first color that correspond to the first filters is greater than a ratio of a number of pixels of the each of the second colors that corresponds to the second filters, andone or more of the second filters that respectively correspond to each of the second colors are arranged in each line of ...

IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH PLASMONIC COLOR FILTERS

An image sensor integrated circuit may contain image sensor pixels. A channel for receiving a fluid with particles such as fluorescent biological samples may be formed on top of the image sensor. Light-control layers may be interposed between the fluid channel and the top of the image sensor. The light-control layers may include a color filter array, a microlens array over the color filter array, and a plasmonic color filter. The plasmonic color filter may be formed from a patterned metal layer on the color filter array or on the microlens array. The patterned metal layer may include openings that are configured to use plasmonic effects to control the colors of light that pass through the plasmonic color filter. The color filter array and the plasmonic color filter, in combination, may block light from a light source in the system while passing fluorescent light from the sample. 1. An apparatus , comprising:an image sensor integrated circuit containing image sensor pixels;a color filter array formed over the image sensor pixels; anda plasmonic color filter formed over the color filter array.2. The apparatus defined in claim 1 , further comprising:an array of microlenses interposed between the color filter array and the plasmonic color filter.3. The apparatus defined in wherein the plasmonic color filter comprises a patterned metal layer.4. The apparatus defined in claim 3 , further comprising:a planarization layer on the array of microlenses, wherein the patterned metal layer is formed on the planarization layer.5. The apparatus defined in wherein the plasmonic color filter layer comprises a cover layer on the patterned metal layer.6. The apparatus defined in wherein the patterned metal layer comprises a plurality of openings and wherein the plurality of openings are configured to prevent light having a color from passing through the openings using plasmonic effects.7. The apparatus defined in wherein the plurality of openings comprises a plurality of linear ...

IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME AND IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM

When a central pixel having a red component is generated by interpolation, mixing is performed using red-component pixels lying along the diagonal directions thereof. When a central pixel having a green component is generated by interpolation, mixing is performed using green-component pixels located above, below and to the left and right thereof. When a central pixel having a blue component is generated by interpolation, no mixing processing is executed. A reduction in image size is performed at the same time as pixel interpolation.

IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH SEPARATED COLOR FILTER ELEMENTS

An image sensor may be provided with an array of imaging pixels. A color filter array may be formed over photosensitive elements in the pixel array. The color filter array may include a Bayer color filter array. Separating material may be interposed between color filter elements of adjacent imaging pixels. The separating material may be relatively low index of refraction material configured to reduce or eliminate optical crosstalk between adjacent imaging pixels. The separating material may be air so that neighboring color filter elements are separated by an air gap. The air gaps may be formed during the color filter array fabrication process by depositing a sacrificial layer on the substrate, forming openings in the sacrificial layer, forming color filter elements in the openings, and removing remaining portions of the sacrificial layer that are formed between the color filter elements. 1. An image sensor , comprising:a substrate;an array of photosensitive elements on the substrate; andan array of corresponding color filter elements, wherein each color filter element in the array of corresponding color filter elements is separated from at least one neighboring color filter element in the array of corresponding color filter elements by an air gap.2. The image sensor defined in wherein each color filter element in the array of corresponding color filter elements is formed over an associated photosensitive element in the array of photosensitive elements.3. The image sensor defined in wherein each photosensitive element and each corresponding color filter element form a portion of an imaging pixel having a width of less than 1.5 microns.4. The image sensor defined in wherein the array of corresponding color filter elements comprises a Bayer pattern array of color filter elements.5. The image sensor defined in claim 2 , further comprising:a plurality of microlenses arranged over the array of corresponding color filter elements, wherein each microlens in the plurality of ...

COLOR IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL ARRAY

An image sensor that has a two-dimensional pixel array consisting of blue, green, and red pixels. The blue pixel comprises a blue color filter, a doped region of a second conductivity type disposed in the substrate and arranged to collect charge carriers generated by photons that enter the substrate from the blue color filter, and a transfer switch connected to transfer charges from the doped region. A trap region of the second conductivity type is buried under the doped region. Charge carriers collected by the trap region during a charge integration period of the doped region are drained to a surface of the substrate. No charges collected by the trap region during the charge integration period is used for generating a color image that is generated using a signal that results from charge carriers collected by the doped region during the charge integration period. 1. An image sensor pixel array supported by a substrate of a first conductivity type , the image sensor array comprising a plurality of blue pixels interspersed between a plurality of pixels of one or more other colors , each one of the blue pixels comprising:a blue color filter;a photoelectric conversion unit that comprises a doped region of a second conductivity type in the substrate, the photoelectric conversion unit being arranged to receive light from the blue color filter; and,a trap region of the second conductivity type in the substrate and below the doped region,wherein charges collected by the trap region during a charge integration period of the photoelectric conversion unit are removed to a surface of the substrate.2. The image sensor pixel array of claim 1 , wherein no charges collected by the trap region are used to generate an image generated from charges collected by the photoelectric conversion unit during the charge integration period.37-. (canceled)8. A method of generating a color image using the image sensor pixel array of any one of the above claims claim 1 , the color image being ...

CAMERA SYSTEM WITH MULTI-SPECTRAL FILTER ARRAY AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF

A camera system with a multi-spectral filter array and an image processing method thereof are disclosed. The method of processing an image that is output from an image sensor including a multi-spectral filter array including a color filter and a near infrared (NIR) filter includes interpolating an NIR channel of the image by using spatial information of color channels including a red channel, a green channel, and a blue channel; and interpolating the color channels of the image by using spatial information of the NIR channel. 1. A method of processing an image that is output from an image sensor comprising a multi-spectral filter array comprising a color filter and a near infrared (NIR) filter , the method comprising:interpolating an NIR channel of the image by using spatial information of color channels comprising a red channel, a green channel, and a blue channel; andinterpolating the color channels of the image by using spatial information of the NIR channel.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interpolating the NIR channel comprises:analyzing a tendency of a change in color channel values between adjacent color pixels and a tendency of a change in an NIR channel value between adjacent NIR pixels with respect to an interpolation pixel that is one of the color pixels; andperforming a first interpolating operation comprising determining the NIR channel value of the interpolation pixel based on the tendency of the change in the color channel values and the tendency of the change in the NIR channel value.3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the interpolating the NIR channel further comprises:performing a second interpolating operation comprising correcting noise properties and local properties of the interpolated NIR channel, based on noise properties and local properties which constitute edge information of a pixel of the image.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interpolating the color channels comprises:analyzing a tendency of a change in color channel values ...

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS

A solid-state imaging device includes a color filter array based on a checkered pattern array and in which two pixels adjacent to each other in at least one of upper/lower and right/left directions have the same color. The color filter array is a color filter array in which a spatial sampling point (x, y) is approximately arranged in at least one of (x=3*(2n−1+oe)+1±2 and y=3m−2 (n and m are an integer, oe has a value of 0 when m is an odd number and 1 when m is an even number)) and (x=3*(2n−1+oe)+1 and y=3m−2±2 (n and m denote an integer, and oe has a value of 0 when m is an odd number and 1 when m is an even number)). 1. A solid-state imaging device comprising:a plurality of pixels; anda color array filter with filters over the plurality of pixels, the color array filter having a spatial sampling point (x, y) that is approximately arranged such that at least one of (x=3*(2n−1+oe)+1±2 and y=3m−2) and (x=3*(2n−1+oe)+1 and y=3m−2±2) is satisfied in which n and m are integers, oe has a value of 0 when m is an odd number and 1 when n is an even number.2. The solid-state imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:the filters of the color filter array are color coded such that two adjacent pixels in one of a upper/lower and right/left directions are the same color.3. The solid-state imaging device of claim 1 ,wherein the filters of the color filter array comprise a checkered pattern array rotated by 45°.4. The solid-state imaging device of claim 1 , wherein:the filters of the color filter array are arranged such that four adjacent pixels that form a square shape are provided with a same color filter.5. The solid-state imaging device of claim 1 , further comprising:a micro lens array with micro lenses, each micro lens covering a set of adjacent pixels with different color filters.6. The solid-state imaging device of claim 5 , wherein:the set of adjacent pixels with different color filters includes at least a pixel with a red color filter, a pixel with a blue color filter, and a ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS

An information processing apparatus includes: multiple optical propagation paths configured to propagate light; a photoelectric conversion element configured to perform photoelectric conversion on light propagated through each of the multiple optical propagation paths at mutually different partial areas in a photoelectric conversion area; and an estimating unit configured to estimate illuminance or color temperature to be obtained at the photoelectric conversion element, using an electric signal corresponding to light propagated through each of the optical propagation paths. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a plurality of optical propagation paths configured to propagate light;a photoelectric conversion element configured to perform photoelectric conversion on light propagated through each of the plurality of optical propagation paths at mutually different partial areas in a photoelectric conversion area; andan estimating unit configured to estimate illuminance or color temperature to be obtained at the photoelectric conversion element, using an electric signal corresponding to light propagated through each of the optical propagation paths.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a control unit configured to control execution of processing based on the illuminance or the color temperature estimated by the estimating unit.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:an operation accepting unit configured to accept a user operation based on the illuminance or the color temperature estimated by the estimating unit;wherein the control unit controls execution of the processing in accordance with the user operation accepted by the operation accepting unit.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:a detecting unit configured to detect a position based on the illuminance or the color temperature estimated by the estimating unit;wherein the ...

IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT

An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates first image data by an imaging process; a receiving unit that receives view angle change request information to instruct a change in angle of view on which an imaging process is performed, and number-of-pixels information related to the number of pixels of a display unit of an operation terminal; an image cropping unit that sets an area of part of a first image data as a crop area based on the view angle change request information and the number-of-pixels information, and crops a second image data included in the crop area; and a transmitting unit that transmits the second image data to the operation terminal. 1. An imaging apparatus comprising:an imaging unit that generates first image data by an imaging process;a receiving unit that receives view angle change request information to instruct a change in angle of view on which an imaging process is performed, and number-of-pixels information related to the number of pixels of a display unit of an operation terminal;an image cropping unit that sets an area of part of a first image data as a crop area based on the view angle change request information and the number-of-pixels information, and crops a second image data included in the crop area; anda transmitting unit that transmits the second image data to the operation terminal.2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image cropping unit sets an area including the number of pixels in accordance with the number-of-pixels information as the crop area.3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image cropping unit changes the number of pixels of the crop area in the first image data based on the view angle change request information.4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image cropping unit changes a position of the crop area in the first image data based on the view angle change request information.5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , further ...

IMAGING DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING AN IMAGING PROGRAM

An imaging apparatus and image capture program are provided that enable an image processing section compatible with a Bayer array to be employed without modification even in cases in which an image pickup device is employed that is provided with a color filter of an array other than a Bayer array. 1. An imaging apparatus comprising:an image pickup device comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction;a color filter that is provided above a plurality of pixels configured by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, the color filter having repeatedly disposed 6×6 pixel basic array patterns configured with a first array pattern and a second array pattern disposed symmetrically about a point,wherein the first array pattern is disposed on 3×3 pixels containing a portion of a Bayer array pattern disposed with a first filter corresponding to a first color that contributes most to obtaining a brightness signal placed on 2 pixels on one diagonal of a 2×2 pixel square array, and a second filter corresponding to a second color different from the first color and a third filter corresponding to a third color different from the first color and the second color respectively placed on 2 pixels of the other diagonal, andwherein the second array pattern has the same placement of the first filter as that in the first array pattern and has the placement of the second filter and the placement of the third filter swapped over to that of the first array pattern;a drive section that drives the image pickup device so as to read pixel data from the image pickup device only of pixels at a predetermined position so as to give the same pattern as the Bayer array pattern; anda generating section that, based on the pixel data of the Bayer array pattern output from the image pickup device, for each pixel generates pixel data for each color for each of the pixels by interpolating pixel data for colors other than the ...

COLOR IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING AN IMAGING PROGRAM

An image pickup device includes: a color filter having basic array patterns with first and second array patterns disposed symmetrically, wherein the first array pattern has a first filter at the 4 corner and center pixels of a 3×3 pixel square array, a second filter in a line at the horizontal direction center of the square array, and a third filter placed in a line at the vertical direction center of the square array, and the second array pattern has the same placement of the first filter as the first array pattern and has placement of the second filter and placement of the third filter swapped to that of the first array pattern; and phase difference detection pixels placed on pixels corresponding to positions of centers of at least 1 pair of patterns out of 2 pairs of the first array pattern and the second array pattern. 1. A color image pickup device comprising:an image pickup device comprising a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arrayed in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction;a color filter that is provided above a plurality of pixels configured by the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, the color filter having repeatedly disposed 6×6 pixel basic array patterns configured with a first array pattern and a second array pattern disposed symmetrically about a point, wherein the first array pattern has a first filter corresponding to a first color that contributes most to obtaining a brightness signal placed at the 4 corner and center pixels of a 3×3 pixel square array, a second filter corresponding to a second color different from the first color placed in a line at the horizontal direction center of the square array, and a third filter corresponding to a third color different from the first color and the second color placed in a line at the vertical direction center of the square array, and the second array pattern has the same placement of the first filter as that in the first array pattern and has the placement of the second ...

SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD

This solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive cell array including first through fourth photosensitive cells to and a light dispersing element array that is arranged to face the photosensitive cell array and that includes first and second types of light dispersing elements . If light that would be directly incident on each photosensitive cell, were it not for the light dispersing element array, is called that photosensitive cell's entering light, the light dispersing element array is configured so that the first type of light dispersing element makes a part of light rays with the first color component, which is included in the entering light of each of the first and second photosensitive cells , incident on the first photosensitive cell and that the second type of light dispersing element makes a part of light rays with the second color component, which is included in the entering light of each of the third and fourth photosensitive cells , incident on the fourth photosensitive cell 1. A solid-state image sensor comprising:a photosensitive cell array in which a plurality of unit blocks are arranged two-dimensionally, each said unit block including first, second, third and fourth photosensitive cells; anda light dispersing element array that is arranged so as to face the photosensitive cell array and that includes first and second types of light dispersing elements,wherein if light that would be directly incident on each said photosensitive cell, were it not for the light dispersing element array, is called that photosensitive cell's entering light and if visible light rays included in the cell's entering light is comprised of first, second and third color components and if a rest of the visible light rays, which is made up of color components other than a particular one of the first, second and third color components, is called a complementary color ray of that particular color component,the light dispersing element array is configured so that the first ...

IMAGING DEVICE AND DEFECTIVE PIXEL CORRECTION METHOD

Provided is an imaging device and a defective pixel correction method which can improve the accuracy of a defective pixel correction. In a case where a correction target pixel is a G pixel, a defective pixel correction unit determines whether there is an edge portion around the G pixel; when there is an edge portion, the defective pixel correction unit performs a defect correction by using G pixels adjacent to the G pixel in a X shaped direction; when there is no edge portion, it performs the defect correction using G pixels adjacent to the G pixel in the cross direction. 1. An imaging device , comprising:a solid-state imaging element for color imaging that has at least a first pixel group including at least three types of pixels that are two-dimensionally arranged and different from each other in a detection wavelength range; anda defective pixel correction unit that performs a defective pixel correction to a captured image signal output from the solid-state imaging element,wherein one type of pixels out of the at least three types of pixels is divided into two kinds of attributes of pixels around which arrangements of pixels that are arranged at the periphery of the corresponding pixels and different in its type from the corresponding pixels are different from each other,wherein in a case where a correction target pixel is any one of the two kinds of attributes of pixels, the defective pixel correction unit determines whether an edge portion of a subject is put on a pixel area which is centered on the correction target pixel and includes pixels of the same attribute and the same type as the correction target pixel, when it is determined that the edge portion is put on the pixels, it performs a first correction processing, and when it is determined that the edge portion is not put on the pixels, it performs a second correction processing,wherein the first correction processing is a processing for correcting an output signal of the corresponding correction target ...

HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING SYSTEMS HAVING CLEAR FILTER PIXEL ARRAYS

Imaging systems may include an image sensor and processing circuitry. An image sensor may include a pixel array having rows and columns. The array may include short and long-exposure groups of pixels arranged in a zig-zag pattern. The short-exposure group may generate short-exposure pixel values in response to receiving control signals from control circuitry over a first line and the long-exposure group may generate long-exposure pixel values in response to receiving control signals from the control circuitry over a second line. The processing circuitry may generate zig-zag-based interleaved high-dynamic-range images using the long and short-exposure pixel values. If desired, the array may include short and long-exposure sets of pixels located in alternating single pixel rows. The processing circuitry may generate single-row-based interleaved high-dynamic-range images using pixel values generated by the short and long-exposure sets. 1. An imaging system having an array of image pixels arranged in pixel rows and pixel columns , the imaging system comprising:a first group of image pixels located in first and second pixel rows of the array;a second group of image pixels located in the first and second pixel rows of the array, wherein the second group of image pixels is different from the first group of image pixels;a first control line coupled to the first group of image pixels;a second control line coupled to the second group of image pixels; andpixel control circuitry, wherein each image pixel in the first group is configured to generate short-exposure pixel values in response to first control signals received from the pixel control circuitry over the first control line and wherein each image pixel in the second group is configured to generate long-exposure pixel values in response to second control signals received from the pixel control circuitry over the second control line.2. The imaging system defined in claim 1 , further comprising:a conductive column line ...

IMAGING APPARATUS AND MICROSCOPE SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME

Disclosed is an imaging apparatus including: a spectroscopic measurement section configured to measure a spectral characteristic of a subject; a spectral image capture section configured to capture a subject image separated into a plurality of colors through color separation to create a plurality of spectral images; and a color separation characteristic determining section configured to determine a color separation characteristic to be used for image capturing of the spectral image capture section, based on the spectral characteristic of the subject measured by the spectroscopic measurement section. The color separation characteristic determining section determines a count of color separations in the image capturing of the spectral image capture section and spectral bands corresponding to each of the color separations. 1. An imaging apparatus comprising:a spectroscopic measurement section configured to measure a spectral characteristic of a subject;a spectral image capture section configured to capture a subject image separated into a plurality of colors through color separation to create a plurality of spectral images; anda color separation characteristic determining section configured to determine a color separation characteristic to be used for image capturing of the spectral image capture section, based on the spectral characteristic of the subject measured by the spectroscopic measurement section,wherein the color separation characteristic determining section determines a count of color separations in the image capturing of the spectral image capture section and respective spectral bands corresponding to each of the color separations.2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the spectroscopic measurement section is configured to measure the spectral characteristic of the subject within a range substantially matching a shooting field of the spectral image capture section.3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the spectroscopic ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM OPERATIVE TO PROCESS COLOR IMAGE DATA

A method and system operative to process color image data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method can comprise the steps of receiving color image data, determining the color ranges to be applied to the color image data, assigning each of the pixel positions in the image data a color range, assigning a different spatial binary pattern to each color range, and assigning each of the pixel positions a binary output pixel value that corresponds to the spatial binary pattern assigned to the color range assigned to that pixel position. The resulting binary image data can be written to a file for subsequent storage, transmission, processing, or retrieval and rendering. In other embodiments, a system can be made operative to accomplish the same. 1. A method , comprising:receiving, with a CPU, a frame of color image data comprising a plurality of input pixel values corresponding to a plurality of pixel positions in an image, wherein said input pixel values are represented as N-bit values, and wherein N>1;defining a plurality of color ranges with the CPU;assigning, with the CPU, each of the pixel positions to one of the defined color ranges based on the pixel position's input pixel value;defining, with the CPU, a plurality of spatial binary patterns, wherein each spatial binary pattern is different from the other spatial binary patterns;assigning each of the color ranges to one of the spatial binary patterns with the CPU; andassigning, with the CPU, an output pixel value to each of the pixel positions, wherein the output pixel value for a given pixel position is representative of the spatial binary pattern assigned to the color range assigned to the given pixel position.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input pixel values comprise RGB color scale components for each pixel position.3. The method of claim 2 , comprising mapping the RGB scale components for each pixel position to an input color index value for each of the pixel positions with the CPU.4. The method of ...

Solid-state image sensor

This solid-state image sensor includes an array of photosensitive cells and an array of dispersive elements. The photosensitive cell array is comprised of a plurality of unit blocks 40 , each including four photosensitive cells 2 a, 2 b, 2 c and 2 d . An optical filter 11 a is arranged to cover those photosensitive cells 2 a through 2 d . A portion of the optical filter 11 a that covers the photosensitive cells 2 a and 2 b is located closer to the imaging area than another portion thereof that covers the photosensitive cells 2 c and 2 d.

IMAGING SYSTEMS WITH HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT BARRIER LAYER

An imaging system may include a camera module with an image sensor having an array of image sensor pixels. The image sensor may include a substrate having an array of photodiodes, an array of microlenses formed over the array of photodiodes, an array of color filter elements interposed between the array of microlenses and the array of photodiodes, and a barrier layer interposed between the array of color filter elements and the array of photodiodes. The barrier layer may be formed from a material with a high dielectric constant. The material used to form the barrier layer may have a dielectric constant above the dielectric constant of silicon dioxide. The barrier layer may replace an antireflective coating over the array of photodiodes and may be used in connection with a silicon dioxide passivation layer interposed between the array of photodiodes and the barrier layer. 1. An image sensor , comprising:a substrate;an array of photosensitive elements on the substrate;an array of color filter elements formed over the array of photosensitive elements;an array of microlenses formed over the array of color filter elements; anda transparent barrier layer interposed between the array of photosensitive elements and the array of color filter elements, wherein the transparent barrier layer comprises a material having a high dielectric constant that is above a given threshold.2. The image sensor defined in claim 1 , wherein the transparent barrier layer comprises an antireflective coating.3. The image sensor defined in claim 1 , wherein the material comprises a high-k oxide.4. The image sensor defined in claim 3 , wherein the high-k oxide comprises a high-k oxide selected from the group consisting of: zirconium dioxide claim 3 , titanium dioxide claim 3 , tantalum pentoxide claim 3 , strontium titanate claim 3 , barium titanate claim 3 , yttrium oxide claim 3 , tellurium dioxide claim 3 , and zinc oxide.5. The image sensor defined in claim 3 , wherein the high-k oxide ...

IMAGING DEVICE CAMERA SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME

An imaging device including an electronic shutter and a pixel array with color pixels with different characteristics of spectral sensitivity arranged. The pixel array part has at least one clear pixel, the plurality of color pixels including at least two of (i) a first color filter pixel having a peak of spectral sensitivity characteristics for red, (ii) a second color filter pixel having a peak for blue, and (iii) a third color filter pixel having a peak for green. The clear pixel has a high transmittance arranged in an oblique pixel array system at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the first color filter pixel, the second color filter pixel, and the third color filter pixel. An electronic shutter is separately driven for the at least one clear pixel and for the plurality of color filter pixels. 1. An imaging device comprising a pixel array on a substrate in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an array , the pixels configured to convert light into electric signals , said pixels comprising a plurality of color filter pixels and at least one clear pixel , wherein:the plurality of color filter pixels include at least two of (i) a first color filter pixel with a first filter effective to cause the first color filter pixel to have a peak spectral sensitivity for red light, (ii) a second color filter pixel with a second filter effective to cause the second color filter pixel to have a peak spectral sensitivity for blue light, and (iii) a third color filter pixel with a third filter effective to cause the third color filter pixel to have a peak spectral sensitivity for green light;the at least one clear pixel has no filter or a fourth filter with a high transmittance such that the clear pixel is sensitive to white light;at least a portion of the plurality of color filter pixels is arranged in an array;the at least one clear pixel is arranged in the array at a given position of a given row and a given column with respect to the at ...

IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND DIGITAL CAMERA

A digital camera includes: a horizontal reduction (resizing) processor for reducing a RAW image from single-sensor color imaging device to an image corresponding to a video recording size in an input line direction; a memory section storing horizontally resized image data; a plurality of vertical reduction (resizing) processors , and reducing (resizing), in a vertical direction orthogonal to the input line direction, a plurality of pieces of reduced line data read out from the memory section ; and horizontal reduction (resizing) processors and reducing a plurality of images reduced (resized) in the horizontal and vertical directions back into images of a display size and a face detection size in the input line direction. 1. An image processor for use in an imaging system that generates at least one of a still image or a video image from an original image output from an imaging device and having pixels of a plurality of colors arranged in a color array with a periodicity and records the at least one of the still image or the video image , the image processor comprising:a pretreatment section configured to generate a plurality of reduced-size images with respect to the original image;a memory section configured to hold the reduced-size images temporarily via a memory control section;a face information detector configured to detect face information via the memory control section with respect to one of the reduced-size images read out from the memory section; anda central processing unit configured to perform at least one of focus control or exposure control for a specific area based on the face information detected by the face information detector, wherein a first horizontal reduction resizing processor configured to reduce, in an input line direction, the original image to a reduced-size image of an arbitrary size, and to store the reduced-size image of the arbitrary size temporarily,', 'a plurality of vertical reduction resizing processors each configured to read the ...

SOLID STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, CAMERA MODULE, AND DIGITAL CAMERA

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a solid state image pickup device is provided. The solid state image pickup device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a light shielding unit, and a correction unit. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements photoelectrically converts an incident light into charges corresponding to a received light amount. The light shielding unit is disposed in a light receiving surface side of a predetermined photoelectric conversion element of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and shields an incident light entering the predetermined photoelectric conversion element from a light receiving surface side. The correction unit corrects a received light amount of an incident light received by another photoelectric conversion element other than the predetermined photoelectric conversion element, based on a received light amount of an incident light received by the predetermined photoelectric conversion element. 1. A solid state image pickup device comprising:a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements respectively adapted to photoelectrically convert an incident light into charges corresponding to a received light amount;a light shielding unit disposed in a light receiving surface side of a predetermined photoelectric conversion element of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and adapted to shield an incident light entering the predetermined photoelectric conversion element from a light receiving surface side; anda correction unit adapted to correct a received light amount of an incident light received by another photoelectric conversion element other than the predetermined photoelectric conversion element, based on a received light amount of an incident light received by the predetermined photoelectric conversion element.2. The solid state image pickup device according to claim 1 , wherein the light shielding unit is provided to a same layer as a color filter ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLOR BINNING

In various exemplary embodiments, optically sensitive devices comprise a plurality of pixel regions. Each pixel region includes an optically sensitive layer over a substrate and has subpixel regions for separate wavebands. A pixel circuit comprises a charge store and a read out circuit for each subpixel region. Circuitry is configured to select a plurality of subpixel elements from different pixels that correspond to the same waveband for simultaneous reading to a shared read out circuit. 1. An image sensor comprising:an array of subpixels comprising photosensitive material;circuitry configured to operate in a first selectable mode to read out signals from the individual subpixels of photosensitive material;circuitry configured to operate in a second selectable mode to read out a binned signal for a plurality of subpixel regions corresponding to the same waveband with a higher sensitivity than the first mode; andcircuitry configured to operate in a third selectable mode to read out a binned signal for a plurality of subpixel regions corresponding to the same waveband with a higher dynamic range than the second mode.2. The image sensor of claim 1 , wherein:the circuitry configured to operate in the second mode integrates the binned signal using a first capacitance; andthe circuitry configured to operate in the third mode integrates the binned signal using a second capacitance greater than the first capacitance.3. The image sensor of claim 2 , wherein the circuitry configured to operate in the first mode integrates the signal for each subpixel using a capacitance equal to the first capacitance.4. An image sensor comprising:an array of subpixels comprising photosensitive material;circuitry configured to operate in a first selectable mode to read out signals from the individual subpixels of photosensitive material; andcircuitry configured to operate in a second selectable mode to read out a binned signal for a plurality of subpixel regions corresponding to a first color ...

IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

An image coding apparatus for coding RAW data of an image of a Bayer array separates the RAW data respectively into separate planes of data of a plurality of color components constituting the Bayer array, determines a coding method for coding each plane from a plurality of coding methods, generates a coding parameter on the basis of the determined coding method, and codes each plane on the basis of the generated coding parameter, wherein when a coding-target plane is a plane to be coded later among the plurality of planes of the same color, a coding parameter for coding the plane to be coded later is generated by using a result of the coding of the plane to be coded earlier among the plurality of planes of the same color. 1. An image coding apparatus for coding RAW data of an image of a Bayer array , comprising:a separating unit configured to separate the RAW data respectively into separate planes of data of a plurality of color components constituting the Bayer array;a coding parameter generating unit configured to determine a coding method for coding each plane separated by the separating unit from a plurality of coding methods and generate a coding parameter on the basis of the determined coding method; anda coding unit configured to code each of the planes on the basis of the generated coding parameter,wherein in a case where a coding-target plane is a plane to be coded later among a plurality of planes of a same color, the coding parameter generating unit determines the coding method including an inter-plane prediction from among the plurality of coding methods, and generates the coding parameter for coding the plane to be coded later on the basis of a result of the coding of a plane to be coded earlier among the plurality of planes of the same color.2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the coding-target plane is the plane to be coded later among the plurality of planes of the same color claim 1 , the coding parameter generating unit ...

ENDOSCOPE DEVICE

An endoscope device includes: an normal light image acquisition unit that acquires an normal light image; a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image; a blended image generation unit that generates a blend image by combining one color component image from among a plurality of color component images constituting the normal light image and the special light image; and a superimposed image generation unit that generates a color superimposed image by combining the blended image with another color component image. The blended image generation unit generates the blended image by replacing a part of the pixels of the one color component image with the corresponding pixels of the special light image such that they are blended in a substantially uniform distribution over the entire blended image. 1. An endoscope device comprising:a normal light image acquisition unit that acquires a normal light image by capturing an image of a subject irradiated with a broadband visible light;a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image by capturing an image of the subject irradiated with a narrowband special light;a blended image generation unit that generates a blended image by combining one color component image from among a plurality of color component images constituting the normal light image and the special light image; and a superimposed image generation unit that generates a color superimposed image by combining the blended image generated by the blended image generation unit with another color component image from among the plurality of color component images,wherein the blended image generation unit generates the blended image by selecting a part of pixels from among the pixels of the one color component image, and by replacing the pixels of the selected part with corresponding pixels of the special light image, so that the pixels of the part of the one color component image are replaced with the corresponding pixels of ...

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DRIVING METHOD OF A SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE

A solid-state imaging device is equipped with sets of pixel cells ()-(), each set assuming a Bayer arrangement. A G pixel cell () is located right-adjacent to a G pixel cell (). A G pixel cell () is located bottom-adjacent to the G pixel cell (). A G pixel cell () is located right-adjacent to the G pixel cell (). 1. A solid-state imaging device in which plural pixel cells comprising G pixel cells each comprising a photoelectric conversion element for detecting green light , R pixel cells each comprising a photoelectric conversion element for detecting red light , and B pixel cells each comprising a photoelectric conversion element for detecting blue light are arranged two-dimensionally , wherein:the plural pixel cells are arranged in such a manner that pixel cell rows each consisting of plural pixel cells arranged in a row direction at a constant pitch are arranged in a column direction which is perpendicular to the row direction;odd-numbered pixel cell rows are deviated from even-numbered pixel cell rows in the row direction by the pixel cell arrangement pitch in the row direction;in each of a first pixel cell group consisting of pixel cells belonging to odd-numbered rows and a second pixel cell group consisting of pixel cells belonging to even-numbered rows, first pixel cell rows in each of which sets of two G pixel cells and sets of two R pixel cells are arranged alternately in the row direction and second pixel cell rows in each of which sets of two B pixel cells and sets of two G pixel cells are arranged alternately in the row direction are arranged alternately in the column direction;in each of the first pixel cell group and the second pixel cell group, among the pixel cells belonging to the second pixel cell rows, the G pixel cells are located at positions corresponding to positions of the respective R pixel cells belonging to the first pixel cell rows and the B pixel cells are located at positions corresponding to positions of the respective G pixel cells ...

VIDEO CAMERA

Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing. 1. A video camera comprising:a portable housing having an opening through which light emanating from outside the portable housing enters the portable housing;a memory device supported by the portable housing;an image sensor comprising first, second, and third pluralities of light sensitive devices arranged with respect to one another in a plane defined by the image sensor such that the first, second, and third pluralities of light sensitive devices are intermingled, defining an intermingled pattern, the first, second, and third pluralities of light sensitive devices being configured to detect first, second, and third colors, respectively, the first, second, and third colors being different from each other, the image sensor being configured to convert light entering the portable housing through the opening into raw mosaiced image data comprising one data value for each of the light sensitive devices included in the first, second, and third pluralities of light sensitive devices, the image sensor being configured to output the raw mosaiced image data at a resolution of at least 2 k and at a frame rate of at least about 23 frames per second; andelectronics having an image processing module and a compression module implemented therein,the image processing module connected between the image sensor and the memory device, the image processing module configured to process the raw mosaiced image data from the image sensor and output processed image data based on the raw mosaiced image data from the image sensor, the processed image data including less than three data values for each of the light sensitive devices included in ...

IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGING DEVICE

The present invention is concerning an imaging device comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit that generates imaging signals corresponding to imaging light received from an imaging object; a summation unit that performs summation of the imaging signals generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; a summation controller that controls the summation unit such that the summation unit performs, per line, an operation of summation of imaging signals acquired from the photoelectric conversion unit during the time period of one line for the number of plural times in periods that are twice as much as that of the spatial frequency of the imaging object or more; and a signal generator that generates and outputs an imaging signal of each line from plural sum outputs generated per line. 1. An imaging device comprising:a photoelectric conversion unit that generates imaging signals corresponding to imaging light received from an imaging object;a summation unit that performs summation of the imaging signals generated by the photoelectric conversion unit;a summation controller that controls the summation unit such that the summation unit performs, per line, an operation of summation of imaging signals acquired from the photoelectric conversion unit during the time period of one line for the number of plural times in periods that are twice as much as that of the spatial frequency of the imaging object or more; anda signal generator that generates and outputs an imaging signal of each line from plural sum outputs generated per line.2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , whereinthe summation controller controls the summation unit such that the summation unit performs summation for the number of plural times at equal intervals.3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising an analog/digital converter that generates imaging data by digitizing the imaging signals from the photoelectric conversion unit claim 1 ,wherein the summation unit performs summation of ...

SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

A solid state imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which color filters of a plurality of colors are arrayed with four pixels of vertical 2 pixels×horizontal 2 pixels as a same color unit that receives light of the same color, shared pixel transistors that are commonly used by a plurality of pixels are intensively arranged in one predetermined pixel in a unit of sharing, and a color of the color filter of a pixel where the shared pixel transistors are intensively arranged is a predetermined color among the plurality of colors. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a solid state imaging device such as a back-surface irradiation type CMOS image sensor. 1. A solid state imaging device comprising:a pixel array unit in which color filters of a plurality of colors are arrayed with four pixels of vertical 2 pixels×horizontal 2 pixels as a same color unit that receives light of the same color, shared pixel transistors that are commonly used by a plurality of pixels are intensively arranged in one predetermined pixel in a unit of sharing, and a color of the color filter of a pixel where the shared pixel transistors are intensively arranged is a predetermined color among the plurality of colors.2. The solid state imaging device according to claim 1 ,wherein the plurality of colors are R, G, and B, andwherein the color filters of the plurality of colors are arrayed as the Bayer array.3. The solid state imaging device according to claim 1 ,wherein the unit of sharing is eight pixels made from the adjacent same color units of two colors.41. The solid state imaging device according to claim claim 1 ,wherein the shared pixel transistors are intensively arranged in one pixel of R or B.5. The solid state imaging device according to claim 1 ,wherein a position of the one pixel where the shared pixel transistors are intensively arranged is a random position in the same color unit of the predetermined color in the pixel array unit.6. The solid state imaging ...

Video camera

Embodiments provide a video camera configured to capture, compress, and store video image data in a memory of the video camera at a rate of at least about twenty three frames per second. The video image data can be mosaiced image data, and the compressed, mosaiced image data may remain substantially visually lossless upon decompression and demosaicing.

LIQUID SURFACE INSPECTION DEVICE, AUTOMATED ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND PROCESSING DEVICE

Provided are a liquid surface inspection device, an automated analysis device, and a liquid surface inspection method with which instances of contamination can be minimized and the accuracy of the manner in which the surface conditions, such as bubbles or the like, of a liquid substance are detected can be enhanced. The device has: a light illumination unit for illuminating a container holding a liquid substance, as well as the surface of the liquid substance, with light; an image capture unit for acquiring a video image having at least color information and brightness information of light from the container and the liquid substance which are illuminated by the light illumination unit; and a detection unit for using the color information and brightness information in the video image captured by the image capture unit to detect the condition of the liquid surface. 1. A liquid surface condition detector comprising:an irradiation unit for irradiating with light a container storing a liquid substance and a liquid surface of the liquid substance from above;an imaging unit for capturing, from above, an image of the liquid substance subjected to light irradiation by the irradiation unit;a first liquid surface detector for detecting a condition of the liquid surface of the liquid substance using color information contained in the image; anda second liquid surface detector for detecting a condition of the liquid surface of the liquid substance by calculating a brightness gradient in a direction along an inner wall surface configuration of the container from the image.2. The liquid surface condition detector according to claim 1 , further comprisinga mode selector for selecting, by use of the color information contained in the image, which of the first and second liquid surface detectors will be used.3. (canceled)4. The liquid surface condition detector according to claim 1 , wherein the first liquid surface detector detects bubbles on the surface on the basis of the number ...

APPARATUS HAVING HYBRID MONOCHROME AND COLOR IMAGE SENSOR ARRAY

There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements. 1. An apparatus comprising:an imaging assembly comprising a two dimensional solid state image sensor array and an imaging lens;wherein the imaging lens focuses an image onto an active surface of said two dimensional solid state image sensor array, said two dimensional solid state image sensor array having a plurality of pixels;wherein the solid state image sensor array includes a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes monochrome pixels without color filter elements and color sensitive pixels having wavelength selective color filter elements, wherein within the first area color sensitive pixels are distributed according to a first distribution pattern;wherein the second area includes monochrome pixels without color filter elements and color sensitive pixels having wavelength selective color filter elements, wherein within the second area color sensitive pixels are distributed according to a second distribution pattern, the second distribution pattern being different from the first distribution pattern;wherein the apparatus is operative to control the image sensor array for obtaining a frame of image data and for transferring the frame of image data to an indicia decode circuit, the indicia decode circuit for attempting to decode decodable indicia represented by the image data.2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein color sensitive pixels are uniformly distributed within the first area.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein color sensitive pixels are uniformly distributed within the second area.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein color sensitive pixels are uniformly distributed within the first area ...

VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICES AND METHODS

Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red and blue data to obtain the original raw data for a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosaiced. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red and blue elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements. 1. (canceled)2. A device capable of capturing mosaiced image data , the device comprising:a portable housing;a plurality of digital image sensor pixels configured, in response to light emanating from outside the portable housing into the portable housing, to generate mosaiced image data for each of a plurality of motion video image frames,wherein the mosaiced image data comprises: first pixel data corresponding to first pixels of the plurality of sensor pixels and that represents light corresponding to a first color; and second pixel data corresponding to second pixels of the plurality of sensor pixels and that represents light corresponding to a second color, the second color being different than the first color; andelectronics configured to: pre-emphasize the mosaiced image data; for each second pixel of a plurality of the second pixels and based on values of the first pixel data corresponding to two or more of the first pixels, transform the mosaiced image data at least partly by modifying values of the second pixel data corresponding to the second pixel; and subsequent to the performing the pre-emphasis and transformation, compress the pre-emphasized, transformed mosaiced image data to generate compressed mosaiced image data, wherein the compressed mosaiced image data is stored ...

IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND IMAGING SYSTEM

To easily process model information or information from which the model information is generated, provided is an imaging device including: an imager that images an object from a predetermined viewpoint; a distance measurer that measures distances from the predetermined viewpoint to points on the object; an object data generator that uses an image taken by the imager and measurement results of the distance measurer to generate object data in which unit data including pairs each having a pixel value in the taken image and a distance from a point on the object corresponding to the pixel value to the predetermined viewpoint is arranged in a first arrangement order; and a point cloud data generator that calculates positional information on points on the object based on the object data and arranges point data including the positional information in the first arrangement order to generate point cloud data. 1. An imaging device , comprising:an imager that images an object from a predetermined viewpoint;a distance measurer that measures distances from the predetermined viewpoint to points on the object;an object data generator that uses an image taken by the imager and measurement results of the distance measurer to generate object data in which unit data including pairs each having a pixel value in the taken image and a distance from a point on the object corresponding to the pixel value to the predetermined viewpoint is arranged in a first arrangement order; anda point cloud data generator that calculates positional information on points on the object based on the object data and arranges point data including the positional information in the first arrangement order to generate point cloud data.2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , whereinthe object data generator holds the first arrangement order, andthe point cloud data generator arranges the point data by using the held first arrangement order and generates the point cloud data.3. The imaging device according to ...

Image sensor having photodiodes sharing one color filter and one micro-lens

An image sensor is provides. The image sensor may include first and second photodiodes, a first color filter shared by the first and the second photodiodes, and first and second floating diffusion regions coupled to the first and the second photodiodes, respectively.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DEPTH MAPS USING A CAMERA ARRAYS INCORPORATING MONOCHROME AND COLOR CAMERAS

A camera array, an imaging device and/or a method for capturing image that employ a plurality of imagers fabricated on a substrate is provided. Each imager includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers. Each imager may be associated with an optical element fabricated using a wafer level optics (WLO) technology. 1. A camera array , comprising:a plurality of cameras configured to capture images of a scene;an image processor configured to process at least a subset of images captured by the plurality of cameras;wherein the plurality of cameras comprises at least two cameras having different imaging characteristics including at least one monochrome camera and at least one color camera; measure parallax within the processed images by detecting parallax-induced changes that are consistent across the images taking into account the position of the cameras that captured the images;', 'generate a depth map using the measured parallax; and', 'synthesize an image using the images captured by the at least one monochrome camera and the at least one color camera using the depth map., 'wherein the image processor is configured to2. The camera array of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cameras comprises at least two cameras having different imaging characteristics including different fields of view.3. The camera array of claim 2 , wherein the image processor is configured to synthesize images having different levels of zoom.4. The camera array of claim 3 , further comprising:a display;wherein the image processor is configured to synthesize images that smoothly transition from one zoom level to another zoom level when displayed.5. The camera array of claim 4 , wherein the transition is from a zoom level corresponding to ...

HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERA UNIT FOR A DRONE, WITH CORRECTION OF THE WOBBLE-TYPE DISTORTIONS

This camera unit () comprises a high-resolution rolling shutter camera () and one or several low-resolution global shutter cameras (), for example monochromic spectral cameras. All the cameras are oriented in the same direction and are able to be triggered together to collect simultaneously a high-resolution image (I) and at least one low-resolution image (I-I) of a same scene viewed by the drone. Image processing means () determine the distortions of the wobble type present in the high-resolution image and absent from the low-resolution images, and combine the high-resolution image (I) and the low-resolution images (I-I) to deliver as an output a high-resolution image (I) corrected for these distortions. 222. The camera unit of claim 1 , wherein the image processing means () comprise means adapted to:{'b': '104', 'sub': 0', '1', '4, 'search () for points of interest in the high-resolution image (I) and in the at least one low-resolution image (I-I);'}{'b': '106', 'map () the respective points of interest of the high-resolution image with those of the at least one low-resolution image;'}{'b': '108', 'calculate () the respective displacements of the points of interest of the high-resolution image with the corresponding points of interest of the at least one low-resolution image;'}{'b': '110', 'determine () a transform defined by all said displacements; and'}{'b': '112', 'sub': '0', 'apply () to the high-resolution image (I) a transformation inverse to said transformation.'}322. The camera unit of claim 1 , wherein the image processing means () comprise means adapted to:{'b': '206', 'sub': 1', '4, 'construct () a representation of the scene from the at least one low-resolution image (I-I);'}{'b': '212', 'sub': '0', 'determine () the movements of the camera unit undergone for the duration of the high-resolution image (I) collection, from signals delivered by gyrometer, accelerometer and/or geolocation sensors of the drone;'}{'b': '214', 'sub': 0', '1', '4, 'project ...

VIDEO CAMERA

Embodiments provide a video camera that can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue, red, and/or green image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The camera can be configured to transform at least a portion of the green image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red, blue, and/or green image data to obtain the original raw data or a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosacied. Additionally, the data can be processed in a manner in which at least some of the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red, blue, and/or some green elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements. 1. (canceled)2. A portable electronic device capable of capturing digital images , the portable electronic device comprising:at least one memory device;one or more image sensors configured to convert light incident on the one or more image sensors into mosaiced color image data, the mosaiced color image data mosaiced according to a pattern and comprising a plurality of picture element values for each of a plurality of spatially interleaved color channels, the spatially interleaved color channels comprising a first green color channel, a second green color channel, a red color channel, and a blue color channel; and for each respective picture element of a plurality of picture elements of the second green color channel, modify an initial value corresponding to the respective picture element using a calculated value derived from values of a plurality of picture elements of the first green color channel that are in spatial proximity to the respective picture element, to generate transformed second green color channel data;', 'compress the transformed second green color channel data, data ...

COLOR FILTER ARRAY WITH REFERENCE PIXEL TO REDUCE SPECTRAL CROSSTALK

A color filter array includes a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units, each minimal repeating unit comprising an M×N set of individual filters. Each minimal repeating unit includes a plurality of imaging filters including individual filters having at least first, second, and third photoresponses, and at least one reference filter having a reference photoresponse, wherein the reference filter is positioned among the imaging filters and wherein the reference photoresponse transmits substantially the same percentage of wavelengths that remain unfiltered by filters of a different photoresponse than the incident wavelength. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. 1. A color filter array comprising: a plurality of imaging filters including individual filters having at least first, second, and third photoresponses; and', 'at least one reference filter having a reference photoresponse, wherein the reference filter is positioned among the imaging filters and wherein the reference photoresponse transmits substantially the same percentage of wavelengths that remain unfiltered by filters of a different photoresponse than the incident wavelength., 'a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units, each minimal repeating unit comprising an M×N set of individual filters, wherein each minimal repeating unit includes2. The color filter array of wherein the plurality of imaging filters further comprises an individual filter having a fourth photoresponse.3. The color filter array of wherein the first photoresponse is panchromatic (C) claim 2 , the second photoresponse is red (R) claim 2 , the third photoresponse is green (G) claim 2 , and the fourth photoresponse is blue (B).6. The color filter array of wherein the first photoresponse is red (R) claim 1 , the second photoresponse is green (G) claim 1 , and the third photoresponse is blue (B).8. An image sensor comprising:a pixel array including a plurality of individual pixels; a plurality of imaging filters including individual ...

PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION FILM, SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

[Object] To provide a photoelectric conversion film, a solid-state image sensor, and an electronic device which have an increased imaging characteristic. 112-. (canceled)14. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of R1 to R3 has a ring structure comprising a substituent.15. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 14 , wherein the substituent of R1 to R3 is a halogen.16. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein R1 to R3 have a ring structure comprising an-conjugated system structure.17. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein R1 to R3 have a ring structure comprising 3 or more and 8 or fewer ring constituent atoms.18. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 17 , wherein R1 to R3 have a ring structure comprising 6 ring constituent atoms.19. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein the at least one hetero atom included in the ring structure of R1 to R3 is a nitrogen atom.20. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein X is a halogen.21. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein the subphthalocyanine derivative is a n-type light electric conversion material.22. The photoelectric conversion film according to claim 13 , wherein the bulk hetero mixed layer comprises the subphthalocyanine derivative.24. The solid-state image sensor according to claim 23 , wherein at least one of R1 to R3 has a ring structure comprising a substituent.25. The solid-state image sensor according to claim 24 , wherein the substituent of R1 to R3 is a halogen.26. The solid-state image sensor according to claim 23 , wherein R1 to R3 have a ring structure comprising a π-conjugated system structure.27. The solid-state image sensor according to claim 23 , wherein R1 to R3 have a ring structure comprising 3 or more and 8 or fewer ring constituent atoms.28. The solid-state image sensor according to claim 27 , wherein ...

OPTICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR FOR COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING, HAVING FURTHER FUNCTIONALITY

The optical apparatus comprises a semiconductor substrate and at least one optics substrate. The semiconductor substrate comprises a first active region establishing a first image sensor, said semiconductor substrate further comprising an additional active region, different from said first active region. The additional active region establishes or is part of an additional sensor which is not an image sensor. And the at least one optics substrate comprises for said first image sensor at least one lens element for imaging light impinging on the optical apparatus from a front side onto the first image sensor. Preferably, at least two or rather at least three image sensors are provided, such that a computational camera can be realized. The additional sensor may comprise, e.g., an ambient light sensor and/or a proximity sensor. 2. The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said additional sensor is at least one ofan ambient light sensor;a proximity sensor;a temperature sensor, in particular a pyroelectric temperature sensor or a capacitive temperature sensor or a micro-mechanical temperature sensor.3. The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one optics substrate comprises at least one additional lens element for imaging light impinging on the optical apparatus from a front side onto said additional active region.4. The optical apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said semiconductor substrate comprises claim 1 , in addition claim 1 , a second active region different from said first active region and from said additional active region claim 1 , said second active region establishing a second image sensor claim 1 , and wherein said at least one optics substrate comprises for each of said image sensors at least one lens element for imaging light impinging on the optical apparatus from a front side onto the respective image sensor.5. The optical apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the optical apparatus is structured for detecting ...

IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS

An image pickup element including an image pickup unit including an array of a plurality of unit pixels, each of the plurality of unit pixels including a plurality of pixels; a saturation detection unit configured to detect a saturated pixel based on a plurality of pixel signals of a subject image output from the plurality of pixels of each of the plurality of unit pixels; a first image signal generation unit configured to generate a first image signal of the subject image by combining the plurality of pixel signals output from each of ones of the plurality of pixels; and an output unit configured to output information indicating a result of detection of the saturated pixel conducted by the saturation detection unit and the first image signal. 1. An image pickup element , comprising:an image pickup unit including an array of a plurality of unit pixels, each of the plurality of unit pixels including a plurality of pixels;a saturation detection unit configured to detect a saturated pixel based on a plurality of pixel signals of a subject image output from the plurality of pixels of each of the plurality of unit pixels;a first image signal generation unit configured to generate a first image signal of the subject image by combining the plurality of pixel signals output from each of ones of the plurality of pixels; andan output unit configured to output information indicating a result of detection of the saturated pixel conducted by the saturation detection unit and the first image signal.2. The image pickup element according to claim 1 , whereinthe image pickup unit includes a pupil division unit of a photographing optical system arranged so as to correspond to the array of the plurality of unit pixels, the pupil division unit being configured to form the subject image; andthe pupil division unit is a microlens array including a plurality of microlenses, the plurality of microlenses being arranged so as to respectively correspond to the plurality of unit pixels.3. The ...

IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD

A solid-state image pickup device including a lens, a first light receiving element, a second light receiving element, and an element separation area. The first light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The second light receiving element is configured to receive light from the lens. The element separation area is between the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element. The lens has an optical axis, which is offset from a center of the element separation area. 1. An image pickup apparatus , comprising:an image sensor configured to perform photoelectric conversion on incident light to generate an electric signal, the image sensor including (a) a lens, (b) a first light receiving element configured to convert light from the lens into an electric signal, (c) a second light receiving element configured to convert light from the lens into an electric signal, and (d) an element separation area between the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element; anda signal processing unit configured to (i) generate a first data corresponding to an electric signal from the first light receiving element, and (ii) generate a second data corresponding to an electric signal from the second light receiving element, an image interval is calculated based on the first data and the second data, and', 'the first and second light receiving elements are asymmetrically positioned with respect to a center of the lens., 'wherein,'}2. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the element separation area comprises insulating material electrically separating the first light receiving element and the second light receiving element.3. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein claim 1 , the image sensor includes a focus detection region claim 1 , the focus detection region including at least the first pixel and the second pixel.4. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first ...

PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL SYSTEM

In a photographing apparatus and a photographing control system which drive an image sensor (moving member) to obtain an optical low-pass filter effect, an exposure time setter sets an exposure time; a drive cycle setter sets the drive cycle of the moving member so that the exposure time, which is set by the exposure time setter, becomes an integer multiple of the drive cycle; a moving member drive controller drives the moving member and controls the operation thereof via the moving member driver so that the moving member traces a predetermined path an integer number of times in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis within the exposure time, which is set by the exposure time setter, based on the drive cycle, which is set by the drive cycle setter. 1. A photographing apparatus comprising:an image sensor, to which an object image that is formed from object-emanating light rays passed through a photographing optical system, provided in said photographing apparatus, is exposed, and which converts said object image thus exposed into an electrical pixel signal;a moving member driver which provides an optical low-pass filter effect by making said object-emanating light rays incident on a plurality of pixels of said image sensor which are mutually different in detection color by driving a moving member that includes at least one of a lens, which constitutes at least a portion of optical elements including said photographing optical system for formation of said object image, and said image sensor in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of said photographing optical system so as to trace a predetermined path;an exposure time setter which sets an exposure time;a drive cycle setter which sets a drive cycle of said moving member so that said exposure time, which is set by said exposure time setter, becomes an integer multiple of said drive cycle of said moving member; anda moving member drive controller which drives said moving member and controls operation thereof via said ...

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

There is provided an image processing apparatus. A first correction unit sets each of a plurality of pixels included in an image as a target pixel in sequence, determines whether or not the target pixel is a defective pixel, and corrects the defective target pixel using peripheral pixels. The first correction unit does not use, in the correction of the target pixel, a defective pixel in the peripheral pixels that is known. A second correction corrects each corrected pixel that has been corrected by the first correction unit using a defective pixel which was unknown at the time of the correction, using the peripheral pixels used by the first correction unit. The second correction unit uses, for the defective pixel in the peripheral pixels used by the first correction unit, a corrected pixel by the first correction unit. 1. An image processing apparatus comprising:a first correction unit configured to set each of a plurality of pixels included in an image as a target pixel in sequence, determine whether or not the target pixel is a defective pixel, and correct the target pixel using peripheral pixels of the target pixel in a case where the target pixel is determined to be a defective pixel, wherein the first correction unit does not use, in the correction of the target pixel, a defective pixel in the peripheral pixels that is known at the time of the correction of the target pixel; anda second correction unit configured to correct each corrected pixel that has been corrected by the first correction unit using a defective pixel which was unknown at the time of the correction, using the peripheral pixels used by the first correction unit, wherein the second correction unit uses, for the defective pixel in the peripheral pixels used by the first correction unit, a corrected pixel obtained by correcting the defective pixel by the first correction unit.2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein, for a pixel that has already been corrected by the second ...

METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF VIDEO STREAM OUTPUT FROM A DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA

The present invention provides a method for configuration of video stream output from a digital video camera that comprises: at the digital video camera connected to a communication network, producing a first video stream of a scene and producing a second video stream of the scene; at a client connected to the communication network, receiving the first and second video streams and causing at least one video stream parameter of the first set of video stream parameters to be adjusted such that a bit rate of the first video stream is affected; at the digital video camera, continuously adjusting the producing of the first video stream based on the caused adjustment of the at least one video stream parameter of the first set of video stream parameters; and on a display of the client, continuously displaying at least a portion of each frame of the first video stream. 1. A method for configuration of video stream output from a digital video camera arranged to produce a first and a second video stream depicting the same scene , the method comprising:at the digital video camera, the digital video camera being connected to a communication network, producing, using a first set of video stream parameters, the first video stream of the scene;at the digital video camera, producing, using a second set of video stream parameters, the second video stream of the scene;at a client being connected to the communication network, receiving the first and second video streams;at the client, causing at least one video stream parameter of the first set of video stream parameters to be adjusted such that a bit rate of the first video stream is affected;determining the bit rate of the first video stream;at the digital video camera, continuously adjusting the producing of the first video stream based on the caused adjustment of the at least one video stream parameter of the first set of video stream parameters; andon a display of the client, continuously displaying at least a portion of each ...

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM

A base image includes a B image signal in which ductal structure is brighter than mucous membrane and capillary vessels are darker than the mucous membrane. The B image signal is subjected to a frequency filtering process for extracting frequency components including the ductal structure and the capillary vessels. Thereby, a structure-extracted image signal, in which a pixel value of the ductal structure is a positive value and a pixel value of the capillary vessels is a negative value, is generated. Based on the structure-extracted image signal, a display controlling image to be used for enhancing display of the ductal structure and suppressing display of the capillary vessels is generated. The base image is combined with the display controlling image to obtain a display-controlled image in which the display of the ductal structure is enhanced and the display of the capillary vessels is suppressed. 1. An image processing device comprising:an image signal generator for generating image signals of a plurality of colors by capturing an image of a mucous membrane surface;a base image generator for generating a base image based on the image signals of the plurality of colors, the base image containing a first structure having a luminance value higher than a luminance value of a mucous membrane;a structure-extracted image generator for generating a first structure-extracted image signal by subjecting a short-wavelength image signal containing a short-wavelength component out of the image signals of the plurality of colors to a first frequency component extracting process for extracting a first frequency component so as to extract a pixel of the first structure having a positive signal value;a display controlling image generator for generating a display controlling image to be used for display control of the first structure based on the first structure-extracted image signal; andan image compositor for generating a display-controlled image in which display of the first ...

Digital picture taking optical reader having hybrid monochrome and color image sensor array

A portable hand held optical reader having a specially constructed two-dimensional image sensor array is operational in a bar code decoding mode and in a picture taking mode. The specially constructed image sensor array, in one embodiment, is a hybrid monochrome and color image sensor pixel array, wherein a first subset of the pixels are monochrome pixels devoid of wavelength selective color filter elements and a second subset of the pixels are color sensitive pixels including wavelength selective color filter elements.

METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ADAPTIVE ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND AN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

A method for controlling an adaptive illumination device, for illuminating a product presentation surface, by providing an adaptive illumination device which has: at least one light-emitting diode module configured to emit light of a specific spectrum; a control unit for controlling the light emission of the light-emitting diode module; and an interface for wireless communication; providing a mobile terminal that includes an interface for wireless communication and at least one digital camera unit; providing a digital image of the surface to be illuminated by the adaptive illumination device and/or of an object to be illuminated, using the camera unit of the mobile terminal; analyzing the digital image and determining at least one color that is dominant; actuating the light-emitting diode module using the control unit such that it emits light of a specific spectrum as a function of the color in the digital image determined to be dominant. 2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile terminal is a digital camera or a smartphone having a digital camera.3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the digital depiction is provided in raw data format (“raw data”) claim 1 , in JPEG format (“File Interchange Format”) or in TIFF format (“Tagged Image File Format”).4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dominant color is ascertained by analyzing multiple digital depictions of the area to be illuminated or of the object to be illuminated.5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein analysis of the digital depiction involves the brightness and/or the size and/or the surface condition of the area to be illuminated or of the object to be illuminated being analyzed.6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an actuation of the light emitting diode module comprises adjustment of the light emission angle and/or the light brightness and/or the light distribution.7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the digital depiction is transmitted from the ...

IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

The present disclosure relates to an image pickup device that enables inhibition of occurrence of color mixture or noise, and an electronic apparatus. The image pickup device of the present disclosure includes an image plane phase difference detection pixel for obtaining a phase difference signal for image plane phase difference AF. The image plane phase difference detection pixel includes: a first photoelectric conversion section that generates an electric charge in response to incident light; an upper electrode section that is one of electrodes disposed facing each other across the first photoelectric conversion section, the upper electrode section being formed on an incident side of the incident light on the first photoelectric conversion section; and a lower electrode section that is another of the electrodes disposed facing each other across the first photoelectric conversion section, the lower electrode section being formed on an opposite side of the incident side of the incident light on the first photoelectric conversion section, the lower electrode section being multiple-divided at a position that avoids a center of the incident light. The present disclosure is applicable to image sensors. 115-. (canceled)16. A light detecting device , comprising: an upper electrode;', 'a lower electrode, comprising a first lower electrode section and a second lower electrode section; and', 'a photoelectric conversion film disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; and, 'a photoelectric conversion unit, comprisingan on-chip lens disposed above the photoelectric conversion unit, wherein, in a plan view, the on-chip lens overlaps the first lower electrode section and the second lower electrode section, andan optical center of the on-chip lens overlaps one of the first lower electrode section and the second lower electrode section.17. The light detecting device according to claim 16 , wherein claim 16 , in the plan view claim 16 , a size of the first lower ...

FOCUS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS

A focus adjustment device comprising: a first detector which detects a focused state by a contrast detection system; second detectors which detect a focused state by a phase difference detection system; and a control unit which controls the first detector and second detectors so as to detect the focused state by the second detectors when detecting the focused state by the first detector. 1. A focus adjustment device comprising: a first detector which uses a contrast detection system to detect a focused state; second detectors which use a phase difference detection system to detect a focused state; and a control unit which controls the first detector and the second detectors so as detect the focused state by the second detectors when detecting the focused state by the first detector. This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/369,373, filed Mar. 29, 2019, which in turn is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/536,000, filed Jun. 28, 2012, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.The present invention relates to a focus adjustment device and an imaging apparatus.In the past, there has been known the art where, when adjusting the focus of an optical system, to improve the precision of the focus adjustment, first, a phase difference detection system is used to detect the focused state of the optical system, the results of detect ion by the phase difference detection system are used as the basis to drive the lens for focus adjustment to near the focused position, then, near the focused position, a contrast detection system is used to detect the focused state of the optical system, and the results of detection by the contrast detection system are used as the basis to drive the focus adjustment optical system to the focused position (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-109690 A1).However, the above PLT 1 is predicated on scenes where both the phase difference detection system and ...

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

An image processing device includes: an image sensor configured to generate first image data by using a color filter array; and processing circuitry configured to select a processing mode from a plurality of processing modes for the first image data, the selecting being based on information about the first image data; generate second image data by reconstructing the first image data using a neural network processor based on the processing mode; and generate third image data by post-processing the second image data apart from the neural network processor based on the processing mode. 1. An image processing device comprising:an image sensor configured to generate first image data by using a color filter array; and select a processing mode from a plurality of processing modes for the first image data, the selecting being based on information about the first image data;', 'generate second image data by reconstructing the first image data using a neural network processor based on the processing mode; and', 'generate third image data by post-processing the second image data apart from the neural network processor based on the processing mode., 'processing circuitry configured to,'}2. The image processing device of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first image data includes at least one of claim 1 ,quality information of the first image data, andnoise information of the first image data.3. The image processing device of claim 1 , wherein claim 1 ,the color filter array has a first pattern, and 'generate the second image data corresponding to a second pattern by performing a remosaic operation on the first image data.', 'the processing circuitry is further configured to,'}4. The image processing device of claim 3 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to claim 3 ,generate full-color image data by performing a demosaic operation on the second image data.5. The image processing device of claim 4 , wherein claim 4 ,the first image data corresponds ...

IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM

An imaging device includes: a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixel groups each including four pixels arranged in a matrix of 2×2 is arrayed. As a pixel group including four pixels, there are formed a first pixel group that includes three pixels that receive red light and one pixel that receives infrared light, a second pixel group that includes three pixels that receive blue light and one pixel that receives infrared light, a third pixel group that includes three pixels that receive green light and one pixel that receives infrared light, and a fourth pixel group that includes three pixels that receive green light and one pixel that receives infrared light. Four pixel groups including the first pixel group, the second pixel group, the third pixel group, and the fourth pixel group are arranged to form a set of 2×2 units in which the first pixel group and the second pixel group are diagonally positioned, and the third pixel group and the fourth pixel group are diagonally positioned. 1. An imaging device comprising:a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixel groups each including four pixels arranged in a matrix of 2×2 is arrayed,wherein as a pixel group including four pixels, there are formeda first pixel group that includes three pixels that receive red light and one pixel that receives infrared light,a second pixel group that includes three pixels that receive blue light and one pixel that receives infrared light,a third pixel group that includes three pixels that receive green light and one pixel that receives infrared light, anda fourth pixel group that includes three pixels that receive green light and one pixel that receives infrared light, andfour pixel groups including the first pixel group, the second pixel group, the third pixel group, and the fourth pixel group are arranged to form a set of 2×2 units in which the first pixel group and the second pixel group are diagonally positioned, and the third pixel group and the fourth pixel group are ...

MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM

Provided is a medical image processing system capable of maintaining or improving the resolution of an image obtained by using narrow-band light of a short wavelength while maintaining image quality of an image obtained by using broadband light such as white light. A light source unit emits specific narrow-band light of a short wavelength. An image sensor includes a first pixel group including a B pixel and a second pixel group including a G pixel and a W pixel. The B pixel has a higher sensitivity to the specific narrow-band light than the G pixel. The G pixel has a sensitivity to light in a green band and the specific narrow-band light. The W pixel has a sensitivity to broadband illumination light including the light in the green band and the specific narrow-band light. 1. A medical image processing system comprising:a light source unit that emits specific narrow-band light of a short wavelength; andan image sensor that images an observation target illuminated with the specific narrow-band light, the image sensor including a first pixel group including a first pixel and a second pixel group including at least a second pixel and a third pixel,wherein the first pixel has a higher sensitivity to the specific narrow-band light than the second pixel,the second pixel has a sensitivity to first long-wavelength light of a longer wavelength than the specific narrow-band light and the specific narrow-band light, andthe third pixel has a sensitivity to broadband illumination light including the specific narrow-band light and the first long-wavelength light.2. The medical image processing system according to claim 1 ,wherein, in the sensitivity of the second pixel, a short-wavelength sensitivity to short-wavelength light including the specific narrow-band light is 10% or more of a maximum sensitivity of the second pixel, or 10% or more of the short-wavelength sensitivity of the first pixel.3. The medical image processing system according to claim 1 ,wherein, in the ...

IMAGE SENSOR AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF

An image sensor includes a first unit pixel including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, a second unit pixel including a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel, a timing controller configured to apply a first effective integration time to the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, such that a first sensing signal and a fourth sensing signal are generated from the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, respectively, and to apply a second effective integration time shorter than the first effective integration time to the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, such that a second sensing signal and a third sensing signal are generated from the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, respectively, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to perform an averaging operation on the first sensing signal and the fourth sensing signal or on the second sensing signal and the third sensing signal. 1. An image sensor for sensing an image signal of a plurality of illumination ranges , the image sensor comprising:a first unit pixel including a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel;a second unit pixel including a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel;a timing controller configured to apply a first effective integration time to the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, such that a first sensing signal and a fourth sensing signal are generated from the first sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, respectively, and to apply a second effective integration time shorter than the first effective integration time to the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, such that a second sensing signal and a third sensing signal are generated from the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel, respectively; andan analog-to-digital converter configured to perform an averaging operation on the first sensing signal and the fourth sensing signal or on the second sensing signal and the third sensing signal.2. The image sensor of claim 1 , wherein: first and second photoelectric ...

IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CALCULATING LIGHT-AMOUNT VARIATION CHARACTERISTIC OF LIGHT FROM OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREFOR

An image pickup apparatus capable of improving accuracy of calculation of a light-amount variation characteristic of light from an object when displaying a through image. A control unit picks up a first image with an image pickup device according to an image pickup condition changed when the image pickup condition is changed from a predetermined condition while displaying the through image, picks up a second image with the image pickup device within a first accumulation period without reflecting the image pickup condition changed, and picks up a third image with the image pickup device within a second accumulation period shorter than the first accumulation period without reflecting the image pickup condition changed. A display control unit displays the first image on a display unit as the through image. A calculation unit calculates the light-amount variation characteristic of light from an object based on the second and third images. 1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:an image pickup device;a display unit configured to display an image obtained by picking up with said image pickup device as a through image;a control unit configured to pick up a first image with said image pickup device according to an image pickup condition changed when the image pickup condition is changed from a predetermined condition while displaying the through image, to pick up a second image with said image pickup device within a first accumulation period without reflecting the image pickup condition changed, and to pick up a third image with said image pickup device within a second accumulation period shorter than the first accumulation period without reflecting the image pickup condition changed;a display control unit configured to display the first image on said display unit as the through image; anda calculation unit configured to calculate a light-amount variation characteristic of light from an object based on the second image and the third image.2. The image pickup apparatus ...

Systems and methods for generating depth maps using a camera arrays incorporating monochrome and color cameras

A camera array, an imaging device and/or a method for capturing image that employ a plurality of imagers fabricated on a substrate is provided. Each imager includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers. Each imager may be associated with an optical element fabricated using a wafer level optics (WLO) technology.

SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE

A solid state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit that has a plurality of pixels 2-dimensionally arranged in a matrix and a plurality of signal lines arranged along a column direction; A/D conversion units that are provided corresponding to the respective signal lines and convert an analog signal output from a pixel through the signal line into a digital signal; and a switching unit that switches or converts the analog signal output through each signal line into a digital signal using any of an A/D conversion unit provided corresponding to the signal line through which the analog signal is transmitted, and an A/D conversion unit provided corresponding to a signal line other than the signal line through which the analog signal is transmitted. 116-. (canceled)17. An imaging device comprising:a plurality of pixels including a first pixel configured to output a first pixel signal, a second pixel configured to output a second pixel signal, and a third pixel configured to output a third pixel signal;a first signal line configured to receive the first pixel signal;a second signal line configured to receive the second pixel signal;a third signal line configured to receive the third pixel signal;a first comparator coupled to the first signal line and configured to output a first determination signal based on the first pixel signal;a third comparator coupled to the third signal line and configured to output a third determination signal based on the third pixel signal;a second comparator coupled to the second signal line and configured to output a second determination signal based on the second pixel signal, wherein the second comparator is arranged between the first comparator and the third comparator;a first counter;a first switch circuit configured to couple the first comparator to the first counter; anda second switch circuit configured to couple the third comparator to the first counter;wherein the first counter is configured to receive the first determination ...

IMAGE SENSOR WITH BIG AND SMALL PIXELS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

An image sensor includes a substrate, a first set of sensor pixels formed on the substrate, and a second set of sensor pixels formed on the substrate. The sensor pixels of the first set are arranged in rows and columns and are configured to detect light within a first range of wavelengths (e.g., white light). The sensor pixels of the second set are arranged in rows and columns and are each configured to detect light within one of a set of ranges of wavelengths (e.g., red, green, and blue). Each range of wavelengths of the set of ranges of wavelengths is a subrange of said first range of wavelengths, and each pixel of the second set of pixels is smaller than each pixel of the first set of pixels. 1. An image sensor , comprising:a substrate;a first set of sensor pixels formed on said substrate, arranged in rows and columns, and configured to detect light within a first range of wavelengths;a second set of sensor pixels formed on said substrate, arranged in rows and columns, and each configured to detect light within one of a set of ranges of wavelengths, each range of wavelengths of said set of ranges of wavelengths being a subrange of said first range of wavelengths, and each pixel of said second set of pixels being smaller than each pixel of said first set of pixels; and whereineach pixel of said first set of pixels has a center disposed between adjacent rows of said second set of pixels and between adjacent columns of said second set of pixels.2. The image sensor of claim 1 , wherein said set of ranges of wavelengths includes a second range of wavelengths claim 1 , a third range of wavelengths claim 1 , and a fourth range of wavelengths.3. The image sensor of claim 2 , wherein:said second range of wavelengths corresponds to a red portion of the visible light spectrum;said third range of wavelengths corresponds to a green portion of the visible light spectrum; andsaid fourth range of wavelengths corresponds to a blue portion of the visible light spectrum.4. The ...

PER PIXEL COLOR CORRECTION FILTERING

Embodiments relate to color correction circuit operations performed by an image signal processor. The color correction circuit computes optimal color correction matrix on a per-pixel basis and adjusts it based on relative noise standard deviations of the color channels to steer the matrix. 1. An image signal processor comprising:a per-pixel color correction matrix circuit configured to compute a modified color correction matrix for each pixel in the image data, and generate first color values by at least applying the modified color correction matrix to the image data,wherein applying the modified color correction to a smoothed version of the image data results in same color values as the smoothed version of the image data applied with a standard color matrix, andwherein an expected noise variance value of the first color values is lower than an expected noise variance value in color values obtained by applying the standard color matrix to the image data.2. The image signal processor of claim 1 , wherein the per-pixel correction matrix circuit comprises:a standard color correction matrix circuit configured to receive the smoothed version of image data with a plurality of color channels, the standard color correction matrix circuit further configured to apply the standard color correction matrix to the smoothed version of the image data to generate first color-corrected signals;a normalizer circuit configured to normalize the first color-corrected signals to a noise variance value of pixels in the image data to generate normalized color-corrected signals, the noise variance value derived from a noise model of the pixels in the image data; anda scaler circuit configured to compute coefficients of the modified color correction matrix for the pixels in the image data, the scaler circuit further configured to compute first intermediate values as the first color values by applying a scale factor to the smoothed version of the image data, the scale factor based on the ...

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL OF SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS

A solid-state imaging device includes a color filter unit disposed on a pixel array unit including pixels two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix and a conversion processing unit disposed on a substrate having the pixel array unit thereon. The color filter unit has a color arrangement in which a color serving as a primary component of a luminance signal is arranged in a checkerboard pattern and a plurality of colors serving as color information components are arranged in the other area of the checkerboard pattern. The conversion processing unit converts signals that are output from the pixels of the pixel array unit and that correspond to the color arrangement of the color filter unit into signals that correspond to a Bayer arrangement and outputs the converted signals. 1a pixel array unit including pixels arranged two-dimensionally in a matrix of rows and columns relatively along a first direction and a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, respectively;a color filter unit disposed over the pixel array unit, the color filter unit having a coding with regions respectively corresponding to the pixels, the regions transmitting either white light or light of a primary color, the white light transmitting regions being arranged in a checkerboard pattern at a one-pixel pitch, red light transmitting regions being arranged in a checkerboard pattern at a two-pixel pitch, blue light transmitting regions being arranged in a checkerboard pattern at a two-pixel pitch, each of the red light transmitting regions being diagonally shifted from one of the blue light transmitting regions by one pixel, and all remaining regions being green light transmitting regions; anda conversion processing unit, the conversion processing unit converting signals that are output from the pixels of the pixel array unit and that correspond to the coding of the color filter unit into converted signals that correspond to a Bayer arrangement and outputting the converted signals, ...

Capturing and Processing of Images Captured by Non-Grid Camera Arrays

A camera array, an imaging device and/or a method for capturing image that employ a plurality of imagers fabricated on a substrate is provided. Each imager includes a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers. Each imager may be associated with an optical element fabricated using a wafer level optics (WLO) technology.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES COMPRISING IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSORS

An electronic device includes an image signal processor and a memory. The image signal processor receives a signal of a first code value that corresponds to an active pixel included in an active area, calculates a correction value based on a second code value associated with a first area and a third code value associated with a second area, and calculates an output code value based on the first code value and the correction value. The first area and the second area are different from the active area. The correction value includes a component of the third code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the first area and includes a component of the second code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the second area. 1. An electronic device comprising: receive a signal of a first code value corresponding to an active pixel included in an active area;', 'calculate a correction value based on a second code value associated with a first area and a third code value associated with a second area; and', 'calculate an output code value based on the first code value and the correction value,, 'an image signal processor configured towherein the first area and the second area are different from the active area, andwherein the correction value includes a component of the third code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the first area and includes a component of the second code value in proportion to a distance between the active pixel and the second area.2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the image signal processor calculates the output code value based on the first code value claim 1 , the correction value claim 1 , and an offset value claim 1 , andwherein the output code value is included in a range of a value determined by the image signal processor due to the offset value.3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the image signal processor receives a digital signal from two or more analog to ...

IMAGE ELEMENT, AND IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD USING THE SAME

An imaging element which outputs a pair of image signals corresponding to a pair of luminous fluxes which pass through different pupil areas of a photographing optical system, the imaging element includes a first pixel cell group including a plurality of first pixel cells for obtaining the pair of image signals and a second pixel cell group including a plurality of second pixel cells for obtaining the pair of image signals. The first pixel cell includes a first photoelectric converting unit and a first micro lens which is provided above the first photoelectric converting unit. The second pixel cell includes a second photoelectric converting unit and a second micro lens which is provided above the second photoelectric converting unit. The first micro lens and the second micro lens are disposed with different regularities.

IMAGING DEVICE

An imaging device is provided with a lens distortion correction function that requires less circuit scale and does not degrade image resolution. 1. An imaging device that images an object , the imaging device comprising:an imaging element including a plurality of color filters;a same-color interpolation unit that generates a lens distortion-corrected interpolation signal by using a same-color pixel in an image signal from the imaging element;a luminance signal generation unit that generates a luminance signal from the image signal from the imaging element;a first luminance interpolation unit and a second luminance interpolation unit that use the luminance signal generated by the luminance signal generation unit to generate a lens distortion-corrected interpolation signal;a lens distortion characteristics table data unit that holds information of coordinates after lens distortion characteristics correction in a memory;a coordinate/interpolation coefficient setting unit that individually generates interpolation coefficients for correcting lens distortion for each of the same-color interpolation unit, the first luminance interpolation unit, and the second luminance interpolation unit on the basis of information from the lens distortion characteristics table data unit; anda correction unit that outputs an interpolation signal that corrects a signal from the same-color interpolation unit from a ratio between the interpolation signal generated by the first luminance interpolation unit and the interpolation signal generated by the second luminance interpolation unit.2. An imaging device that images an object , the imaging device comprising:an imaging element including a plurality of color filters;a same-color interpolation unit that generates a lens distortion-corrected interpolation signal by using a same-color pixel in an image signal from the imaging element;a luminance signal generation unit that generates a luminance signal from the image signal from the imaging ...

IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING APPARATUS

A solid-state imaging element includes pixel cells in which apertures of light shielding films are off-centered in opposite directions. The pixel cells includes a pixel cell which detects a R light component, a pixel cell which detects a G light component, and a pixel cell which detects a B light component. In the pixel cells, a relationship among an off-centered amount Or of the aperture in the pixel cell which detects the R light component, an off-centered amount Og of the aperture in the pixel cell which detects the G light component, and an off-centered amount Ob of the aperture in the pixel cell which detects the B light component is Or>Og>Ob.