- Patent Title: Image sensor mechanism for pre-processing analog pixel data of pixel array to reduce design complexity and save power consumption for digital processing circuit
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Application No.: US18091399Application Date: 2022-12-30
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Publication No.: US12177579B2Publication Date: 2024-12-24
- Inventor: Wooi Kip Lim
- Applicant: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Current Assignee: PixArt Imaging Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsin-Chu
- Agent Winston Hsu
- Main IPC: H04N23/80
- IPC: H04N23/80 ; H04N25/46 ; H04N25/771 ; H04N25/78

Abstract:
A method of an image sensor device includes: providing a pixel array having a plurality of pixel units; using a pixel pre-processing circuit for receiving a plurality of analog pixel signals respectively from the plurality of pixel units to perform a low-pass filter operation upon the plurality of analog pixel signals in analog domain to generate a plurality of analog processed signals, a number of the plurality of analog processed signals being smaller than a number of the plurality of analog pixel signals; using an analog-to-digital converter for converting the plurality of analog processed signals in the analog domain into a plurality of digital processed signals in digital domain; and, transmitting the plurality of digital processed signals in digital domain into a digital processing circuit coupled to the analog-to-digital converter.
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