Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image taking device and camera system
- Patent Title (中): 摄像设备和相机系统
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Application No.: US13940963Application Date: 2013-07-12
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Publication No.: US08953072B2Publication Date: 2015-02-10
- Inventor: Toshiyuki Nishihara
- Applicant: Sony Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Denton US LLP
- Priority: JP2009-229893 20091001
- Main IPC: H04N5/32
- IPC: H04N5/32 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/335 ; H04N5/355

Abstract:
An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of sense circuits, and a count circuit. Each sense circuit is configured to read out electrical signals from at least one pixel associated with the sense circuit in order to generate data representing whether or not photons have been received by the sense circuit. The count circuit is in communication with a sense circuit selected from the plurality of sense circuits. The count circuit is configured to provide integration results for the pixels associated with the sense circuits based on the data received from the sense circuits.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130299677A1 IMAGE TAKING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2013-11-14
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