Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image taking device and camera system
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Application No.: US14583885Application Date: 2014-12-29
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Publication No.: US09277154B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Toshiyuki Nishihara
- Applicant: Sony Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Priority: JP2009-229893 20091001
- Main IPC: H04N5/335
- IPC: H04N5/335 ; H04N5/3745 ; H04N5/32 ; H04N5/355 ; H04N5/357 ; H04N5/363 ; H04N5/374 ; H04N5/378 ; G01J1/44 ; H04N5/353

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
- US20150108330A1 IMAGE TAKING DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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