An optical encryption camera includes a sensor array and a filter positioned over the sensor array to receive light prior to the sensor array. The filter includes a multiplexing mask and a scaling mask in sequence. The multiplexing mask and the scaling mask combine to provide an encryption key to encrypt image data prior to capture.

An optical encryption camera includes a sensor array and a filter positioned over the sensor array to receive light prior to the sensor array. The filter includes a multiplexing mask and a scaling mask in sequence. The multiplexing mask and the scaling mask combine to provide an encryption key to encrypt image data prior to capture.

Provided is a photoelectric conversion device including: a photoelectric conversion element row including photoelectric conversion elements arranged in one direction which faces from one end to the other end; a substrate to which the photoelectric conversion element row is attached; a processing circuit attached to the substrate on an outer side than the one end of the photoelectric conversion element row in the one direction and configured to perform a process on output signals output from photoelectric conversion elements disposed on the one end side in the photoelectric conversion element row; and another processing circuit attached to the substrate on an outer side than the other end of the photoelectric conversion element row in the one direction and configured to perform a process on another output signals output from photoelectric conversion elements disposed on the other end side in the photoelectric conversion element row.

A multispectral imaging device having: multiple lens systems to form images of a scene respectively in separate wavelength ranges of electromagnetic radiations; an optical image sensor; multiple micro mirror arrays to measure the images of the scene respectively; an optical sub-system to direct visible light beams at micro mirror arrays to generate, on multiple sections of the optical image sensor, multiple visible light patterns respectively; and a processor connected to the optical image sensor to receive, from each of sections, data representative of a respective pattern. The processor can analyze the data determine angles of rotations of micro mirrors in the micro mirror arrays, and generate image data representative of the images of the scene respectively. The device can further include a visible light lens system to form a visible light image of the scene directly on a further section of the optical image sensor.

A multispectral imaging device having: multiple lens systems to form images of a scene respectively in separate wavelength ranges of electromagnetic radiations; an optical image sensor; multiple micro mirror arrays to measure the images of the scene respectively; an optical sub-system to direct visible light beams at micro mirror arrays to generate, on multiple sections of the optical image sensor, multiple visible light patterns respectively; and a processor connected to the optical image sensor to receive, from each of sections, data representative of a respective pattern. The processor can analyze the data determine angles of rotations of micro mirrors in the micro mirror arrays, and generate image data representative of the images of the scene respectively. The device can further include a visible light lens system to form a visible light image of the scene directly on a further section of the optical image sensor.

A method and apparatus for generating a high-resolution digital zoom image may obtain a raw image captured by an image sensor from the image sensor, obtain an RGB image corresponding to the raw image, separate a luminance component and a chrominance component from the RGB image, extract a first feature of the RGB image, of which color information is enhanced, by applying the chrominance component to a first neural network, extract a second feature of the RGB image, of which texture information is enhanced, by applying the raw image and the luminance component to a second neural network, and generate the high-resolution digital zoom image, which corresponds to the RGB image, by upscaling the color information and the texture information based on the first feature or the second feature.

A method and apparatus for generating a high-resolution digital zoom image may obtain a raw image captured by an image sensor from the image sensor, obtain an RGB image corresponding to the raw image, separate a luminance component and a chrominance component from the RGB image, extract a first feature of the RGB image, of which color information is enhanced, by applying the chrominance component to a first neural network, extract a second feature of the RGB image, of which texture information is enhanced, by applying the raw image and the luminance component to a second neural network, and generate the high-resolution digital zoom image, which corresponds to the RGB image, by upscaling the color information and the texture information based on the first feature or the second feature.

A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head accommodating an interior rearview mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element has a mirror transflector that transmits near infrared light incident thereon, transmits visible light incident thereon and reflects visible light incident thereon. The mirror transflector includes repeating alternating layers of a higher refractive index layer and a lower refractive index layer. A megapixel camera is disposed within the mirror head behind the mirror reflective element and views through the mirror transflector. A near infrared illumination source is disposed within the mirror head and operable to emit near infrared light that passes through the mirror transflector. Responsive at least in part to the data processor processing captured image data, at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) driver attentiveness is monitored, (ii) driver drowsiness is monitored and (iii) driver gaze direction is monitored.

A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head accommodating an interior rearview mirror reflective element. The mirror reflective element has a mirror transflector that transmits near infrared light incident thereon, transmits visible light incident thereon and reflects visible light incident thereon. The mirror transflector includes repeating alternating layers of a higher refractive index layer and a lower refractive index layer. A megapixel camera is disposed within the mirror head behind the mirror reflective element and views through the mirror transflector. A near infrared illumination source is disposed within the mirror head and operable to emit near infrared light that passes through the mirror transflector. Responsive at least in part to the data processor processing captured image data, at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) driver attentiveness is monitored, (ii) driver drowsiness is monitored and (iii) driver gaze direction is monitored.

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.