H04N25/136

RAW SCALER WITH CHROMATIC ABERRATION CORRECTION

Systems and methods for down-scaling are provided. In one example, a method for processing image data includes determining a plurality of output pixel locations using a position value stored by a position register, using the current position value to select a center input pixel from the image data and selecting an index value, selecting a set of input pixels adjacent to the center input pixel, selecting a set of filtering coefficients from a filter coefficient lookup table using the index value, filtering the set of source input pixels to apply a respective one of the set of filtering coefficients to each of the set of source input pixels to determine an output value for the current output pixel at the current position value, and correcting chromatic aberrations in the set of source input pixels.

Focus adjustment device and imaging apparatus
11418698 · 2022-08-16 · ·

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.

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE
20220247980 · 2022-08-04 ·

An apparatus for acquiring an image includes an image sensor, a light compensator, and a light filter assembly. The image sensor is on a light output side of the light filter assembly, and is configured to generate and output a first image signal and a second image signal by a plurality of exposures. The first image signal is generated according to a first preset exposure and the second image signal is generated according to a second preset exposure, and they are two of the plurality of exposures. The light compensator includes a first light compensation apparatus, the first light compensation apparatus is configured to perform near-infrared light compensation, and the near-infrared light compensation is performed in at least part of an exposure period of the first preset exposure but is not performed in an exposure period of the second preset exposure.

Binned anti-color pixel value generation
11394934 · 2022-07-19 · ·

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed for generating pixel values. Such a method may involve filtering light using a plurality of anti-color filters arranged among an array of filters, each of the plurality of anti-color filters corresponding to a rejection band, to generate a plurality of portions of anti-color filtered light. The method may further involve receiving the plurality of portions of anti-color filtered light at a plurality of optical pixel sensors. The method may further involve generating, at the plurality of optical pixel sensors, a plurality of pixel signals based on the plurality of portions of anti-color filtered light. The method may further involve generating a binned anti-color pixel value by combining the plurality of pixel signals.

Method and device for composing an image based on data detected by first and second image sensor
11277572 · 2022-03-15 · ·

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5.sup.th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Further, the present invention provides a method and device for image processing using a dual image sensor and, more particularly, provides a method and device for image processing using image sensors having different amounts of light.

Binned Anti-color Pixel Value Generation
20220094887 · 2022-03-24 ·

Methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed for generating pixel values. Such a method may involve filtering light using a plurality of anti-color filters arranged among an array of filters, each of the plurality of anti-color filters corresponding to a rejection band, to generate a plurality of portions of anti-color filtered light. The method may further involve receiving the plurality of portions of anti-color filtered light at a plurality of optical pixel sensors. The method may further involve generating, at the plurality of optical pixel sensors, a plurality of pixel signals based on the plurality of portions of anti-color filtered light. The method may further involve generating a binned anti-color pixel value by combining the plurality of pixel signals.

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
20220077220 · 2022-03-10 · ·

The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a driving method therefor, and an electronic apparatus capable of acquiring a signal to detect phase difference and a signal to generate a high dynamic range image at the same time. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels that receives light of a same color is arranged under one on-chip lens. The plurality of pixels uses at least one pixel transistor in a sharing manner, some pixels out of the plurality of pixels are set to have a first exposure time, and other pixels are set to have a second exposure time shorter than the first exposure time. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device or the like.

IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING FLUORESCENCE AND VISIBLE IMAGES

A method of displaying a colorized luma image includes illuminating tissue under observation with illumination light and excitation light. A color image from reflectance of the illumination light and a fluorescence image produced by illuminating the tissue under observation with the excitation light are simultaneously detected at an image sensor to produce image data comprising both color image data and fluorescence image data. A luma image from the detected color image data is computed and the luma image is colorized based on the detected fluorescence image data. The colorized luma image is then displayed.

IMAGE SENSOR, METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGE DATA FROM IMAGE SENSOR, AND CAMERA DEVICE
20210233953 · 2021-07-29 ·

This application discloses an image sensor, which includes a color film layer. The color film layer includes a plurality of color film units, the color film unit includes at least one color-determined subunit and at least three transparent subunits, and a color of the color-determined subunit is determined. The color-determined subunit is configured to filter out a portion of the received light, and the transparent subunit is configured to allow light to pass through. A ratio of a quantity of the at least one color-determined subunit to a quantity of the plurality of subunits is less than 1/2. Because the transparent subunit can allow light to pass through, and most of light incident to the color film layer can be received by a photodiode, light sensitivity of the image sensor can be effectively increased without increasing an area of the color film layer or increasing a size of the photodiode.

Optical filter array, photodetection device, and photodetection system

An optical filter array is used in a photodetection device that generates image data separately for each of N (where N is an integer greater than or equal to 4) wavelength bands. The optical filter array includes a plurality of optical filters. The plurality of optical filters include plural types of optical filters differing in transmittance from each other in each of the N wavelength bands. Assuming that pi is an average of transmittances of the plurality of optical filters for light in an ith wavelength band (where i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N) of the N wavelength bands, a standard deviation of the average μ.sub.i of the transmittances for the N wavelength bands is less than or equal to 0.13.