IL118450A - Ambient light automatic gain control for electronic imaging cameras and the like - Google Patents

Ambient light automatic gain control for electronic imaging cameras and the like

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Publication number
IL118450A
IL118450A IL11845096A IL11845096A IL118450A IL 118450 A IL118450 A IL 118450A IL 11845096 A IL11845096 A IL 11845096A IL 11845096 A IL11845096 A IL 11845096A IL 118450 A IL118450 A IL 118450A
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Israel
Prior art keywords
ambient light
gain control
automatic gain
electronic imaging
imaging cameras
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IL11845096A
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Hughes Missile Systems
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
    • H04N23/71—Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
IL11845096A 1995-06-06 1996-05-28 Ambient light automatic gain control for electronic imaging cameras and the like IL118450A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US08/471,467 US5742340A (en) 1995-06-06 1995-06-06 Ambient light automatic gain control for electronic imaging cameras and the like

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IL118450A0 IL118450A0 (en) 1996-09-12
IL118450A true IL118450A (en) 1999-05-09

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US (1) US5742340A (xx)
EP (1) EP0748114B1 (xx)
JP (1) JP2763286B2 (xx)
AU (1) AU687678B2 (xx)
CA (1) CA2177517C (xx)
DE (1) DE69616159T2 (xx)
DK (1) DK0748114T3 (xx)
IL (1) IL118450A (xx)
NO (1) NO319180B1 (xx)

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AU5227696A (en) 1996-12-19
EP0748114B1 (en) 2001-10-24
US5742340A (en) 1998-04-21
DK0748114T3 (da) 2002-02-18
IL118450A0 (en) 1996-09-12
NO962344D0 (no) 1996-06-05
DE69616159T2 (de) 2002-07-04
JPH099141A (ja) 1997-01-10
NO319180B1 (no) 2005-06-27
DE69616159D1 (de) 2001-11-29
NO962344L (no) 1996-12-09
JP2763286B2 (ja) 1998-06-11
AU687678B2 (en) 1998-02-26
EP0748114A1 (en) 1996-12-11
CA2177517A1 (en) 1996-12-07
CA2177517C (en) 1999-07-27

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