TW373397B - Extended dynamic range imaging system and method - Google Patents

Extended dynamic range imaging system and method

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TW373397B
TW373397B TW087108230A TW87108230A TW373397B TW 373397 B TW373397 B TW 373397B TW 087108230 A TW087108230 A TW 087108230A TW 87108230 A TW87108230 A TW 87108230A TW 373397 B TW373397 B TW 373397B
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imager
imaging system
integration period
during
dynamic range
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Nathaniel J Mccaffrey
Donald J Sauer
Peter A Levine
Francis P Pantuso
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Dialog Imaging Systems Gmbh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C27/00—Electric analogue stores, e.g. for storing instantaneous values
    • G11C27/04—Shift registers
    • 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
    • H04N23/741—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by increasing the dynamic range of the image compared to the dynamic range of the electronic image sensors
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
    • H04N25/50—Control of the SSIS exposure
    • H04N25/57—Control of the dynamic range
    • H04N25/571—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response
    • H04N25/575—Control of the dynamic range involving a non-linear response with a response composed of multiple slopes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Transforming Light Signals Into Electric Signals (AREA)
  • Studio Devices (AREA)
  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
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JP (1) JP2002502577A (zh)
AU (1) AU7805298A (zh)
DE (1) DE69828046T2 (zh)
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