SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180167575A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-14

    申请号:US15873240

    申请日:2018-01-17

    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes n first photoelectric conversion elements configured to photoelectrically convert incident light, n first reading circuits configured to output corresponding first pixel signals, m second photoelectric conversion elements configured to photoelectrically convert incident light, m second reading circuits configured to sequentially output corresponding second pixel signals, and a reading control circuit, wherein each of the second reading circuits includes a detection circuit configured to output an event signal when a change in a second charge signal is detected and a pixel signal generation circuit configured to add address information to an event signal, and the reading control circuit causes the first pixel signal to be output by determining a reading region corresponding to address information, and n and m are natural numbers greater than or equal to 2.

    SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180152644A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-31

    申请号:US15865705

    申请日:2018-01-09

    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a first semiconductor substrate to which light is incident; a second semiconductor substrate stacked to the first semiconductor substrate; n first photoelectric conversion devices periodically arranged in the first semiconductor substrate and generating first electric charge signals; n first reading circuits arranged in correspondence with the n first photoelectric conversion devices in the first semiconductor substrate, respectively, each of the n first reading circuits accumulating the first electric charge signal outputting a signal voltage corresponding to the accumulated first electric charge signal as a first pixel signal; a driving circuit sequentially outputting the first pixel signal; m second photoelectric conversion devices periodically arranged in one of the first/second semiconductor substrates and generating second electric charge signals; and m second reading circuits sequentially outputting a second pixel signal, wherein m and n are natural numbers equal to 2 or more than 2.

    Endoscope system
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10959601B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US15838730

    申请日:2017-12-12

    Abstract: For the purpose of improving the manipulability at the time of insertion and improving the ease of observation at the time of removal, according to the movement direction of an insertion portion with respect to a body cavity and a movement mode thereof, an endoscope system includes: an endoscope that is provided with an insertion portion that is inserted into a body cavity and an image acquisition part that acquires, at the distal end of the insertion portion, an image of the inside of the body cavity; an insertion/removal detector that detects a relative movement direction of the insertion portion with respect to the body cavity; an image generator that generates image information suitable for a movement mode of the insertion portion based on the relative movement direction detected by the insertion/removal detector; and an image display part that displays the image information generated by the image generator.

    Solid-state imaging device
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10321081B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15873240

    申请日:2018-01-17

    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes n first photoelectric conversion elements configured to photoelectrically convert incident light, n first reading circuits configured to output corresponding first pixel signals, m second photoelectric conversion elements configured to photoelectrically convert incident light, m second reading circuits configured to sequentially output corresponding second pixel signals, and a reading control circuit, wherein each of the second reading circuits includes a detection circuit configured to output an event signal when a change in a second charge signal is detected and a pixel signal generation circuit configured to add address information to an event signal, and the reading control circuit causes the first pixel signal to be output by determining a reading region corresponding to address information, and n and m are natural numbers greater than or equal to 2.

    Image acquisition system
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10237472B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US15826655

    申请日:2017-11-29

    Abstract: An image acquisition system according to the present invention includes: a display device including a display surface on which a subject can be mounted; and the image acquisition device that is disposed face-down at a position above the display device in a manner spaced apart from the display surface, the display device being disposed with the display surface face-up, and that acquires images of the display surface and the subject placed on the display surface, wherein the image acquisition device includes a transmission unit that transmits the acquired images, and the display device includes: a reception unit that receives the transmitted images; a relative-position calculation unit that calculates the relative position between the display device and the image acquisition device on the basis of the received image; and a display control unit that controls content displayed on the display surface on the basis of the calculated relative position.

    Imaging apparatus, microscope system, and imaging method

    公开(公告)号:US10061110B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-28

    申请号:US14792801

    申请日:2015-07-07

    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a stage; an imaging unit having an imaging surface for receiving observation light from an object on the stage; a first moving mechanism for performing a relative movement between the stage and the imaging unit along at least one direction within a placement plane for placing the object; a second moving mechanism for performing a relative movement between the stage and the imaging unit along a direction orthogonal to the placement plane; a computation unit that causes the imaging unit to image a first region of the object while operating the first moving mechanism to acquire information on the first region, and calculates a focus tendency of the object; and a control unit that controls the second moving mechanism based on the focus tendency, and adjusts an imaging characteristic of the observation light when the imaging unit images a second region of the object.

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