Solid-state image sensor and imaging device

    公开(公告)号:US11582406B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17309343

    申请日:2019-10-25

    摘要: To reduce a circuit scale in a solid-state image sensor that detects an address event. The solid-state image sensor includes a pixel array unit and a drive circuit. In the solid-state image sensor, in the pixel array unit, a logarithmic response pixel that outputs an analog signal proportional to a logarithmic value of an incident light amount and a detection pixel that detects whether or not a change amount of the incident light amount has exceeded a predetermined threshold and outputs a detection signal indicating a detection result are arrayed. Furthermore, in the solid-state image sensor, the drive circuit drives the logarithmic response pixel and the detection pixel to output the analog signal and the detection signal.

    Event filtering in an event sensing system

    公开(公告)号:US11563909B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17402297

    申请日:2021-08-13

    IPC分类号: H04N5/345 H04N5/369 H04N5/378

    摘要: An event sensing system includes a pixel array including a plurality of event driven pixel circuits configured to be illuminated by incident light. The event driven pixel circuits are configured to generate an event current in response to a detection of an event in the incident light. Output signals of a row of the pixel array are configured to be read out from the row of the pixel array to a line buffer in response to the detection of the event in the incident light. A random number generator is configured to randomly generate a filtering mask. A mask circuit is the output signals of the row of the pixel array from the line buffer and the filtering mask from the random number generator to filter the output signals of the row of the pixel array in response to the filtering mask.

    Imaging apparatus and imaging control method

    公开(公告)号:US11563904B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17058779

    申请日:2019-02-19

    IPC分类号: H04N5/353 H04N5/345

    摘要: Only a necessary region is imaged on the basis of a result of interleaving imaging. An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element, an analog-to-digital converter, and a conversion control unit. The imaging element generates analog signals of a plurality of pixels for a plurality of pixel blocks each including a plurality of pixels. The analog-to-digital converter performs analog-to-digital conversion processing for converting an analog signal into a digital signal. The conversion control unit controls the analog-to-digital conversion processing of a plurality of pixels included in a predetermined pixel block according to a difference between a digital signal of a representative pixel in the predetermined pixel block in the plurality of pixel blocks and a predetermined reference value.

    Method for the online quality control of decorative prints on substrate materials

    公开(公告)号:US11548274B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US16972140

    申请日:2019-06-06

    发明人: Ingo Lehnhoff

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for online quality control of decorative prints on substrate materials, including similarity comparisons of actual and target images and adjusting decorative prints if deviations of color values are detected. The method may include the steps of: a) producing a hyperspectral digital image of a print decoration; b) calibrating the print decoration via a hyperspectral digital image; c) producing and storing a digital target image of the print decoration; d) creating a first print decoration on a first substrate material; e) producing and storing a digital actual image of the printed decoration on the first substrate material; f) determining color deviations between the digital target image and the digital actual image via a computer program; and g) printing on at least one side of substrate materials so as to form a decorative layer. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method.

    Image-sensing system and detection and correction method for defective pixel

    公开(公告)号:US11503236B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-15

    申请号:US17132351

    申请日:2020-12-23

    发明人: Chun-Hung Lin

    IPC分类号: H04N5/367 H04N5/355 H04N5/345

    摘要: An image-sensing system for the efficient detection of defective pixels is shown. An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) determines a defective pixel candidate of an image sensor based on the first frame captured by the image sensor, performs a lower-part comparison on the defective pixel candidate based on the first frame, and performs an upper-part comparison on the defective pixel candidate based on the second frame captured by the image sensor. The defective pixel candidate is confirmed to be defective based on the first frame as well as the second frame. Only limited pixel data is buffered for the defective pixel detection.