Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Chae Sung Kim

Ha Young Ko

Yo Hwan Noh

Dong Jin Park

Dong Ki Min

Jee Hong Lee

Jae Sung Heo

Dae Kwan Kim

Joon Hyuk Im

Young Mi Jo

Hoe Won Kim

Seok Jae Kang

Yong Ju Jung

Jong-Seok Seo

Yun Jung Kim

Jae-Sung Heo

Kwang Hyuk Bae

Jung Chan Kyoung

Joon Seo Yim

Se Hwan Yun

Keun Yung Byun

Il Yun Jeong

An image device is provided. The image device includes a pixel array comprising a first pixel array portion of a part of the pixel array and a second pixel array portion of other part of the pixel array that outputs an image; and a color filter array disposed over the pixel array, the color filter array comprising a first color filter pattern on the first pixel array portion and a second color filter pattern on the second pixel array portion, which are comprising a plurality of different color filters in each of the first pixel array portion and the second pixel array portion, wherein the plurality of the color filters in the first color filter pattern is arranged in an array of N*N and the plurality of the color filters in the second color filter pattern is arranged in an array of M*M (N and M are a natural number of 2 or more, and the N and M is different each other) wherein a number of red (R) color filters included in the first color filter pattern is equal to a number of R color filters included in the second color filter pattern.

Image device

A digital photographing device may include a plurality of cameras on a common side of the device, an application processor for switching image capture between the camera, and a display. The application processor may switch images output on the display when the cameras are switched. During the image transition, one or more virtual viewpoint images are output between a pre-transition image and a post-transition image. The virtual viewpoint images interpolate a disparity between the pre-transition image and the post-transition image caused by the different cameras being located at different positions, and result in a smooth visual transition. When a camera switching input includes a zoom factor signal, the virtual viewpoint images may be compensated images according to the input zoom factor and a disparity.

Application processor for disparity compensation between images of two cameras in digital photographing apparatus

A method of controlling parameters for image sensors includes; receiving a first image and a second image, calculating first feature values related to the first image and second feature values related to the second image; generating comparison results by comparing the first feature values of fixed regions and first variable regions of the first image with the second feature values of fixed regions and first variable regions of the second image, and controlling at least one parameter on the basis of the comparison results.

Method controlling image sensor parameters

An image sensor includes: an image obtainer configured to generate image information by converting received light into an electrical signal; a first detector configured to detect first time information regarding a first time at which the image obtainer acquires the image information; a second detector configured to receive a plurality of pieces of movement information indicating movements of the image obtainer, and detecting second time information regarding a second time at which at least one piece of movement information among the plurality of pieces of movement information is received. A single port is configured to output the image information, the first time information, output movement information selected from among the plurality of pieces of movement information, and the second time information regarding the selected output movement information.

Motion stabilized image sensor, camera module and apparatus comprising same

An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels configured to output pixel signals corresponding to a plurality of row lines; a row driver configured to output a plurality of control signals for controlling operations of the plurality of pixels; a plurality of analog-to-digital converters configured to perform analog-to-digital conversion on the pixel signals output from the plurality of pixels via a plurality of column lines so as to generate digital pixel signals, and to output the digital pixel signals; and a timing generator configured to generate a line control signal, the pixel array being configured to output the pixel signals corresponding to the plurality of row lines responsive to the line control signal. The pixel signals are output in a predetermined pixel unit in parallel from at least one row line among the plurality of row lines responsive to the row driver receiving the line control signal.

Image sensor including parallel output of pixel signals from a pixel unit and image processing system including the same

A method of enhancing a low-light image includes receiving a first image from an RWB image sensor, receiving a second image from an RGB image sensor, receiving an illumination value from an illumination sensor, and selecting at least one of the first and second images and generating a third image using the at least one selected image.

Low-light image quality enhancement method for image processing device and method of operating image processing system performing the method

An autofocus method includes receiving a left image having a first blurriness value and a right image having a second blurriness value, filtering the left image so that the first blurriness value becomes the same as the second blurriness value, and generating a control signal for controlling the lens module based on a difference between a third blurriness value of a filtered left image and the second blurriness value.

Method of operating image signal processor and method of operating imaging system including the same

An image signal processor includes a memory configured to store a table, the table including a plurality of point spread functions (PSFs), a PSF selection circuit configured to output at least one of the plurality of PSFs stored in the table based on selection information, a disparity extractor configured to extract a disparity value from image data corresponding to pixel signals output from at least one pixel of a plurality of pixels included in an image sensor, and a processing circuit configured to generate pixel location information for the at least one pixel. Each of the pixels of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements. The selection information includes the disparity value and the pixel location information.

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Chae Sung Kim