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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Novatek Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/045 (2013.01); H04N 5/35563 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/2258 (2013.01);
Abstract
A color filter array for an image sensing device includes a plurality of pixels, for generating a plurality of pixel data of an image; and a control unit, for controlling the plurality of pixels; wherein each of the plurality of pixels is divided into a plurality of sub-pixels; wherein the pixel data outputted by each of the plurality of pixels is generated based on at least one pixel value of the plurality of sub-pixels and the outputted pixel data is smaller than a saturated threshold; wherein at least one pixel in the plurality of pixels has a mixed color by having different sub-pixel colors in the plurality of sub-pixels.