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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2019
Applicant:

Sri International, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

John Robertson Tower, Langhorne, PA (US);

Michael Raymond Piacentino, Robbinsville, NJ (US);

Assignee:

SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H04N 5/353 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/355 (2013.01); H01L 27/14603 (2013.01); H01L 27/14612 (2013.01); H01L 27/14614 (2013.01); H01L 27/14621 (2013.01); H01L 27/14641 (2013.01); H01L 27/14643 (2013.01); H04N 5/3535 (2013.01); H04N 5/3559 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/3741 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for an image sensor and a control system to cooperate with each photodiode in individual pixels to allow multiple pixels in a set of pixels to operate in a different imaging-mode of operation simultaneously within multiple window regions of the image. The image sensor has multiple window regions each capable of operating in different operating modes. Each pixel contains multiple photodiodes. The imager is fabricated with an additional semiconductor layer containing one or more metallization layers for interconnections and providing active CMOS circuits for control.


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