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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:
Jul. 19, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2020
Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jing Wang, Milpitas, CA (US);

Xiaoyun Jiang, San Diego, CA (US);

Shang-Chih Chuang, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/332 (2013.01); H04N 9/04515 (2018.08);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for image processing. For example, disclosed techniques facilitate a sparse infrared pixel design for image sensors. Aspects of this disclosure include an image sensor including a pattern of pixels, the pattern of pixels including a set of visible light pixels and a set of infrared light pixels. The image sensor may be configured to generate visible light data and infrared light data based on received light. Aspects of the present disclosure also include a processor coupled to the image sensor. The processor may be configured to generate a configurable mask based on the pattern of pixels of the image sensor, and where values of the configurable mask correspond to pixel locations of the image sensor.


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