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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:
Apr. 04, 2023

Filed:

May. 03, 2022
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Soyoun Park, Seoul, KR;

Byungwook Jung, Gunpo-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/0451 (2018.08); H04N 5/369 (2013.01); H04N 9/0455 (2018.08); H04N 2209/042 (2013.01);
Abstract

A pixel array is provided. The pixel array includes: a plurality of color filter array (CFA) cells. Each of the plurality of CFA cells includes a plurality of CFA blocks provided along a width direction and a length direction. Each of the plurality of CFA blocks includes a first sub block and a second sub block. The first sub block includes m*n pixels having an interpolation distance of 0 during conversion into a Bayer pattern. The second sub block includes at least one pixel having the interpolation distance of 0 during conversion into the Bayer pattern among pixels outside the first sub block, where 'm' and 'n' are integers of at least 2. The m*n pixels of the first sub block include pixels corresponding to a first color, a second color and a third color. Respective second sub blocks of the plurality of CFA blocks form an inter-sub block in each of the plurality of CFA cells.


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