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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomohiro Nishi, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Yokokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/46 (2023.01); H04N 1/60 (2013.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor (IS) includes a plurality of pixel blocks (PB) to which colors different from each other are assigned. Each of the plurality of pixel blocks (PB) includes a plurality of pixels (PX). The plurality of pixels PX provided in at least one pixel block (PB) among the plurality of pixel blocks (PB) includes one or more anomalous pixels (UPX). The anomalous pixel (UPX) detects light of one or more colors assigned to the other one or more pixel blocks (PB).