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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/74 (2023.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/74 (2023.01); G06V 10/60 (2022.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01);
Abstract
An imaging element, an imaging method, and an imaging device capable of acquiring a pixel signal of a high dynamic range without losing an information amount are provided. An imaging element according to an embodiment includes an imaging unit (or) and a generation unit (). The imaging unit includes a unit pixel that outputs a pixel signal corresponding to received light. The generation unit generates, on the basis of the pixel signal, a processing pixel signal corresponding to each of a plurality of luminance regions having continuous luminance.