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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Yibing Michelle Wang, Temple City, CA (US);
Chunji Wang, Pasadena, CA (US);
Yanhai Ren, Pasadena, CA (US);
Tze-Ching Fung, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Duhyun Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/713 (2023.01); H04N 25/53 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/713 (2023.01); H04N 25/53 (2023.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for imaging a scene. The method includes generating a shutter pattern and applying the shutter pattern to a photodetector array. The system includes a sensor architecture in three dimensions, where elements of the sensor architecture are stacked in two or more layers. Some elements of the sensor architecture include a photodetector array, register array, a generator to generate shutter patterns, readout circuitry, and an ISP.