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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Soya Fujimori, Kanagawa, JP;
Takayuki Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photoelectric conversion device includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion unit that emits pulses corresponding to photons, a counter that counts the number of the pulses, and a memory that stores a count value of the counter, a control means for generating a signal based on a difference between a count value of the counter at the start of an accumulation period and a count value at the end of the accumulation period and for performing control so that a signal generated in a first accumulation period is output between the end of the first accumulation period and the end of a second accumulation period, wherein one full frame period includes the first accumulation period and the second accumulation period longer than the first accumulation period, and a recognition processing means for performing recognition processing based on an image signal, and for changing a frequency of recognition within the one full frame period based on subject information.
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