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Patent No.:

US 12720182 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2022

Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and method for controlling solid-state imaging element

Applicant:

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Keigo Nakazawa, Tokyo, JP;

Ryohei Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Primary Examiner:

Lin Ye

Assistant Examiner:

Chriss S Yoder, III

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/78 (2023.01); G06V 10/12 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01); H04N 25/531 (2023.01); H04N 25/532 (2023.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/61 (2023.01); G06V 10/12 (2022.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01); H04N 25/531 (2023.01); H04N 25/532 (2023.01); H04N 25/65 (2023.01); H04N 25/771 (2023.01); H04N 25/78 (2023.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G06V 2201/10 (2022.01);
Abstract

Improved frame image quality in a solid-state imaging element that processes the frame using metadata is disclosed. In one example, each of a plurality of pixels is provided with a sample-and-hold circuit that holds a pixel signal. A signal processing unit generates a first digital signal by performing signal processing on each of the held pixel signals, and generates a second digital signal by performing the signal processing on each of the held pixel signals. A metadata extraction unit extracts predetermined metadata from the first digital signal. An image processing unit performs predetermined image processing on the second digital signal using the metadata

Find Patent Forward Citations

Nakazawa, Keigo. (2026). Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and method for controlling solid-state imaging element (U.S. Patent No. 12720182). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12720182

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