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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/77 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 25/77 (2023.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); H04N 25/79 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image sensor comprises a plurality of pixels. Pixels are capable of detecting a change in an amount of light intensity and pixels are capable of detecting an amount of light intensity. In a first mode the sensor outputs data from the first one or more of the pixels. In a second mode the sensor outputs data from the second one or more of the pixels. At least one of the first mode and the second mode is selected by a processor based on at least one of a result of processing data output in the first mode and a result of processing data output in the second mode.