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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
May. 10, 2024
Omnivision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tomas Geurts, Mechelen, BE;
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An image capture method includes capturing, with an image sensor having a pixel array, a first image of a scene by generating a first plurality of pixel signals. The first plurality of pixel signals includes (i) a target pixel-signal group T, (ii) a remaining pixel-signal group P, and (iii) a remaining pixel-signal group P. The method also includes: transferring the first plurality of pixel signals to a storage region of the image sensor; reading the target pixel-signal group Tand the remaining pixel-signal group Pfrom the storage region; capturing a second image of the scene by generating a second plurality of pixel signals that includes a target pixel-signal group Tcorresponding to the target pixel-group; transferring the second plurality of pixel signals to the storage region; and reading the target pixel-signal group Tand the remaining pixel-signal group Pfrom the storage region.