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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cecil J Aswell, Orangevale, CA (US);
John H Berlien, Jr, Plano, TX (US);
Eugene G Dierschke, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502081 ; 2502 / ; 358406 ; 358448 ;
Abstract
Managed integration optical sensor array (11) having an array block (12). The array block having a plurality of optical sensors (13), a switch control logic circuit (59) and a bit shift register (60). The switch control logic circuit (59) operating to control the integration periods of each optical sensor (13).