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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alpha Hou, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 ; H04N 5/335 ; H04N 9/04 ; H04N 9/083 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 ; H04N 5/335 ; H04N 9/04 ; H04N 9/083 ;
Abstract
An improved color image linear sensor is disclosed to minimize the registration problems commonly seen in a sensor using three rows of photodetectors. In particular, according to one embodiment, the photodetectors in the improved color image linear sensor are shaped in triangle so that the triangular-like shaped photodetectors are interspersed with the upside-down triangular-like shaped photodetectors.