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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Orly Yadid-Pecht, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Orly Yadid-Pecht, , IL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 ; H04N 5/335 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 ; H04N 5/335 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for expanding the dynamic range of an optical imager, comprising individually controlling the integration time of each pixel of a sensor array, and providing a corresponding scaling factor for the electrical output of each individual pixel during the frame time. The integration time of each pixel is controlled as a function of light intensity received by each individual pixel, by resetting the pixel after a predetermined threshold for the output signal, has been reached.