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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:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Bor-yuan Chester Hwang, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Bor-Yuan Chester Hwang, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cost-effective image capture apparatus is presented which achieves high shutter speed without blurring the captured image or introducing noise. The apparatus uses standard 4T pixels to store exposure information on the pixel itself and employs a near simultaneous reset mechanism to reset the pixels, thereby achieving high-speed image capture without increasing the per pixel die area for extra storage or incurring unwanted current spikes and noise due to simultaneous resets.