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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2005
Applicants:

German Voronov, Bat-Yam, IL;

Eugene Fainstain, Netania, IL;

Inventors:

German Voronov, Bat-Yam, IL;

Eugene Fainstain, Netania, IL;

Assignee:

TransChip, Inc., Ramat-Gan, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/73 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of capturing an image of a scene includes providing an imaging device having an array of pixels. Each pixel is configured to provide a pixel output. The method also includes determining a frequency of light produced by a light source illuminating the scene and capturing an image of the scene using the pixel array. A first capture time for one or more pixels in the array is different from a second capture time of one or more other pixels in the array. The method further includes, for each pixel in the array, determining a relative phase of the light with respect to the capture time of the pixel, determining a compensating gain based on the relative phase of the light and the frequency of the light, and adjusting the pixel output of the pixel in relation to the compensating gain.


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