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Patent No.:

US 7397506 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2008

Filed:

May. 27, 2004
Applicants:

Cynthia Bell, Chandler, AZ (US);

Kannan Raj, Chandler, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Cynthia Bell, Chandler, AZ (US);

Kannan Raj, Chandler, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/64 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method to reduce the effect of noise on a pixel sensor element includes accumulating charge during an image capture operation (the accumulated charge representing a combination of noise and image), and discharging the accumulated charge for a predetermined time to generate a pixel sensor signal. The act of discharging may be passive or active.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Bell, Cynthia. (2008). Reducing the effect of noise in an imaging system (U.S. Patent No. 7397506). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7397506

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