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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:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Frank J. Demonte, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffery S. Beck, Philomath, OR (US);
Inventors:
Frank J. DeMonte, Corvallis, OR (US);
Jeffery S. Beck, Philomath, OR (US);
Assignee:
Aptina Imaging Corporation, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for detecting a failed reset in a pixel are described. First, a reset proxy signal that is received. Second, a reset reference signal is received. The reset proxy signal and the reset reference signal are compared. Based on the comparison, a reset status signal is generated. The reset status signal indicates that a failed reset has been detected or that a failed reset has not been detected.