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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:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Scott L. Tewinkle, Ontario, NY (US);
Paul A. Hosier, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Scott L. Tewinkle, Ontario, NY (US);
Paul A. Hosier, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging apparatus, such as used in a digital camera or scanner, includes at least one photosensor chip. Each chip includes one line for conveying a signal causing an integration event of a selected subset of photosensors on the chip, the integration event being one of a starting or ending an integration period for the subset of photosensors. Each chip also includes at least two selection lines, for conveying a multi-bit code identifying the selected subset of photosensors for the integration event.