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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Applicants:
Weihua Xiong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chengming Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Weihua Xiong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chengming Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/64 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image sensor uses a single row of an array of pixels elements to determine whether a pixel is defective and to recover the defective pixel. The image sensor includes a 'maximum of minimum' filter to remove a 'black' pixel from a raw image. The image sensor also includes a “minimum of maximum” filter to remove a “white” pixel from the raw image.
Xiong, Weihua. (2012). Single row based defective pixel correction (U.S. Patent No. 8164660). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8164660
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