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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:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Anthony Huggett, Basingstoke, GB;
Neal Crook, Berkshire, GB;
Graham Kirsch, Tadley, GB;
Michael Lockey, Alton, GB;
Inventors:
Anthony Huggett, Basingstoke, GB;
Neal Crook, Berkshire, GB;
Graham Kirsch, Tadley, GB;
Michael Lockey, Alton, GB;
Assignee:
Aptina Imaging Corporation, George Town, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A variable rate image sensor outputs pixel data at a variable rate using lookup tables to selectively read out particular rows at particular times. The readout rate is not constant, allowing for a smaller image buffer in the overall system.