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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. 23, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Applicant:
Michael Bairanzade, Tournefeuille, FR;
Inventor:
Michael Bairanzade, Tournefeuille, FR;
Assignee:
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a flash controller for a camera is configured with a plurality of flash control channels that each control a value of a current through a light source. The value and timing of the current is controlled responsively to control words received by the plurality of flash control channels.