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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Laurent Blanquart, Westlake Village, CA (US);
John Wallner, Calabasas, CA (US);
Manjunath Bhat, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Laurent Blanquart, Westlake Village, CA (US);
John Wallner, Calabasas, CA (US);
Manjunath Bhat, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
AltaSens, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Abstract
Providing for pausing data readout from an optical sensor array is described herein. By way of example, an interruption period can be introduced into a readout cycle of the optical sensor array to suspend readout of data. During the interruption period, other operations related to the optical sensor array can be performed, including operations that are typically detrimental to image quality. Moreover, these operations can be performed while mitigating or avoiding negative impact on the image quality. Thus, greater flexibility is provided for global shutter operations, for instance, potentially improving frame rates and fine control of image exposure, while preserving image quality.