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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Yuji Miyashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhide Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Yuji Miyashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhide Sugiura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/64 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H04N 5/361 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2013.01); H04N 5/361 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, there is provided an analog gain range determining unit that determines a range to which an analog gain setting an amplification factor of a pixel signal read from a pixel belongs, a clamp parameter control condition setting unit that sets a control condition of a clamp parameter setting the black level based on a result of the determination by the analog gain range determining unit, and a clamp parameter control unit that controls the clamp parameter based on the control condition set by the clamp parameter control condition setting unit.