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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Jung Kyu Jung, Seoul, KR;
Yoon Dong Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Tae Yon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Chil Hee Chung, Seoul, KR;
Young Gu Jin, Osan-si, KR;
Hyun Seok Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seung Hyuk Chang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/78 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/486 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/78 (2013.01); H04N 5/335 (2013.01); G01S 17/023 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G01S 7/4863 (2013.01); G06K 9/209 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation method of an image sensor includes determining a distance between the image sensor and an object, and activating at least one of a color pixel, a depth pixel and a thermal pixel included in a pixel array of the image sensor based on a determined distance and a reference distance.