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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Applicant:
John R. Tuttle, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
John R. Tuttle, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
QBIZ, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/77 (2006.01); H04N 9/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); H04N 5/772 (2013.01); H04N 9/8211 (2013.01);
Abstract
Image capture based on logarithmic conversion. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including capturing an image by: reading a plurality of analog signals from an array of light sensitive elements; performing logarithmic analog-to-digital conversion on the plurality of analog signals which creates a corresponding plurality of digital values; and storing representations of the plurality of digital values to a storage medium.