The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Minoru Hirose, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Minoru Hirose, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01); G02B 7/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); G03B 13/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 7/34 (2013.01); H04N 5/3456 (2013.01); H04N 5/3458 (2013.01); H04N 5/357 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor having first pixels used except for generating image signals and second pixels used for generating the image signals, the first pixels included in a first area, and a signal processing unit configured to perform interpolation processing on signals output from the first pixels in the first area. The signal processing unit performs the interpolation processing on the image signals output from the second pixels in an area other than the first area using a pattern based on an arrangement of the first pixels in the first area.