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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Inventors:
Jong-Seok Seo, Seoul, KR;
Junhyun Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae-Hoon Seo, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ilseon Ha, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/343 (2011.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/343 (2013.01); H04N 5/3458 (2013.01); H04N 5/3745 (2013.01); H04N 9/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image sensor is provided which includes a plurality of operation blocks configured to provide an image signal in response to an incident light, and a power supply block configured to supply a power to one or more operation blocks of the plurality of operation blocks based on a selected operation mode or operation interval. The operation mode is one of at least a first mode and a second mode, and a resolution of the image signal generated in the second mode is lower than that generated in the first mode.