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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tadayuki Taura, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/374 (2011.01); H03K 21/08 (2006.01); H03M 1/56 (2006.01); H04N 5/3745 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01); H03M 1/10 (2006.01); H03M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 21/08 (2013.01); H03M 1/56 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37455 (2013.01); H03M 1/1023 (2013.01); H03M 1/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data processor including: a reference signal generator to generate a reference signal, used to convert a level of an analog processing signal into digital data; a comparator to compare the processing signal with the reference signal; and a count period controller to perform a real number count operation or a complement number count operation, on the basis of the comparison result of the comparator. The count period controller independently controls the real number count operation and the complement number count operation of the counter on the basis of a predetermined criterion.