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Patent No.:

US 9686488 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventor:

Sandor Barna, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/372 (2011.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/353 (2011.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/355 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3535 (2013.01); H04N 5/2327 (2013.01); H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); H04N 5/2355 (2013.01); H04N 5/2357 (2013.01); H04N 5/35581 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01); H04N 5/37213 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image pixel may include a shutter element that is operable in an open state during which a corresponding photodiode accumulates charge and a closed state during which charge is drained from the photodiode. During a first portion of an image frame, the image pixel may operate in a flicker mitigation mode in which a non-continuous exposure period is used. During a second portion of the image frame, the image pixel may operate in a high dynamic range mode in which images are obtained with exposures of varying lengths. To conserve memory requirements, the signal from the flicker mitigation mode may not be sampled until the end of the first exposure of the high dynamic range mode.


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Barna, Sandor. (2017). Imaging systems with flicker mitigation and high dynamic range (U.S. Patent No. 9686488). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9686488

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