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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:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Fan He, Gurnee, IL (US);
Michael Frenzer, Palatine, IL (US);
Inventors:
Fan He, Gurnee, IL (US);
Michael Frenzer, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2353 (2013.01); G02B 13/001 (2013.01); G03B 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for operating a camera. The method includes the steps of providing an array of image sensing pixels, disposing an electronic shutter in an optical path between the array of pixels and an image where the electronic shutter has a reflective state and a transmissive state and applying a predetermined sequence of electrical signals to the electronic shutter to expose the image sensing pixels to the image.