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Patent No.:

US 9986146 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2015
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Shinichi Fujii, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H04N 5/378 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H04N 5/378 (2013.01);
Abstract

Herein disclosed is an imaging device having an imaging optical system, the device including: an imaging element configured to include a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels arranged along a predetermined direction; a first processor configured to execute focal detection processing by a phase difference detection system based on charge signals obtained from the plurality of second pixels; and a second processor configured to execute specific processing based on charge signals obtained from the plurality of first pixels, the specific processing being different from the focal detection processing by a phase difference detection system and being necessary for a function of the imaging device.


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Fujii, Shinichi. (2018). Imaging device having autofocus capability (U.S. Patent No. 9986146). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9986146

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