Enhancing image quality imaging unit and image sensor

Details Enhancing image quality imaging unit and image sensor Enhancing image quality imaging unit and image sensor

2011-07-12

2011-07-12

Selby, Gevell (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

With single image scanning device supplying plural color...

C348S228100

Reexamination Certificate

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07978240

ABSTRACT:
There is provided an imaging unit: including an image sensor with a number of pixels arranged in a matrix, the pixels having color pixels where color filters are disposed, and white pixels where the color filters are not disposed; a sampling circuit section for sampling pixel signals generated in the image sensor; and a main controller for controlling the image sensor and/or the sampling circuit section to sample the pixel signals generated in the white pixels or the pixel signals generated in the color pixels sequentially in a time-series manner.

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Japanese Notice of Reasons for Rejection dated Oct. 26, 2010, for counterpart Japanese Application No. 2005-362383, together with an English translation thereof.

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