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1. 发明授权

US08624992B2 Imaging device and driving method thereof 有权
标题翻译：成像装置及其驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US08624992B2
公开(公告)日：2014-01-07
申请号：US12945993
申请日：2010-11-15
申请人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
发明人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
IPC分类号： H04N5/228
CPC分类号： H04N5/3456 , H01L27/14603 , H04N5/343 , H04N5/3454 , H04N5/3535 , H04N5/37457
摘要： There is provided an imaging device which eliminates complexity in reading an image in low resolution and reading an image in high resolution and realizes prevention of decrease in frame rate. The device includes a pixel region including a plurality of pixel elements and imaging an incident light of an object as an image and a reading unit for thinning out a pixel element from the pixel region to read a thinned out image in low resolution and reading a partial image in resolution higher than the thinned out image from a partial region of the pixel region (a horizontal shift register and a vertical shift register), wherein the reading unit reads the thinned out image and the partial image from mutually different pixel elements and reads the thinned out image and the partial image as different imaging frames.
摘要翻译：提供了一种成像装置，其消除了以低分辨率读取图像的复杂性并以高分辨率读取图像，并且实现了防止帧速率的降低。该装置包括：像素区域，包括多个像素元件，并对作为图像的物体的入射光进行成像;以及读取单元，用于从像素区域中稀疏出像素元素，以低分辨率读取稀疏图像并读取部分图像分辨率高于来自像素区域（水平移位寄存器和垂直移位寄存器）的部分区域的稀疏图像，其中读取单元从相互不同的像素元素读取稀疏图像和部分图像，并读取将图像和局部图像缩小成不同的成像帧。

2. 发明申请

US20090021621A1 IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM 有权
标题翻译：图像感测装置和图像捕获系统
公开(公告)号：US20090021621A1
公开(公告)日：2009-01-22
申请号：US12167436
申请日：2008-07-03
申请人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya , Kazuyuki Shigeta
发明人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya , Kazuyuki Shigeta
IPC分类号： H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/353 , H04N5/3456 , H04N5/35572 , H04N5/37457
摘要： An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel array; a selection unit which selects a readout region in the pixel array; and a readout unit which reads out a signal from the readout region, wherein in thinning-out readout, the readout unit reads out signals from a first readout region corresponding to the whole pixel array at a first pixel density in a first frame period and reads out signals from a second readout region corresponding to a part of the pixel array at a second pixel density in a second frame period, the second pixel density being higher than the first pixel density, and in thinning-out readout, the selection unit causes pixels in the first readout region to perform a charge accumulation operation for a first accumulation period and causes pixels in the second readout region to perform the charge accumulation operation for a second accumulation period.
摘要翻译：一种图像感测装置，包括：像素阵列; 选择单元，其选择像素阵列中的读出区域; 读出单元，其从读出区读出信号，其中，在稀疏读出中，读出单元在第一帧周期中以第一像素密度从对应于整个像素阵列的第一读出区域读出信号，并读取在第二帧周期中以第二像素密度对应于像素阵列的一部分的第二读出区域输出信号，第二像素密度高于第一像素密度，并且在稀疏读出中，选择单元引起像素在第一读出区域中进行第一累积期间的电荷积累动作，并使第二读出区域的像素进行第二累积期间的电荷累积动作。

3. 发明申请

US20110058079A1 IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF 有权
标题翻译：成像装置及其驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US20110058079A1
公开(公告)日：2011-03-10
申请号：US12945993
申请日：2010-11-15
申请人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
发明人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
IPC分类号： H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/3456 , H01L27/14603 , H04N5/343 , H04N5/3454 , H04N5/3535 , H04N5/37457
摘要： There is provided an imaging device which eliminates complexity in reading an image in low resolution and reading an image in high resolution and realizes prevention of decrease in frame rate. The device includes a pixel region including a plurality of pixel elements and imaging an incident light of an object as an image and a reading unit for thinning out a pixel element from the pixel region to read a thinned out image in low resolution and reading a partial image in resolution higher than the thinned out image from a partial region of the pixel region (a horizontal shift register and a vertical shift register), wherein the reading unit reads the thinned out image and the partial image from mutually different pixel elements and reads the thinned out image and the partial image as different imaging frames.
摘要翻译：提供了一种成像装置，其消除了以低分辨率读取图像的复杂性并以高分辨率读取图像，并且实现了防止帧速率的降低。该装置包括：像素区域，包括多个像素元件，并对作为图像的物体的入射光进行成像;以及读取单元，用于从像素区域中稀疏出像素元素，以低分辨率读取稀疏图像并读取部分图像分辨率高于来自像素区域（水平移位寄存器和垂直移位寄存器）的部分区域的稀疏图像，其中读取单元从相互不同的像素元素读取稀疏图像和部分图像，并读取将图像和局部图像缩小成不同的成像帧。

4. 发明申请

US20080291304A1 IMAGING DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF 有权
标题翻译：成像装置及其驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US20080291304A1
公开(公告)日：2008-11-27
申请号：US12035804
申请日：2008-02-22
申请人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
发明人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
IPC分类号： H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/3456 , H01L27/14603 , H04N5/343 , H04N5/3454 , H04N5/3535 , H04N5/37457
摘要： There is provided an imaging device which eliminates complexity in reading an image in low resolution and reading an image in high resolution and realizes prevention of decrease in frame rate. The device includes a pixel region including a plurality of pixel elements and imaging an incident light of an object as an image and a reading unit for thinning out a pixel element from the pixel region to read a thinned out image in low resolution and reading a partial image in resolution higher than the thinned out image from a partial region of the pixel region (a horizontal shift register and a vertical shift register), wherein the reading unit reads the thinned out image and the partial image from mutually different pixel elements and reads the thinned out image and the partial image as different imaging frames.
摘要翻译：提供了一种成像装置，其消除了以低分辨率读取图像的复杂性并以高分辨率读取图像，并且实现了防止帧速率的降低。该装置包括：像素区域，包括多个像素元件，并对作为图像的物体的入射光进行成像;以及读取单元，用于从像素区域中稀疏出像素元素，以低分辨率读取稀疏图像并读取部分图像分辨率高于来自像素区域（水平移位寄存器和垂直移位寄存器）的部分区域的稀疏图像，其中读取单元从相互不同的像素元素读取稀疏图像和部分图像，并读取将图像和局部图像缩小成不同的成像帧。

5. 发明授权

US08310576B2 Imaging system and driving method thereof with image output based on signal amplification 有权
标题翻译：成像系统及其基于信号放大的图像输出的驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US08310576B2
公开(公告)日：2012-11-13
申请号：US12491619
申请日：2009-06-25
申请人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Kazuyuki Shigeta
发明人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Kazuyuki Shigeta
IPC分类号： H04N3/14 , H04N5/335 , H01L31/00
CPC分类号： H04N5/357 , H04N5/378
摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging system capable of improving S/N ratio and increasing dynamic range and a method of driving the imaging system suited to the improvement and increase. An imaging system includes: a solid-state imaging device having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, column amplifiers each corresponding to each of columns of the pixels and an output portion for outputting an image signal based on an amplification by the column amplifier; and a signal processing portion receiving the image signal, wherein the column amplifier amplifies a signal output from the pixel by a gain q larger than 1, and the signal processing portion multiplies, by a factor less than 1, the image signal based on the signal amplified by the gain q.
摘要翻译：本发明的目的是提供一种能够提高S / N比和增加动态范围的成像系统，以及驱动适于改进和增加的成像系统的方法。一种成像系统，包括：固态成像装置，具有排列成矩阵的多个像素，每个对应于每个像素的列的列放大器;以及输出部，用于基于列放大器的放大输出图像信号; 以及接收图像信号的信号处理部分，其中列放大器将从像素输出的信号放大大于1的增益q，并且信号处理部分乘以小于1的因子，基于该信号的图像信号通过增益q放大。

6. 发明授权

US07859575B2 Imaging device and driving method thereof 有权
标题翻译：成像装置及其驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US07859575B2
公开(公告)日：2010-12-28
申请号：US12035804
申请日：2008-02-22
申请人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
发明人： Keisuke Ota , Seiji Hashimoto , Kazuyuki Shigeta
IPC分类号： H04N5/228
CPC分类号： H04N5/3456 , H01L27/14603 , H04N5/343 , H04N5/3454 , H04N5/3535 , H04N5/37457
摘要： There is provided an imaging device which eliminates complexity in reading an image in low resolution and reading an image in high resolution and realizes prevention of decrease in frame rate. The device includes a pixel region including a plurality of pixel elements and imaging an incident light of an object as an image and a reading unit for thinning out a pixel element from the pixel region to read a thinned out image in low resolution and reading a partial image in resolution higher than the thinned out image from a partial region of the pixel region (a horizontal shift register and a vertical shift register), wherein the reading unit reads the thinned out image and the partial image from mutually different pixel elements and reads the thinned out image and the partial image as different imaging frames.
摘要翻译：提供了一种成像装置，其消除了以低分辨率读取图像的复杂性并以高分辨率读取图像，并且实现了防止帧速率的降低。该装置包括：像素区域，包括多个像素元件，并对作为图像的物体的入射光进行成像;以及读取单元，用于从像素区域中稀疏出像素元素，以低分辨率读取稀疏图像并读取部分图像分辨率高于来自像素区域（水平移位寄存器和垂直移位寄存器）的部分区域的稀疏图像，其中读取单元从相互不同的像素元素读取稀疏图像和部分图像，并读取将图像和局部图像缩小成不同的成像帧。

7. 发明授权

US08717474B2 Imaging apparatus and method for driving the same 有权
标题翻译：成像装置及其驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US08717474B2
公开(公告)日：2014-05-06
申请号：US12955457
申请日：2010-11-29
申请人： Kazuyuki Shigeta , Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya
发明人： Kazuyuki Shigeta , Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya
IPC分类号： H04N3/14 , H04N5/202
CPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H03M1/123 , H03M1/18 , H03M1/56 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/3745
摘要： An imaging apparatus includes: a plurality of column amplifiers, each outputting, based on the same one pixel, first and second pixel signals derived by amplifying the signal by different amplifying factors p and q; a plurality of column A/D converters for performing analog to digital conversion of the first and second pixel signals obtained; a plurality of replacing units, each selecting the first pixel signal converted by the corresponding column A/D converter when the first pixel signal converted by the corresponding column A/D converter is smaller than a threshold value, and selecting the second pixel signal converted by the corresponding column A/D converter when the first pixel signal converted by the corresponding column A/D converter is equal to or larger than the threshold value; and a horizontal scanning circuit for successively selecting the first or second pixel signals selected by the replacing units.
摘要翻译：一种成像装置包括：多个列放大器，每个列放大器基于相同的一个像素输出通过不同的放大因子p和q放大信号而导出的第一和第二像素信号; 多个列A / D转换器，用于对获得的第一和第二像素信号执行模数转换; 多个替换单元，当由相应列A / D转换器转换的第一像素信号小于阈值时，选择由相应列A / D转换器转换的第一像素信号，并且选择由当相应的列A / D转换器转换的第一像素信号等于或大于阈值时，对应的列A / D转换器; 以及用于连续选择由替换单元选择的第一或第二像素信号的水平扫描电路。

8. 发明授权

US08189086B2 Image sensing apparatus and image capturing system that performs a thinning-out readout 有权
标题翻译：执行稀疏读出的图像感测装置和图像捕获系统
公开(公告)号：US08189086B2
公开(公告)日：2012-05-29
申请号：US12167436
申请日：2008-07-03
申请人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya , Kazuyuki Shigeta
发明人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya , Kazuyuki Shigeta
IPC分类号： H04N3/14 , H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/353 , H04N5/3456 , H04N5/35572 , H04N5/37457
摘要： An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel array; a selection unit which selects a readout region in the pixel array; and a readout unit which reads out a signal from the readout region, wherein in thinning-out readout, the readout unit reads out signals from a first readout region corresponding to the whole pixel array at a first pixel density in a first frame period and reads out signals from a second readout region corresponding to a part of the pixel array at a second pixel density in a second frame period, the second pixel density being higher than the first pixel density, and in thinning-out readout, the selection unit causes pixels in the first readout region to perform a charge accumulation operation for a first accumulation period and causes pixels in the second readout region to perform the charge accumulation operation for a second accumulation period.
摘要翻译：一种图像感测装置，包括：像素阵列; 选择单元，其选择像素阵列中的读出区域; 读出单元，从读出区读出信号，其中在稀疏读出中，读出单元在第一帧周期中以第一像素密度从对应于整个像素阵列的第一读出区读出信号，并读取在第二帧周期中以第二像素密度对应于像素阵列的一部分的第二读出区域输出信号，第二像素密度高于第一像素密度，并且在稀疏读出中，选择单元引起像素在第一读出区域中进行第一累积期间的电荷积累动作，并使第二读出区域的像素进行第二累积期间的电荷累积动作。

9. 发明申请

US20110134295A1 IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME 有权
标题翻译：成像装置及其驱动方法
公开(公告)号：US20110134295A1
公开(公告)日：2011-06-09
申请号：US12955457
申请日：2010-11-29
申请人： Kazuyuki Shigeta , Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya
发明人： Kazuyuki Shigeta , Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Takeru Ohya
IPC分类号： H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/378 , H03M1/123 , H03M1/18 , H03M1/56 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/3745
摘要： An imaging apparatus comprising: a plurality of column amplifiers, each outputting, based on the same one pixel, first and second pixel signals derived by amplifying the signal by different amplifying factors p and q; a plurality of column A/D converters for performing analog to digital conversion of the first and second pixel signals obtained; a plurality of replacing units, each selecting the first pixel signal converted by the column A/D converter when the first pixel signal converted by the column A/D converter is smaller than a threshold value, and selecting the second pixel signal converted by the column A/D converter when the first pixel signal converted by the column A/D converter is equal to or larger than the threshold value; and a horizontal scanning circuit for successively selecting the first or second pixel signals selected by the replacing units.
摘要翻译：一种成像设备，包括：多个列放大器，每个列放大器基于相同的一个像素输出通过不同的放大因子p和q放大信号而导出的第一和第二像素信号; 多个列A / D转换器，用于对获得的第一和第二像素信号执行模数转换; 多个替换单元，当由列A / D转换器转换的第一像素信号小于阈值时，选择由列A / D转换器转换的第一像素信号，并且选择由列转换的第二像素信号由A / D转换器转换的第一像素信号等于或大于阈值时的A / D转换器; 以及用于连续选择由替换单元选择的第一或第二像素信号的水平扫描电路。

10. 发明申请

US20100321532A1 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE 审中-公开
标题翻译：固态成像装置，成像系统和驱动固态成像装置的方法
公开(公告)号：US20100321532A1
公开(公告)日：2010-12-23
申请号：US12526427
申请日：2008-10-29
申请人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Kazuyuki Shigeta , Takeru Ohya
发明人： Seiji Hashimoto , Keisuke Ota , Kazuyuki Shigeta , Takeru Ohya
IPC分类号： H04N9/68 , H04N5/335
CPC分类号： H04N5/243 , H04N5/2351 , H04N5/2355 , H04N5/355 , H04N5/37457 , H04N5/378
摘要： The invention provides a solid state imaging device and imaging system, both capable of obtaining a good image suppressing the reduction of the SN ratio thereof, suppressing the increase of the chip size of the imaging device and suppressing the increase of power consumption of a sensor without performing complicated processing even if there are regions different in luminance mutually in an imaging plane. Variable gain units provided correspondingly to columns of pixels amplify the signals from the pixels by different gains group by group of the pixels each group including a plurality of pixels according to the signals from the outside.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了一种能够获得抑制其SN比的降低的良好图像的固态成像装置和成像系统，抑制成像装置的芯片尺寸的增加并抑制传感器的功耗的增加而没有即使在成像平面中存在相互不同的亮度区域，也执行复杂的处理。与像素列对应设置的可变增益单元根据来自外部的信号，通过不同的增益逐个像素组，每组包括多个像素来放大来自像素的信号。

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