Solid-state imager defect corrector

PA Levine - US Patent 4,739,495, 1988 - Google Patents
A defect corrector for a solid-state imager having a number of defective pixels less than the
total number of pixels in the imager in which only defect correction signals associated with …

Photoelectric converter and radiation reader

I Kobayashi, M Morishita - US Patent 7,724,295, 2010 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A radiation reader including a conversion device, and a method of driving
the radiation reader. The conversion device includes (a) a pixel including a conversion …

Fixed pattern noise compensation with low memory requirements

A Johanneson, I Larsson - US Patent 6,995,346, 2006 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and a System for the compensation of Fixed Pattern Noise (FPN)
in digital images have been achieved. The FPN compensation is based on processing done …

Apparatus for eliminating noise in a solid-state image pickup device

S Hashimoto, T Suzuki, H Ohzu, T Harada - US Patent 4,914,519, 1990 - Google Patents
A solid state image pickup apparatus having a selector for selecting a plurality of sensor
outputs through pre determined circuits includes a difference processing circuit for …

Solid state image pickup apparatus removing noise from the photoelectric converted signal

H Ohzu, T Suzuki, A Ishizaki, S Hashimoto… - US Patent …, 1998 - Google Patents
US5771070A - Solid state image pickup apparatus removing noise from the photoelectric
converted signal - Google Patents US5771070A - Solid state image pickup apparatus removing …

Photoelectric conversion apparatus having reset noise holding and removing units

H Kozuka - US Patent 6,538,693, 2003 - Google Patents
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Extended dynamic imaging system and method

NJ McCaffrey, DJ Sauer, PA Levine… - US Patent …, 2000 - Google Patents
SUMMARY A imaging System and method. An imager has an array of photodetectors, each
of which accumulates charge during an integration period as a result of light detected during …

Extended dynamic range imaging system and method

NJ McCaffrey, PA Levine, FP Pantuso Sr… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, an imager has an array of photodetectors, each of which accumulates
charge during an integration period as a result of light detected during the integration period …

Imaging apparatus

M Juen, T Isogai - US Patent 5,812,703, 1998 - Google Patents
An imaging apparatus enables the fixed pattern noise data to be refreshed at any time
without necessitating a backup power source or the like, while realizing high-quality image …

Solid state image pickup apparatus for reducing noise

H Ohzu, T Suzuki, A Ishizaki, S Hashimoto… - US Patent …, 1998 - Google Patents
the present invention relates to a solid state image pickup apparatus and, more particularly,
to a solid state image pickup apparatus having a plurality of photoelectric transducer …