EP0244230A2
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Solid state imaging apparatus
Assignee: MBDA UK Ltd
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Filing: 1987-04-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-04-29
Abstract
Abstract O Solid state imaging apparatus comprising a charge-coupled frame transfer image sensor including an image-sensitive integration region for forming a charge pattern representative of an incident image, first and second storage regions associated with respective opposed ends of said integration region, and charge transfer means for shifting the charge pattern formed in said integration region into a selected one of said storage regions.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter William C/O British Aerospace Busby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N25/00; H04N25/70; H04N25/71; H04N25/72; H04N25/50; H04N25/53; H04N25/57; H04N25/58; H04N25/581; H04N25/60; H04N25/62; H04N25/621; H04N25/622; H04N25/713; H04N25/745
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
Solid state imaging apparatus comprising a charge-coupled frame transfer image sensor including an image-sensitive integration region (13) for forming a charge pattern representative of an incident image, first and second storage regions (11, 12) -associated with respective opposed ends of said integration region, and charge transfer means for shifting the charge pattern formed in said integration region into a selected one of said storage regions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
Solid state imaging apparatus comprising a charge-coupled frame transfer image sensor including an image-sensitive integration region (13) for forming a charge pattern representative of an incident image, first and second storage regions (11, 12) -associated with respective opposed ends of said integration region, and charge transfer means for shifting the charge pattern formed in said integration region into a selected one of said storage regions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
Solid state imaging apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said integration region (13) and said storage regions (11, 12) are formed on a common substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
Solid state imaging apparatus according to Claim 1 comprising control means for defining a continuing series of field time periods and for causing said charge transfer means to shift a charge pattern formed during one portion of said field time period into one of said storage regions and to shift the charge pattern formed during another portion of said field time period into the other storage region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
Solid state imaging apparatus as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said one portion is longer than said other portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
Solid state imaging apparatus as claimed in Claim 3, wherein .said one portion and said other portion are of substantially equal length.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
Solid state imaging apparatus as claimed in Claim 3, wherein said control means is operable to cause the charge-pattern formed during a further variable period to become lost.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
Solid state imaging apparatus as claimed in Claim 4, comprising output processor means (16 to 20) for receiving data representative of the charge-patterns in each of said storage regions and for combining said data to provide for each field period image-representative data of extended dynamic range.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
86 words
Solid state imaging apparatus as claimed in Claim 7, wherein said output processor means includes means (16, 17) for digitising data representative of the charge patterns and frame store means (20) of extended dynamic range for storing said image-representative data of extended dynamic range, and wherein the data representative of the charge pattern formed during said one period defines the least significant digits of the combined data, and the data representative of the charge pattern formed during said other period defines the most significant digits thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
Solid state imaging apparatus as claimed in Claim 5, comprising output processor means for displaying images detected by said image sensor at twice the field rate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
Solid state imaging apparatus as claimed in Claim 5, wherein filter means are provided to filter the image incident on the integration region during one of said one and said further portions.
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