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Color solid state image pick-up device
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1984-07-11
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2004-07-11
Abstract
Abstract In the disclosed solid state image pick-up device, different kinds of color filters are mounted relative to photoelectric picture elements and a correlative process arrangement obtains the correlative output of each picture element and that of a predetermined adjacent picture element. An inversion control arrangement inverts the correlative output of the correlative process arrangement at predetermined periods.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiji Hashimoto
- 👤 Akira Suga
- 👤 Nobuyoshi Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:57
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/80; H04N23/84; H04N25/00; H04N25/10; H04N25/11; H04N25/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A color solid state image pick-up device comprising: (a) a solid state image pick-up arrangement including a plurality of picture elements with photoelectric sensitivities, said picture elements forming rows and columns; (b) a filter arrangement including plural kinds of color filters each corresponding to the picture element, said plural kinds of color filters having a predetermined repeating pattern in the column and row directions; (c) correlation process means for obtaining correlative color outputs from a plurality of rows of signals; (d) inversion control means for inverting the correlative color outputs of the correlative process means at a predetermined period corresponding to the row directional repeating pattern of said color filters for the picture elements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A color solid state image pick-up device comprising: (a) a solid state image pick-up arrangement including a plurality of picture elements with photoelectric sensitivities, said picture elements forming rows and columns; (b) a filter arrangement including plural kinds of color filters each corresponding to the picture element, said plural kinds of color filters having a predetermined repeating pattern in the column and row directions; (c) correlation process means for obtaining correlative color outputs from a plurality of rows of signals; (d) inversion control means for inverting the correlative color outputs of the correlative process means at a predetermined period corresponding to the row directional repeating pattern of said color filters for the picture elements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
According to claim 1, wherein the inversion control means includes multiplication means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
According to claim 2, wherein the multiplication means is arranged to multiply the correlation output with the signal inverted at said predetermined period.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device as in claim 1, wherein said filter is a mosaic filter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
According to claim 1, wherein said filter arrangement is such that same color filters are arranged in the same repeating pattern in each row of picture elements and the repeating patterns are shifted from each other in adjacent rows of the picture elements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
According to claim 1, wherein the filter arrangement includes a plurality of color filters each arranged for each picture element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
According to claim 1, wherein the inversion control means includes a level control means for controlling the inversion level.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
According to claim 7, wherein the level control means includes a detecting means for detecting a predetermined component in the correlative output periodically inverted by the inversion control means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
According to claim 7, wherein said level control means includes a clamp means for changing clamping voltage in correspondence to outputs of said detecting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
A color solid state pick-up device according to claim 1, wherein said inversion control means includes inverting means for inverting the correlative color output of said correlative process means, output means for producing said correlative color output without inverting it, and switching means for selectively permitting outputs of both said inverting means and said output means periodically.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
115 words
An image sensing apparatus comprising: (a) a solid state image pick-up arrangement including a plurality of picture elements with photoelectric sensitivities, said picture elements forming rows and columns; (b) a filter arrangement including plural kinds of color filters having a predetermined repeating pattern; (c) correlation process means for obtaining correlative color outputs from the output signals of said photoelectric converting elements; (d) inversion control means for inverting the correlative color outputs of the correlation process means at a predetermined period; and (e) level control means for controlling a standard level of the inversion by the inversion control means in correspondence to a predetermined component in the correlative output periodically inverted by the inversion control means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
115 words
An image sensing apparatus comprising: (a) a solid state image pick-up arrangement including a plurality of picture elements with photoelectric sensitivities, said picture elements forming rows and columns; (b) a filter arrangement including plural kinds of color filters having a predetermined repeating pattern; (c) correlation process means for obtaining correlative color outputs from the output signals of said photoelectric converting elements; (d) inversion control means for inverting the correlative color outputs of the correlation process means at a predetermined period; and (e) level control means for controlling a standard level of the inversion by the inversion control means in correspondence to a predetermined component in the correlative output periodically inverted by the inversion control means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
An image sensing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said level control means controls the standard level in correspondence to the state of a component of predetermined frequency.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image sensing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said level control means controls a correcting direction of said standard level in correspondence to the phase of the signal component of predetermined frequency.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image sensing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said level control means controls a correction amount of the standard level in correspondence to the level of the signal component of predetermined frequency.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
An image sensing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said filter is a mosaic filter.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
An image sensing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said correlation process means forms the correlative color output from a plurality of rows of signals.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image sensing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said inversion control means inverts the outputs of the correlation process means at a frequency corresponding to the repeating pattern of the color filter.
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