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Electronic imaging apparatus with dithered color filter array
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1992-05-29
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Granted: 1994-12-20
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Expires: 2012-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A color filter array for use with an electronic image sensor is disclosed, wherein the red and blue filter elements of the color filter array are arranged to correspond with an interleaved chrominance channel pattern. Thus, actual red and blue values are utilized to generate interleaved chrominance channel information instead of interpolated values as required by conventional CFA patterns.
Inventors
- 👤 Lionel J. D'Luna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/80; H04N23/84; H04N23/843; H04N25/00; H04N25/10; H04N25/11; H04N25/13; H04N25/134; H04N2209/00; H04N2209/04; H04N2209/041; H04N2209/042; H04N2209/045; H04N2209/046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An electronic imaging apparatus comprising: an electronic image sensor including a plurality of photosites arranged in two fields in a two-dimensional array; a color filter array including a Dithered 3-G (three green) pattern of red, green and blue filter elements located over the two-dimensional array of photosites, wherein the red and blue filter elements from one field are each vertically aligned to respective red and blue elements in the other field, and the red and blue filter elements in adjacent lines within each field are horizontally offset by one filter element with respect to each other, so as to correspond to a predetermined interleaved chrominance channel pattern; and means for scanning the image sensor to generate an image output signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An electronic imaging apparatus comprising: an electronic image sensor including a plurality of photosites arranged in two fields in a two-dimensional array; a color filter array including a Dithered 3-G (three green) pattern of red, green and blue filter elements located over the two-dimensional array of photosites, wherein the red and blue filter elements from one field are each vertically aligned to respective red and blue elements in the other field, and the red and blue filter elements in adjacent lines within each field are horizontally offset by one filter element with respect to each other, so as to correspond to a predetermined interleaved chrominance channel pattern; and means for scanning the image sensor to generate an image output signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electronic imaging apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising processing means for processing the image output signal to generate a luminance signal and an interleaved chrominance signal corresponding to the interleaved chrominance channel pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electronic imaging apparatus as claim in claim 1, wherein rows of the Dithered 3-G pattern corresponding to each of the first and second image fields alternate between a 3G-1R-3G-1R pattern and a 1B-3G-1B-3G pattern.
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