US5499114A
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Digital image scanning apparatus with pixel data compensation for bad photosites
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1994-10-31
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Granted: 1996-03-12
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Expires: 2014-10-31
Abstract
Abstract Pixel data from bad photosites of a linear imaging device is suppressed and replaced with pixel data from the next available good photosite. The loss of pixel data blocks from the beginning of the scan line is made up at the end of the scan line by continuing to write to memory the end pixel data a requisite number of times needed to complete the full scan line data.
Inventors
- 👤 John T. Compton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:38
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00795; H04N1/40; H04N1/409; H04N25/00; H04N25/60; H04N25/68; H04N5/00; H04N5/14; H04N5/21; H04N5/213
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
Image scanning apparatus comprising; an imaging device having a plurality of photosites defining an image scan line; signal processing means for converting image signals from each of said photosites into digital image pixel data representative of the response of each photosite to image light; data memory means for accumulating pixel data transferred from the signal processing means; photosite memory means for storing attribute data indicating good and bad photosites in said imaging device including a number of one or more successive bad photosites at the beginning of said image scan line; means for retrieving said attribute data from said memory means in synchronism with processing of individual photosites in said imaging device; and data transfer means responsive to said retrieved attribute data for inhibiting transfer to the data memory of pixel data from said number of successive bad photosites at the beginning of said image scan line and for continuing to transfer to said data memory pixel data corresponding to the last good photosite in the image scan line for a number of photosite periods required to provide a full scan line complement of pixel data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
Image scanning apparatus comprising; an imaging device having a plurality of photosites defining an image scan line; signal processing means for converting image signals from each of said photosites into digital image pixel data representative of the response of each photosite to image light; data memory means for accumulating pixel data transferred from the signal processing means; photosite memory means for storing attribute data indicating good and bad photosites in said imaging device including a number of one or more successive bad photosites at the beginning of said image scan line; means for retrieving said attribute data from said memory means in synchronism with processing of individual photosites in said imaging device; and data transfer means responsive to said retrieved attribute data for inhibiting transfer to the data memory of pixel data from said number of successive bad photosites at the beginning of said image scan line and for continuing to transfer to said data memory pixel data corresponding to the last good photosite in the image scan line for a number of photosite periods required to provide a full scan line complement of pixel data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said data transfer means is operative to continue transfer of pixel data corresponding to the last photosite in the image scan line for a number of photosite periods equal to said number of successive bad photosites at the beginning of the image scan line for which pixel data transfer was inhibited.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said signal processing means includes an A/D converter and a data latch for temporarily storing converted image pixel data at the end of processing of the corresponding photosite; and said data transfer means is operative in response to said attribute data to inhibit latching of converted pixel data and to inhibit transfer of latch data to said data memory for said number of successive bad photosites at the beginning of the image scan line and is further operative to inhibit latching of converted pixel data following the last good photosite in the image scan line and to continue transfer of latched data corresponding to said last good photosite for said number of photosite periods.
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