US5719625A
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Device for controlling imaging device
Assignee: Pentax Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-28
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Granted: 1998-02-17
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Expires: 2015-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A control device includes a control mechanism for eliminating a dark current effect generated in a CCD. The control mechanism carries out a charge pumping operation in the CCD during a time after an object is photographed up until the time when an aperture is closed. The control mechanism obtains a dark current component generated when the aperture is closed after a photographing operation, based on a dark current component outputted by the CCD during a predetermined period, and then subtracts the dark current component from data outputted by the CCD in accordance with an image signal corresponding to the subject.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuhiro Tani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:00
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/70; H04N23/75; H04N25/00; H04N25/60; H04N25/62; H04N25/621; H04N25/622; H04N25/63; H04N25/70; H04N25/71; H04N25/73; H04N2101/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
An apparatus for controlling an imaging device which outputs an image signal corresponding to an object image of an object to be photographed, said apparatus comprising: an aperture for controlling an exposure of said imaging device; and means for removing an effect of dark current from an output of said imaging device by carrying out a charge pumping operation after said object is photographed, until said aperture is closed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
69 words
An apparatus for controlling an imaging device which outputs an image signal corresponding to an object image of an object to be photographed, said apparatus comprising: an aperture for controlling an exposure of said imaging device; and means for removing an effect of dark current from an output of said imaging device by carrying out a charge pumping operation after said object is photographed, until said aperture is closed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said removing means includes a sensor control circuit that carries out said charge pumping operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus for controlling an imaging device according to claim 1, said imaging device outputting an image signal after said aperture is fully closed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
An imaging device having an aperture that controls an exposure and an image sensor that outputs an image signal corresponding to an object being photographed, said imaging device comprising: a sensor driver that performs a charge pumping operation after said object is photographed until the aperture is closed in order to remove an effect of dark current from the output of the image sensor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
An imaging device having an aperture that controls an exposure and an image sensor that outputs an image signal corresponding to an object being photographed, said imaging device comprising: a sensor driver that performs a charge pumping operation after said object is photographed until the aperture is closed in order to remove an effect of dark current from the output of the image sensor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The imaging device according to claim 4, said imaging device outputting an image signal after the aperture is fully closed.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for controlling an imaging device that outputs an image signal corresponding to an object, comprising the steps of: controlling an aperture associated with an image sensor; and performing a charge pumping operation after the object is photographed and until the aperture is closed to remove an effect of dark current from the output of the image sensor.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for controlling an imaging device that outputs an image signal corresponding to an object, comprising the steps of: controlling an aperture associated with an image sensor; and performing a charge pumping operation after the object is photographed and until the aperture is closed to remove an effect of dark current from the output of the image sensor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for controlling an imaging device according to claim 6, further comprising outputting the image signal after the aperture is controlled to be fully closed.
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