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US 2003/0151680 A1Published application
Programmable non-volatile memory for CMOS sensors
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsBruce C. McDermott, Wilbert F. Janson JR.
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Abstract
An image capture device for capturing an image includes an image sensor for receiving incident light; a microprocessor for assisting the image sensor in image capture; and non-volatile, programmable memory for storing predetermined variables that are loaded into the image sensor upon startup.
Claims8
An image capture device for capturing an image comprising:
- (a) a substrate
- (b) an image sensor on the substrate for receiving incident light;
- and
- (c) non-volatile, programmable memory on the substrate for storing predetermined variables that are loaded into predetermined circuitry used to manage the image sensor upon startup.
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A method for initiating startup of an image capture device, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an image sensor for receiving incident light;
- (b) providing a microprocessor for assisting the image sensor in image capture;
- and
- (c) loading predetermined variables from non-volatile, programmable memory into the image sensor upon startup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.