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US 2007/0177040 A1Published application
Imaging apparatus and method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTadakuni Narabu
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, a light guide mechanism, and a signal processing unit. The imaging device converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals. The light guide mechanism, arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, includes a plurality of apertures that guide light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device. The signal processing unit performs desired signal processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.
Claims26
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device that converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals;
- light guide means arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, the light guide means including a plurality of apertures that guide light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device;
- and
- signal processing means that performs desired signal processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.
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A method of imaging comprising the steps of;
- guiding light from a subject to a photoelectric conversion portion of an imaging device through a plurality of apertures arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device;
- and
- performing desired signal processing on electric signals, obtained by converting the light through the imaging device, on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device that converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals;
- light guide means arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, the light guide means including at least one aperture that guides light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device;
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- signal processing means that performs arithmetic processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device using a coefficient based on the intensity distribution of the light determined on the basis of the size of the aperture, the shape thereof, the cross-sectional shape thereof, the orientation thereof, the position thereof, the transmittance distribution thereof, the distance between the aperture and the imaging device, the distance between the aperture and the subject, the diffraction of light through the aperture, and the interference of light through the aperture.
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A method of imaging comprising the steps of:
- guiding light from a subject to a photoelectric conversion portion of an imaging device through at least one aperture arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device;
- and
- performing arithmetic processing on electric signals output from the imaging device using a coefficient based on the intensity distribution of the light determined on the basis of the size of the aperture, the shape thereof, the cross-sectional shape thereof, the orientation thereof, the position thereof, the transmittance distribution thereof, the distance between the aperture and the imaging device, the distance between the aperture and the subject, the diffraction of light through the aperture, and the interference of light through the aperture.
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device that converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals;
- a light guide mechanism arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, the light guide mechanism including a plurality of apertures that guide light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device;
- and
- a signal processing unit that performs desired signal processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device on the basis of subject information units derived from the light guided onto the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device through the apertures.
1 more element
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device that converts light incident on a photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device into electric signals;
- a light guide mechanism arranged adjacent to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device, the light guide mechanism including at least one aperture that guides light from a subject to the photoelectric conversion portion of the imaging device;
- and
- a signal processing unit that performs arithmetic processing on the electric signals output from the imaging device using a coefficient based on the intensity distribution of the light determined on the basis of the size of the aperture, the shape thereof, the cross-sectional shape thereof, the orientation thereof, the position thereof, the transmittance distribution thereof, the distance between the aperture and the imaging device, the distance between the aperture and the subject, the diffraction of light through the aperture, and the interference of light through the aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.