Imaging system, method for processing thereof and program

A method for processing of an imaging apparatus, that comprises a conversion unit comprising a plurality of unit-pixels and converting incident radiation or light into pixel information, a signal processing unit capable of reading the pixel information for each unit-pixel, or capable of reading added pixel information for an additional plurality of unit-pixels, based on a control from a control unit for controlling a driving of the conversion unit according to a plurality of operation modes, a storage unit for storing a plurality of correction information according to the plurality of operation modes, and a correction unit for performing a correction of the pixel information based on correction informations extracted from the plurality of correction information according to the operation mode,

• said method for processing, comprising:
• a step of reading the pixel information for each unit-pixel in the conversion unit based on a control from the control unit or reading the pixel information on a multi-pixel by addition of the plurality of unit-pixels;
• and
• a unit-pixel defect information storing step of storing the unit-pixel defect information which is defect information regarding the unit-pixel, and a multi-pixel defect information storing step of storing the multi-pixel defect information which is defect information regarding the multi-pixel.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for allowing a computer to execute the method for processing of the imaging apparatus, comprising:

• a conversion unit comprising a plurality of unit-pixels and converting incident radiation or light into pixel information;
• a signal processing unit capable of reading the pixel information for each unit-pixel, or capable of reading added pixel information for the plurality of unit-pixels, based on a control from a control unit for controlling a driving of the conversion unit according to a plurality of operation modes;
• a storage unit for storing a plurality of correction information according to said plurality of operating modes;
• and
• a correction unit for performing the correction of the pixel information based on the correction information extracted from the plurality of correct information according to the operation mode,
• wherein said program allows a computer to execute a step of reading the pixel information for each pixel unit in said conversion unit based on a control from said control unit or reading the pixel information on the multi-pixel by adding the plurality of unit-pixels or reading the pixel information on the multi-pixel by adding said plurality of unit-pixels, a unit-pixel defect information storing step of storing the unit-pixel defect information which is the defect information regarding the unit-pixel, and a multi-pixel defect information storing step of storing the multi-pixel defect information which is the defect information regarding said multi-pixel.

A method for processing of an imaging apparatus that comprises a conversion unit comprising a plurality of unit-pixels and converting incident radiation or light into pixel information, a signal processing unit capable of reading the pixel information for every unit-pixel, or capable of reading the pixel added pixel information for a plurality of unit-pixels, based on a control from the control unit for controlling a driving of the conversion unit according to a plurality of operation modes, a storage unit for storing a plurality of correction information according to the plurality of operating modes, and a correction unit for performing the correction of the pixel information based on the correction information extracted from the plurality of correction information according to the operation mode,

• said method for processing comprising:
• a storing step of storing in the storing unit a plurality of pieces of correction information converted in the conversion unit in a state in which no object exists for each of the plurality of operation modes and read by the signal processing means;
• an extracting step of extracting the corresponding correction information from the storage unit based on an operation mode set by the operation mode setting means;
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• an image processing step of performing gain correction of the object image based on the pixel information converted in the conversion unit by using the correction information extracted in said extracting step.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a program allowing a computer to execute a method for processing of an imaging apparatus that comprises a conversion unit comprising a plurality of unit-pixels and converting incident radiation or light into pixel information, a signal processing unit capable of reading the pixel information for each unit-pixel, or capable of reading added pixel information for a plurality of unit-pixels, based on a control from the control unit for controlling a driving of the conversion unit according to a plurality of operation modes, a storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of correction information according to the plurality of operating modes, and a correction unit for performing the correction of the pixel information based on the correction information extracted from d the plurality of pieces of correction information according to the operation mode,

• wherein the program allows a computer to execute:
• a storing step of storing in the storage unit a plurality of pieces of correction information converted in the conversion unit in a state in which no object exists for each of the plurality of operation modes;
• an extracting step of extracting the corresponding correction information from the storage unit based on an operation mode set by the operation mode setting means;
• and
• an image processing step of performing gain correction of the object image based on the pixel information converted in the conversion unit by using the correction information extracted in said extracting step.