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US 2011/0234860 A1Published application
Solid-state imaging device
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorKiyoshi HIDAKA
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a correction-parameter storing unit corrects a position of a captured image captured by an image sensor, and an image-position correcting unit corrects the position of the captured image for each pixel based on the correction parameter.
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A solid-state imaging device comprising:
- an image sensor configured to capture an image;
- a correction-parameter storing unit configured to store therein a correction parameter with which a position of a captured image captured by the image sensor is corrected for each pixel;
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- an image-position correcting unit configured to correct the position of the captured image for each pixel based on the correction parameter.
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A solid-state imaging device comprising:
- a first image sensor configured to capture an image;
- a first correction-parameter storing unit configured to store therein a first correction parameter with which a position of a first captured image captured by the first image sensor is corrected for each pixel;
- a first image-position correcting unit configured to correct the position of the first captured image for each pixel based on the first correction parameter;
- a first A/D converter configured to digitalize a first captured signal output from the first image sensor;
- a first signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing of the first captured signal digitalized by the first A/D converter;
- a first video-signal interface circuit configured to send a video signal corrected by the first image-position correcting unit to outside;
- a first register interface configured to receive the first correction parameter stored in the first correction-parameter storing unit from outside;
- a first timing-signal generating circuit configured to generate a timing signal so that the first image sensor, the first A/D converter, the first signal processing circuit, the first image-position correcting circuit, and the first video-signal interface circuit are capable of operating in a cooperative manner;
- a second image sensor configured to capture an image;
- a second correction-parameter storing unit configured to store therein a second correction parameter with which a position of a second captured image captured by the second image sensor is corrected for each pixel;
- a second image-position correcting unit configured to correct the position of the second captured image for each pixel based on the second correction parameter;
- a second A/D converter configured to digitalize a second captured signal output from the second image sensor;
- a second signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing of the second captured signal digitalized by the second A/D converter;
- a second video-signal interface circuit configured to send a video signal corrected by the second image-position correcting unit to outside;
- a second register interface configured to receive a second correction parameter stored in the second correction-parameter storing unit from outside;
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- a second timing-signal generating circuit configured to generate a timing signal so that the second image sensor, the second A/D converter, the second signal processing circuit, the second image-position correcting circuit, and the second video-signal interface circuit are capable of operating in a cooperative manner.
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A solid-state imaging device comprising:
- a first image sensor configured to capture an image;
- a second image sensor configured to capture an image;
- a correction-parameter storing unit configured to store therein a first correction parameter with which a position of a first captured image captured by the first image sensor is corrected for each pixel and a second correction parameter with which a position of a second captured image captured by the second image sensor is corrected for each pixel;
- a first image-position correcting unit configured to correct the position of the first captured image for each pixel based on the first correction parameter;
- a first A/D converter configured to digitalize a first captured signal output from the first image sensor;
- a first signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing of the first captured signal digitalized by the first A/D converter;
- a second image-position correcting unit configured to correct the position of the second captured image for each pixel based on the second correction parameter;
- a second A/D converter configured to digitalize a second captured signal output from the second image sensor;
- a second signal processing circuit configured to perform signal processing of the second captured signal digitalized by the second A/D converter;
- a video-signal interface circuit configured to send a first video signal corrected by the first image-position correcting unit and a second video signal corrected by the second image-position correcting unit to outside;
- a register interface configured to receive the first correction parameter and the second correction parameter stored in the correction-parameter storing unit from outside;
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- a timing signal generating circuit configured to generate a first timing signal so that the first image sensor, the first A/D converter, the first signal processing circuit, the first image-position correcting circuit, and the video-signal interface circuit are capable of operating in a cooperative manner, and generates a second timing signal so that the second image sensor, the second A/D converter, the second signal processing circuit, the second image-position correcting circuit, and the video-signal interface circuit are capable of operating in a cooperative manner.
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