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US 2014/0152804 A1Published application
Sub-pixel imaging for enhanced pixel resolution
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsJoachim Walter Ahner, Travis William Grodt, Florin Zavaliche, Maissarath Nassirou, David M. Tung, Tchernio T. Boytchev, Stephen Keith McLaurin, Henry Luis Lott
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Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus comprising a photon detecting array configured to take images of an article, and a mount configured to mount and translate the article in a direction by a sub-pixel distance. In some embodiments, the sub-pixel distance is based on a pixel size of the photon detecting array.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a light source for illuminating an article;
- a photon detecting array comprising a fixed pixel resolution;
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- a means for producing a composite image of the article, or a portion thereof, at a greater pixel resolution than the fixed pixel resolution of the photon detecting array by translating and imaging the article at sub-pixel distances.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a photon detecting array configured to take images of an article;
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- a mount configured to support and translate the article by a sub-pixel distance, wherein the sub-pixel distance is based on a pixel size of the photon detecting array.
A method, comprising:
- receiving from a photon detecting array an initial image of an article at an initial location;
- translating the article a sub-pixel distance to a subsequent location and generating a subsequent image of the article at the subsequent location;
- and
- combining the initial image and the subsequent image to generate a composite image at a greater pixel resolution than a pixel resolution of the photon detecting array.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.