Large dynamic range cameras
AssigneeCallahan Cellular L.L.C.
InventorsRichard Ian Olsen, Darryl L. Sato, Feng-Qing Sun, James Gates
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Abstract
A digital camera includes a plurality of channels and a processing component operatively coupled to the plurality of channels. Each channel of the plurality of channels includes an optics component and a sensor that includes an array of photo-detectors. The processing component is configured to separately control an integration time of each channel, where a first integration time of a first channel is less than a second integration time of a second channel. The processing component is also configured to combine data from the plurality of channels to generate an image.
Claims20
A digital camera comprising:
- an array of photo-detectors;
- a plurality of optics components, wherein each optics component of the plurality of optics components is configured to pass light to at least one photo-detector in the array of photo-detectors;
- and
- a processing component configured to combine data from the array of photo-detectors received during the frame to provide an image.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of channels, wherein each channel of the plurality of channels includes a sensor;
- and
- a processing component coupled to the plurality of channels, wherein the processing component is configured to determine an integration time of each channel of the plurality of channels.
A method comprising:
- controlling each sensor of a plurality of sensors of an image capture device based at least in part on an integration time corresponding to the sensor;
- capturing data with each of the plurality of sensors, wherein the data captured by each sensor is based at least in part on the integration time of the sensor;
- and
- generating an image by combining the data captured by each of the plurality of sensors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.