# US 2017/0257586 A1 · Imaging sensor and moving body > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0257586 A1 - Document ID: US20170257586A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/445,462 - Filed: 2017-02-28 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-04 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Taro Kato; Kazuya Igarashi; Masahiro Kobayashi; Hidekazu Takahashi; Akinari Takagi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170257586A1 ## CPC - H04N 25/705: Pixels for depth measurement, e.g. RGBZ - B60W 30/08: {Active safety systems} predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision {or attempting to minimise its consequences} - G05D 1/0246: {using a video camera in combination with image processing means} - G06T 7/536: from perspective effects, e.g. by using vanishing points - G08G 1/16: Anti-collision systems (road vehicle drive control systems for predicting or avoiding probable or impending collision otherwise than by control of a particular sub-unit B60W30/08) - H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source} - H04N 23/65: Control of camera operation in relation to power supply - H04N 23/75: by influencing optical camera components - H04N 23/959: by adjusting depth of field during image capture, e.g. maximising or setting range based on scene characteristics - H04N 25/702: SSIS architectures characterised by non-identical, non-equidistant or non-planar pixel layout - H04N 25/704: Pixels specially adapted for focusing, e.g. phase difference pixel sets - H10F 39/8023: {Disposition of the elements in pixels, e.g. smaller elements in the centre of the imager compared to larger elements at the periphery} - H10F 39/8027: {Geometry of the photosensitive area} - H10K 39/32: Organic image sensors - B60W 2420/403: Image sensing, e.g. optical camera - G06T 2207/10028: Range image; Depth image; 3D point clouds - G06T 2207/30261: Obstacle - G06V 20/58: Recognition of moving objects or obstacles, e.g. vehicles or pedestrians; Recognition of traffic objects, e.g. traffic signs, traffic lights or roads - G08G 1/166: {for active traffic, e.g. moving vehicles, pedestrians, bikes} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract A pixel electrode includes a first electrode, a second electrode arranged so as to face the first electrode in a first direction, and a third electrode. A counter electrode is provided in an upper portion of the pixel electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer is arranged so as to be sandwiched by the pixel electrode and the counter electrode. A length of the third electrode in a predetermined direction is shorter than a length of the first electrode and a length of the second electrode. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An imaging sensor comprising: a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged on a substrate; a pixel electrode that is provided on the substrate and that includes a first electrode, a second electrode arranged so as to face the first electrode in a first direction, and a third electrode; a counter electrode provided in an upper portion of the pixel electrode; and a photoelectric conversion layer arranged so as to be sandwiched by the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, wherein a width of the third electrode in the first direction is shorter than a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein a length of the third electrode in a second direction corresponding to a direction orthogonal to the first direction is shorter than a length of the first electrode and a length of the second electrode. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The imaging sensor according to claim 1, wherein a width of the first electrode and the second electrode in the first direction is narrower than a width of the third electrode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The imaging sensor according to claim 1, further comprising a common micro lens corresponding to the first electrode and the second electrode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The imaging sensor according to claim 1, wherein a micro lens provided so as to correspond to the first electrode and a micro lens provided so as to correspond to the second electrode are different micro lenses. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The imaging sensor according to claim 3, further comprising a common micro lens corresponding to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the third electrode. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The imaging sensor according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are rectangular, and the third electrode is circular. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The imaging sensor according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode have a shape curved in a circular arc, and the third electrode is circular. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The imaging sensor according to claim 1, wherein an area of the third electrode is smaller than a sum of an area of the first electrode and an area of the second electrode. ### Claim 9 An imaging sensor comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a micro lens array in which a plurality of micro lens groups constituted by arranging a plurality of micro lens along a first direction are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a photoelectric conversion layer arranged between the micro lens array and the semiconductor substrate; a pixel electrode that is provided on the semiconductor substrate and that includes a first electrode, a second electrode arranged so as to face the first electrode in the first direction, and a third electrode; and a counter electrode that sandwiches the photoelectric conversion layer with the pixel electrode, the micro lens including a first end portion, and a second end portion arranged in the first direction while a center of the micro lens is put in between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first electrode is arranged so as to overlap the first end portion, wherein the second electrode is arranged so as to overlap the second end portion, wherein the third electrode is arranged so as to overlap the center of the micro lens, wherein a width of the third electrode in the first direction is shorter than a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein a length of the third electrode in the second direction is shorter than a length of the first electrode and a length of the second electrode. ### Claim 10 A moving body comprising: an imaging sensor comprising: a plurality of pixels two-dimensionally arranged on a substrate; a pixel electrode that is provided on the substrate and that includes a first electrode, a second electrode arranged so as to face the first electrode in a first direction, and a third electrode; a counter electrode provided in an upper portion of the pixel electrode; and a photoelectric conversion layer arranged so as to be sandwiched by the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, wherein a width of the third electrode in the first direction is shorter than a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and wherein a length of the third electrode in a second direction corresponding to a direction orthogonal to the first direction is shorter than a length of the first electrode and a length of the second electrode; a distance information obtaining unit configured to obtain distance information to a target object on a basis of an parallax image based on a signal from the imaging sensor; and a control unit configured to control the moving body on a basis of the distance information.