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US 2019/0246026 A1Published application
Image sensor device and method capable of detecting actual temperature range in which the image sensor device is being operated without using accurate temperature sensor
AssigneePixart Imaging Inc.
InventorsKei Tee TIEW, Shan Chong TAN
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Abstract
A method of an image sensor device includes: using a pixel array of the image sensor device to sense and generate at least one dark image; computing pixel statistics according to the at least one dark image; and, determining which one of a plurality of temperature ranges a temperature of the image sensor device falls within according to the pixel statistics.
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A method of an image sensor device, comprising:
- using a pixel array of the image sensor device to sense and generate at least one dark image;
- computing pixel statistics according to the at least one dark image;
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- determining which one of a plurality of temperature ranges a temperature of the image sensor device falls within according to the pixel statistics.
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An image sensor device, comprising:
- a pixel array, configured to sense and generate at least one dark image;
- a processing circuit, coupled to the pixel array, configured for computing a pixel statistics according to the at least one dark image, and determining which one of a plurality of temperature ranges a temperature of the image sensor device falls within according to the pixel statistics.
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