System and methods for dynamic pixel management of a cross pixel interconnected cmos image sensor

An image sensor controller for controlling a pixel array having a plurality of rows of pixels that each have a plurality of photodiodes and a common readout circuit, the image sensor controller comprising:

• an image sensor controlling means for concurrently controlling at least one pixel in at least two rows of the plurality of rows of pixels to concurrently generate respective output voltages from at least one photodiode in each of the at least two rows of pixels, with the at least two rows of pixels having a linear configuration and a symmetrical layout that is identical to each other;
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• a readout controlling means for controlling the at least one pixel in the at least two rows of pixels to concurrently read out the respective output voltages on at least one readout channel coupled to the respective common readout circuits.

An image sensor controller for performing digital sampling of pixel values of an image sensor, the image sensor controller comprising:

• means for reading out a first pixel value from a first pixel on a first pixel row by applying a first signal to the first pixel, the first pixel including a first plurality of photodiodes, and the first pixel value from the first pixel being read out from a first one of the photodiodes of the first plurality of photodiodes;
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• means for reading out a first pixel value from a second pixel on a second pixel row by concurrently applying the first signal to the second pixel that includes a second plurality of photodiodes, with the first pixel value from the second pixel being read out from a first one of the photodiodes of the second plurality of photodiodes, and the first and second pixel rows having a linear configuration and a symmetrical layout that is identical to each other.