Variable frame duration on a per-frame basis
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsJeremiah D. Henley, Preston Manwaring
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Abstract
Endoscopic visualization with variable frame rate of an image sensor on a per-frame basis. A system includes an emitter comprising a plurality of electromagnetic sources and an image sensor comprising a pixel array that detects electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a controller that synchronizes operations of the emitter and the image sensor. The controller instructs the image sensor to accumulate electromagnetic radiation and read out data according to a variable frame cycle comprising a plurality of frame periods. The system is such that a duration of each of the plurality of frame periods is adjustable on a per-frame basis.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- an emitter comprising a plurality of electromagnetic sources;
- an image sensor comprising a pixel array that detects electromagnetic radiation;
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- a controller that synchronizes operations of the emitter and the image sensor;
- wherein the controller instructs the image sensor to accumulate electromagnetic radiation and read out data according to a variable frame cycle comprising a plurality of frame periods;
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- wherein a duration of each of the plurality of frame periods is adjustable on a per-frame basis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.