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US 6,607,301 B1Granted
Device and method for dark current noise temperature sensing in an imaging device
AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.
InventorsArkady Glukhovsky, Gavriel Meron, Gavriel J. Iddan
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Abstract
A device, method and system for sensing the temperature of an environment. An image sensor may be introduced into an environment having an image sensing module. The dark current noise of the image sensor may be sensed, and the temperature of the image sensor (and environment) calculated. Such a device, system and method may be used in, for example, a medical imaging device.
Claims37
A method for sensing the temperature of an environment comprising the steps of:
- introducing into the environment an image sensor having an image sensing module;
- sensing the dark current noise of the image sensing module;
- calculating the temperature of the image sensor from the sensed dark current noise;
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- calculating the temperature of the environment from the calculated image sensor temperature.
2 more elements
A system for sensing the temperature of an environment comprising an image sensor in communication with an integrating unit,
- said image sensor being introduced into an environment;
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- said integrating unit receiving dark current noise from the image sensor, calculating the temperature of the image sensor, and calculating the temperature of the environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.