Multi-magnification color image sensor
AssigneeAptina Imaging Corporation
InventorRussell W. Gruhlke
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Abstract
A color image sensor has imaging elements each structured to form, at an image plane, an image of a subject having a respective magnification. Ones of the imaging elements forming respective ones of the images with the same magnification in light of mutually different colors constitute a set characterized by the magnification of the images. The sets having mutually-different magnifications. The color image sensor additionally has a light sensor located in the image plane and comprising a region of sensor elements disposed opposite each of the imaging elements. The regions of sensor elements opposite each of the sets of imaging elements are operable to generate, in response to light incident thereon, a respective color image signal representing the image of the subject at the respective magnification.
Claims17
A color imaging device, comprising:
- a light sensor for generating a plurality of color image signals of a scene at a respective plurality of magnifications;
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- a control module, responsive to user input, for selecting two or more of the plurality of color image signals for display of the scene;
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- a display module for generating a display of the selected color image signals such that each of the select color Image signals displayed on the display module is in a separate viewing area.
A camera for capturing and displaying images of a scene in a set of magnifications, comprising:
- a light sensor for generating a set of color image signals of a scene at a respective set of magnifications;
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- lens elements for focusing incident light on the light sensor in a configuration to generate the sets of color image signals;
- a control module for selecting one or more of the sets of color image signals for display of the scene;
- readout circuits for reading out the sets of color image signals to the control module;
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- a display module, coupled to the control module, for generating a display of the selected one or more sets of color image signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.