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Image pickup device and evaluation value generating device
US8976281B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8976281-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213614088-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 14, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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An image pickup device may include an image capturing unit that includes a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix form, the image capturing unit sequentially outputting a plurality of image capturing signals each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of pixel signals output from the solid-state image pickup device, and an evaluation value generating unit to which the plurality of image capturing signals output from the image capturing unit are sequentially input, the evaluation value generating unit generating an evaluation value based on the input image capturing signals. The evaluation value generating unit may include a horizontal decimation unit, a vertical decimation unit, a vertical evaluation value generating unit, and a horizontal evaluation value generating unit.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image pickup device comprising: an image capturing unit that includes a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix form, the image capturing unit sequentially outputting a plurality of image capturing signals each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of pixel signals output from the solid-state image pickup device; and an evaluation value generating unit to which the plurality of image capturing signals output…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8976281B2 cover?
- An image pickup device may include an image capturing unit that includes a solid-state image pickup device having a plurality of pixels arrayed in a matrix form, the image capturing unit sequentially outputting a plurality of image capturing signals each of which corresponds to one of a plurality of pixel signals output from the solid-state image pickup device, and an evaluation value generatin…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Tanaka Yoshinobu, Yanada Takashi, Olympus Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N23/673. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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