| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39410 |
White balance adjusting device for a camera |
November 28, 2006 |
| A white balance adjusting device for use in a camera which photographs a field and forms a video signal representing the field. In the white balance adjusting device, while a sequential photographing is under way, updating of the color temperature data to be used for adjusting a white |
| 7432962 |
Dynamic range broadening method for a solid-state image sensor including photosensitive cells ea |
October 7, 2008 |
| A method of broadening a dynamic range is applied to a solid-state image sensor of the type including photodiodes each being divided into a main and a subregion different in photosensitivity from each other. While the quantity of light to be incident on a photodiode is reduced, a signal |
| 7391455 |
Solid-state imaging apparatus for controlling a sweep transfer period in dependence upon the amo |
June 24, 2008 |
| A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image sensor having photosensitive cells and vertical transfer paths. The cells are bidimensionally arranged for converting light incident from a subject via optics to electric charges corresponding to the light to store signal |
| 7372494 |
Solid-state image pickup apparatus driven at a frequency adaptive to photographic sensitivity |
May 13, 2008 |
| A digital camera feeds information input on an operation panel to a system controller. The system controller generates a control signal in accordance with optical sensitivity selected and feeds it to a timing signal generator. The timing signal generator includes a signal generator, |
| 7349024 |
Imaging apparatus in which type of light source is discriminated to correctly adjust white balan |
March 25, 2008 |
| Each pixel has a main pixel and a sub pixel. Each pixel has a color filter. The color filters are respectively arranged above a main photosensitive portion of the main pixel and a sub photosensitive portion of the sub pixel. The thickness of the color filters above the main and sub p |
| 7345328 |
Solid-state image pick-up device of photoelectric converting film lamination type |
March 18, 2008 |
| A solid-state image pick-up device of a photoelectric converting film lamination type including a semiconductor substrate and at least three layers of photoelectric converting films each of which is interposed between a common electrode film and pixel electrode films. The pixel elect |
| 7336306 |
Solid-state image sensor efficiently utilizing its dynamic range and image pickup apparatus usin |
February 26, 2008 |
| A solid-state image sensor includes photodiodes, which constitute pixels, shifted in position from each other and red (R), green (G) and blue (B) filter segments fitted on the photodiodes in a preselected pattern. R transfer gates, G transfer gates and B transfer gates each are connected |
| 7336301 |
Solid-state image sensor and a method of adjusting output of photosensitive cells adaptively to |
February 26, 2008 |
| A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a solid-state image sensor in which photosensitive cells, each consisting of a main and a subregion and including an optical opening, are arranged in a bidimensional array. A system controller adjusts the exposure times of the main and subreg |
| 7301571 |
Method and imaging apparatus for correcting defective pixel of solid-state image sensor, and met |
November 27, 2007 |
| In a solid-state image sensor in which a large number of pixel cells each comprised of a combination of a main photosensitive pixel having a relatively large area and a subsidiary photosensitive pixel having a relatively small area are arranged, if the subsidiary photosensitive pixel |
| 7292277 |
Solid-state image pick-up device and digital still camera |
November 6, 2007 |
| In a solid-state image pick-up device comprising photoelectric converting devices 3r, 3g and 3b formed at a predetermined array interval in row and column directions on a semiconductor substrate, vertical transfer paths 4a, 4b, 4c, . . . provided in the column direction of the photoelect |
| 7274399 |
Solid-state image pickup apparatus reducing false signals and a solid-state image sensor for the |
September 25, 2007 |
| A solid-state image sensor for a solid-state image pickup apparatus includes photosensitive cells each having a photosensitive area divided into a main region and a subregion. The subregion is extended to include the position of a virtual pixel. A light-screening layer is formed with |
| 7247829 |
Solid-state image sensor with an optical black area having pixels for detecting black level |
July 24, 2007 |
| A digital camera includes an image sensor having an array of CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) cells on which an optical image is focused via a lens and a shutter. The image sensor produces an image signal by photoelectric conversion. The image signal is clamped by an analog front end circ |
| 7245322 |
Imaging apparatus |
July 17, 2007 |
| The invention provides an imaging apparatus in which when a difference in sensitivity between two photosensitive elements having different sensitivities is used to achieve a wide dynamic range, a correction amount of a low sensitivity portion is determined from information of a high |
| 7242426 |
Digital still camera for recording images in high and low sensitivity modes |
July 10, 2007 |
| The present invention provides a digital still camera that can read high quality image data from a solid state image pickup device in both the low and the high sensitivity modes. The digital still camera according to the present invention includes shooting mode selecting means for checki |
| 7239352 |
Method of reading out signals from higher and lower photosensitivity regions of a solid-state im |
July 3, 2007 |
| In a signal reading method for a solid-state image pickup apparatus, an estimated photometric value is calculated at the time of preliminary image pickup and compared with a threshold value set beforehand. If the estimated photometric value is smaller than the threshold value, it is |
| 7236196 |
Solid-state image pickup apparatus for reading out image signals with pixels reduced in a horizo |
June 26, 2007 |
| A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a color filter having an R (red), G (green) and B (blue) vertical stripe pattern. During preliminary pickup, a signal feeding section feeds particular drive signals for reading signal charges out of only odd-numbered columns or even-numbered |
| 7227193 |
Solid-state image sensor with micro-lenses for preventing shading |
June 5, 2007 |
| A solid-state image sensor prevents shading while maintaining the wide dynamic range of an image signal without reducing its resolution. The image sensor has its photodiode array including arrangement patterns, each of which includes a smaller micro-lens and larger micro-lenses arran |
| 7217910 |
Solid-state image pickup device |
May 15, 2007 |
| A solid-state image pickup device comprises first and second photoelectric conversion regions, wherein each of first ones of the second photoelectric conversion regions in a peripheral area comprises a first opening having a size larger than that of a second opening of each of second |
| 7193650 |
Image sensing apparatus |
March 20, 2007 |
| The level of smear charge stored in a CCD is calculated. If the smear level is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, exposure is performed using a mechanical shutter in order to suppress smear. If the smear level is less than the threshold value, exposure is contr |
| 7154547 |
Solid-state image sensor having control cells for developing signals for image-shooting control |
December 26, 2006 |
| A solid-state image sensor and a digital cameral capable of executing accurate image-shooting adjustment even in a low illumination environment. A charge coupled device type of image sensor includes red, green and blue pixel cells provided with color filter segments and control cells |
| 7027096 |
Image pickup control device for controlling an exposure time and a method of driving an image se |
April 11, 2006 |
| An image pickup control device of the present invention drives an image sensor including an output amplifier. A controller feeds a first control signal to a driver, which drives the image sensor, for controlling an exposure time. A switching circuit switches a power supply voltage for |
| 7019279 |
Solid-state image sensor with the optical center of microlenses shifted from the center of photo |
March 28, 2006 |
| A solid-state image sensor includes a photosensitive array capturing an optical image representative of a desired scene. The photosensitive array includes photo-sensors arranged in a direction of row and a direction of column, and microlenses each causing incident light to converge to th |
| 6831692 |
Solid-state image pickup apparatus capable of outputting high definition image signals with phot |
December 14, 2004 |
| A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes color separating filters for separating incident light representative of a scene into color components. Photosensitive cells are arranged in rows and columns each for receiving a particular color component and outputting a corresponding signa |
| 6819359 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the processing of signals containing defective pixels in ac |
November 16, 2004 |
| A digital camera has a moving image mode in which display images are sequentially displayed on a color liquid crystal monitor and a still image mode in which a display image, captured in response to a release switch, is processed and recorded in a memory card. In the moving image mode, a |
| 6809764 |
Solid-state electronic image sensing device with high subsampling efficiency and method of readi |
October 26, 2004 |
| A solid-state electronic image sensing device applicable to a digital camera includes signal lines for feeding transfer gate pulses to transfer gates. The signal lines on an "N+1", an "N+5" and an "N+13" row are connected together while the signal lines on an "N+3", an "N+7", an "N+11" |
| 6795119 |
Solid-state image pickup apparatus for producing image signals with pixel signals mixed in a hor |
September 21, 2004 |
| A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes a timing signal feeding section for outputting signals assigned to a preliminary pickup mode as well as signals assigned to an actual pickup mode that follows the preliminary pickup mode. In the preliminary pickup mode, signal charges rea |
| 6707494 |
Solid-state image pickup apparatus free from limitations on thin-down reading in a four-field in |
March 16, 2004 |
| An electronic still camera is provided with timing generators in drive signal generating circuitry which are selected to generate various timing signals in accordance with a mode set by mode selection. Two vertical drivers generate substrate potentials defining the signal charge capacity |
| 6667470 |
Solid-state electronic image sensing device and method of controlling operation of same |
December 23, 2003 |
| A sweep-out drain is provided in parallel with a horizontal transfer line via a drain gate. When vertical one-half downsampling is performed, signal charge that has accumulated in the photodiodes of (4m+3)th and (4m+4)th rows is shifted to vertical transfer lines and is output from the |
| 6560067 |
Flexible disc apparatus having a mechanism for restricting the distance a recording medium is di |
May 6, 2003 |
| A flexible disc apparatus comprising a frame having a recording medium loading portion, a carriage portion, and a recording medium unloading mechanism portion, which comprises a medium holding portion which is arranged to be moveable along the loading and unloading direction of the r |
| 6549336 |
Optical low pass filter |
April 15, 2003 |
| An optical low-pass filter for a solid-state image sensor of an offset sampling structure is constituted of first and second optical members. The first optical member splits an incident light ray into a rectilinear ray and a refracted ray whose propagation direction is about 45.degree. t |
| 6525900 |
Flexible recording system, flexible disk drive and recording disk |
February 25, 2003 |
| A small-sized and thin flexible recording system including a flexible disk drive and a recording disk is provided. The recording disk has a disk-shaped recording medium and a recording medium cartridge rotatably receiving therein the recording medium. The flexible disk drive includes a |
| 6426493 |
Solid-state image pickup apparatus for reading out image signals with pixels reduced to one-thir |
July 30, 2002 |
| A solid state image pickup apparatus is implemented as a digital still camera including a color filter having a G (green) square, RB (red and blue) full-checker pattern. An image pickup section includes exclusive transfer electrodes for preliminary pickup in addition to conventional |
| 6340989 |
Monitoring method with a CCD imaging device and digital still camera using the same |
January 22, 2002 |
| A digital still camera of the present invention allows the user of the camera to monitor a picture being picked up by a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) imaging device provided on the camera. In a monitor mode, a system controller indicates a timing generator one or two or more of a plurality |
| 6172845 |
Flexible disc apparatus having unloading amount restricting spring portion |
January 9, 2001 |
| A flexible disc apparatus includes a frame having a recording medium loading portion, a carriage portion, a recording medium unloading mechanism portion and a magnet portion for attracting a metal portion of the recording disc. An unloading amount restricting spring portion is engage |
| 6147706 |
Video camera, printer apparatus and method of controlling same, and apparatus and method for det |
November 14, 2000 |
| A reproduced still picture having a comparatively high picture quality is obtained irrespective of the luminance of the subject. In an interval photography mode, photography is performed one time in a plurality of fields at a relatively high shutter speed of 1/250 of a second to obtained |
| 6084632 |
Video camera, printer apparatus and method of controlling same, and apparatus and method for det |
July 4, 2000 |
| Video signals are recorded in such a manner that prints having a high picture quality can be obtained while not interfering with playback of images in the form of a movie. A CCD is controlled in such a manner that exposure is performed at a shutter speed of 1/250 of a second one time in |
| 6064549 |
Flexible magnetic disc apparatus having an elastic loading mechanism portion |
May 16, 2000 |
| A flexible magnetic disc apparatus comprising a magnetic head portion for recording and reproducing a disc-shaped recording medium and a loading mechanism portion for loading and unloading the recording medium and having a button portion. When the recording medium is loaded, the button |
| 5966173 |
Video camera, printer apparatus and method of controlling same, and apparatus and method for det |
October 12, 1999 |
| A reproduced still picture having a comparatively high picture quality is obtained irrespective of the luminance of the subject. In an interval photography mode, photography is performed one time in a plurality of fields at a relatively high shutter speed of 1/250 of a second to obtained |
| 5905529 |
Video camera, printer apparatus and method of controlling same, and a apparatus and method for d |
May 18, 1999 |
| Video signals include a first video signal and a second video signal. The second video signal, which represents an image of a subject photographed at a relatively high shutter speed, is inserted in a prescribed plurality of frames of the first video signal representing the image of the s |
| 5870248 |
Frame for flexible disk drive unit having distortion prevention hole and 2 ribs formed around mo |
February 9, 1999 |
| A flexible disk drive unit including a spindle motor for driving to rotate a magnetic disk; magnetic heads opposing the magnetic disk; a carriage attached to a frame and movable in a radius direction of the magnetic disk; wherein the frame and a motor base constitute a common member and |
| 5625411 |
Video camera printer apparatus and method of controlling same and apparatus and method for detec |
April 29, 1997 |
| Video signals are recorded in such a manner that prints having a high picture quality can be obtained while not interfering with playback of images in the form of a movie. A CCD is controlled in such a manner that exposure is performed at a shutter speed of 1/250 of a second, one time in |
| 5608455 |
Interline transfer CCD image sensor with reduced dark current |
March 4, 1997 |
| An interline transfer CCD image sensor includes a plurality of photodiodes disposed in an optical black area located between the image pickup area and the horizontal charge transfer path, and a processor for calculating the dark current generated in the vertical charge transfer paths and |
| 5528291 |
CCD image pickup device and method of driving which maintains sensitivity regardless of the oper |
June 18, 1996 |
| In a monitor mode, the saturated electric charge amount of a plurality of first, second, third, and fourth types of photoelectric conversion elements disposed in matrix form on a semiconductor substrate is set to one half a saturated electric charge amount during a still mode. In the |
| 5479206 |
Imaging system, electronic camera, computer system for controlling said electronic camera, and m |
December 26, 1995 |
| The time required for transmission of image data from an electronic camera to a host computer is shortened. Image data representing the image of a subject imaged in the electronic camera is stored in an image memory. When a preview-image command is applied to the electronic camera from t |
| 5424891 |
Leakage flux shielding structure of disk unit |
June 13, 1995 |
| A flexible disk unit having a reduced thickness includes a spindle motor for rotating a magnetic recording medium having a magnet at its outer periphery, a movable carriage supporting a magnetic head and a stator surrounding the spindle motor and including a coil opposed to the magnet. |
| 5304878 |
Electronic parts and connector mounting structure of disk unit |
April 19, 1994 |
| To provide a disk unit with a reduced thickness, a motor substrate for mounting an inner rotor, outer rotor or belt drive type motor for rotating a magnetic recording medium, includes an extension portion which extends beyond the magnetic recording medium, to which electronic parts and a |
| 5251036 |
High-definition still picture cameras having a solid-state imaging device with photoelectric con |
October 5, 1993 |
| A high definition camera for photographing still pictures using a high resolution charge coupled solid-state imaging device. The imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in rows and columns, wherein each column is divided into repeating sequences |
| 5181101 |
Image sensing apparatus |
January 19, 1993 |
| Disclosed herein is an image sensing apparatus using a charge-coupled device of a frame interline-transfer system (FIT-CCD). The image sensing apparatus basically comprises the charge-coupled device, a sample/hold circuit, a signal processing circuit, a recording circuit, a driver ci |
| 5177614 |
High-definition still picture camera having a solid-state imaging device with photoelectric conv |
January 5, 1993 |
| A high definition camera for photographing still pictures using a high resolution charge-coupled solid-state imaging device. The charge-coupled solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in rows and columns in matrix form, each eleme |
| 5175686 |
Suspension apparatus of automotive vehicle |
December 29, 1992 |
| A suspension apparatus of an automotive vehicle having a liquid cylinder disposed between a member on the side of a vehicle body and a member on the side of each wheel and a flow rate control valve so disposed as to implement a supply or discharge of an operating liquid to or from a liqu |
