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Abnormality detection and surveillance system

Patent Number: RE44225
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A surveillance system having at least one primary video camera for translating real images of a zone into electronic video signals at a first level of resolution. The system includes means for sampling movements of an individual or individuals located within the zone from the video signal output from at least one video camera. Video signals of sampled movements of the individual is electronically compared with known characteristics of movements which are indicative of individuals having a ...

System and method for display device characterization, calibration, and verification

Patent Number: RE44194
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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This invention is directed to a system and method for creating characterization information from a first display device that can be transmitted and used by a second display device. Computer readable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium calibrate a first display device, create an ICC color profile from said calibration information, storing the ICC color profile and sending the ICC color profile to a second display device for it to use. The calibration or characterization ...

Sizing an infrastructure configuration optimized for a workload mix

Patent Number: 8448181
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Sizing an infrastructure configuration optimized for a workload mix includes: a) instructing a virtualized-aware testing service (VATS) test controller to perform a test of an initial infrastructure configuration in a virtualized environment, in which the test provides at least one test result; b) determining whether the at least one test result satisfies a predetermined requirement as identified in the workload mix; c) modifying at least one parameter of the initial infrastructure ...

Distributed task system and distributed task management method

Patent Number: 8448180
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A distributed task system has a task transaction server and at least one task server. Instead of being merely passively called by the task transaction server for executing a task, the task server performs self-balancing according to task execution conditions and operation conditions of the task server. The task transaction server receives task requests from the task server, records the execution conditions, and provides feedback to the task server, and the task server executes the task ...

Processing architecture having passive threads and active semaphores

Patent Number: 8448179
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Multiple parallel passive threads of instructions coordinate access to shared resources using “active” semaphores. The semaphores are referred to as active because the semaphores send messages to execution and/or control circuitry to cause the state of a thread to change. A thread can be placed in an inactive state by a thread scheduler in response to an unresolved dependency, which can be indicated by a semaphore. A thread state variable corresponding to the dependency is used to ...

Prediction based priority scheduling

Patent Number: 8448178
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Systems and methods are provided that schedule task requests within a computing system based upon the history of task requests. The history of task requests can be represented by a historical log that monitors the receipt of high priority task request submissions over time. This historical log in combination with other user defined scheduling rules is used to schedule the task requests. Task requests in the computer system are maintained in a list that can be divided into a hierarchy of ...

Task prioritization based on users" interest

Patent Number: 8448177
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Systems, methods and computer readable media can include prioritizing tasks associated with a group of users based on number of times the users have monitored the status of a task. In addition to the general system, systems, methods and computer readable media for task prioritizing, the tasks may be prioritized based on the number of users associated with a task, the importance of each user associated with a task, and the way the task was ...

Execution of work units in a heterogeneous computing environment

Patent Number: 8448176
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Work units are transparently offloaded from a main processor to offload processing systems for execution. For a particular work unit, a suitable offload processing system is selected to execute the work unit. This includes determining the requirements of the work unit, including, for instance, the hardware and software requirements; matching those requirements against a set of offload processing systems with an arbitrary set of available resources; and determining if a suitable offload ...

Deadlock detection in a parallel program

Patent Number: 8448175
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method and system of deadlock detection in a parallel program, the method comprising: recording lock events during the operation of the parallel program and a first order relation among the lock events; converting information relevant to the operation of the parallel program into gate lock events and recording the gate lock events; establishing a second order relation among the gate lock events and lock events associated with the gate lock events and adding the second order relation to ...

Information processing device, information processing method, and recording medium

Patent Number: 8448174
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An information processing device which has a plurality of process units for performing various kinds of processes includes a detecting unit that detects a processing loads of the process units; a determining unit that determines whether a total amount of the processing loads detected by the detecting unit is equal to or larger than a specific value; a designating unit that designates a process unit having a process state to be controlled, based on the processing loads of the process units ...

Method and apparatus for implementing a transactional store system using a helper thread

Patent Number: 8448173
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method, apparatus, and computer readable article of manufacture for executing a transaction by a processor apparatus that includes a plurality of hardware threads. The method includes the steps of: creating a main software thread for executing the transaction; creating a helper software thread for executing a barrier function; executing the main software thread and the helper software thread using the plurality of hardware threads; deciding whether the execution of the barrier function is ...

Controlling parallel execution of plural simulation programs

Patent Number: 8448172
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A non-transitory recording medium has a scheduler program embodied therein for controlling parallel execution of plural simulation programs, the scheduler program causing a computer to perform a parallel execution procedure by which the plural simulation programs are performed in parallel during a period in which there is no data exchange between the plural simulation programs, and a sequential execution procedure by which the plural simulation programs are sequentially performed during a ...

Communications between virtual machines that have been migrated

Patent Number: 8448171
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing communications between a plurality of applications are presented. A determination is made as to whether an address in a message is a prior address for a second application in the plurality of applications in response to receiving a message from a first application in the plurality of applications. The message is sent onto a virtual network configured to handle prior addresses for the plurality of applications in response to the ...

System and method for providing annotated service blueprints in an intelligent workload management system

Patent Number: 8448170
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The system and method described herein for providing annotated service blueprints in an intelligent workload management system may include a computing environment having a model-driven, service-oriented architecture for creating collaborative threads to manage workloads. In particular, the management threads may converge information for creating annotated service blueprints to provision and manage tessellated services distributed within an information technology infrastructure. For example, ...

Managing unique electronic identification for kernel extensions in isolated virtual space

Patent Number: 8448169
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter are directed to detecting a file that a first instance of an operating system is configured to load where the file is configured to extend functionality of a kernel when loaded. In some embodiments, the first instance of the operating system is managed by a second instance of the operating system (e.g., the first instance of the operating system is a virtual operating system and the second instance is a global operating system). The first and ...

Recording medium having virtual machine managing program recorded therein and managing server device

Patent Number: 8448168
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A virtual machine managing program manages plural physical machines and makes a computer device execute processing through virtual machines developed on each physical machine. Virtual machines are assigned to physical machines on the basis of CPU usage rate and temperature, and are moved among the physical machines as needed, to maintain acceptable operating ...

Storage system, and remote copy control method therefor

Patent Number: 8448167
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A storage system includes an information apparatus in which a virtualization mechanism is implemented to build a virtual machine, a storage apparatus which is coupled to the information apparatus, which includes a first logical volume proving a storage area to be used by the virtual machine, and which includes a virtual disk area and a virtual disk management area on the first logical volume, the virtual disk area used by the virtual machine to store data, the virtual disk management area ...

Storage medium for storing text-based subtitle data including style information, and reproducing apparatus and method for reproducing text-based subtitle data including style information

Patent Number: 8447171
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A storage medium for storing text-based subtitle data including style information, a reproducing apparatus and methods are provided for reproducing text-based subtitle data including style information separately recorded on the storage medium. The storage medium includes: multimedia image data; and text-based subtitle data for displaying subtitles on an image based on the multimedia image data, wherein the text-based subtitle data includes dialog information indicating subtitle contents to ...

Imaging apparatus

Patent Number: 8447161
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An imaging apparatus includes a setting unit and a display controller configured to control the display unit. A plurality of recording modes include a first recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case reaches a predetermined temperature, and a second recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case cannot reach the predetermined temperature. The display controller determines the remaining recording time based on the temperature of a case, ...

Time information acquisition apparatus and radio wave timepiece

Patent Number: 8446800
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A time information acquisition apparatus comprises an input waveform data pattern generator configured to sample a standard time radio wave signal in order to generate an input waveform data pattern, a predicted waveform data pattern generator configured to generate predicted waveform data patterns, represents a string of codes based on a base time, and has a head position, an error detector configured to detect non-coincidence between the input waveform data pattern and each of the ...

Container cap with a timer

Patent Number: 8446799
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The invention is a container cap with a timer. The timer has a centralized activation pin or mechanism that activates the timer when the cap is secured to a container. The timer is used to determine how much time has passed since the cap was secured to the container. The timer cap of the present invention is streamlined, easier to use, more reliable, and has a lower manufacturing cost than currently available timer ...

Display panel and apparatus provided with the same

Patent Number: 8446671
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A display panel is provided with a solar cell, a light transmitting substrate arranged on a side of the solar cell to be seen, and a reflective polarizing plate. An uneven pattern is arranged on at least one surface of the reflective polarizing plate. The pattern desirably has concave and convex shape formed on at least one surface of the reflective polarizing plate. The respective concave and convex patterns may be different from each other. The reflective polarizing plate is provided with ...

Television apparatus and method for controlling the same

Patent Number: 8446533
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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In an AV system in which a television apparatus and a recorder are individually connected to an AV amplifier through an HDMI, in the case where sound is output from the AV amplifier, if insertion of headphones into the television apparatus is detected, control information to switch the destination of the audio data is transmitted from the television apparatus to the AV amplifier. The AV amplifier switches the destination of the audio data that is input from the recorder from a speaker ...

Image processing apparatus for improving sharpness and image processing method

Patent Number: 8446532
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An image processing apparatus includes an image receiving unit, and an image processing unit which allows luminance of an image to be within a preset range of luminance and adjusts sharpness of the image. Accordingly, the problem that the luminance exceeds a digital value may be prevented, and the sharpness of the image may be effectively ...

System and method for clock offset detection

Patent Number: 8446531
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A system and method for detecting a sampling clock offset of an analog-to-digital converter used to digitize an analog image signal. A method comprises buffering samples of an analog image signal, computing a value of an autocorrelation function using the buffered samples and a delayed version of the buffered samples, and repeating the computing a value for delays in a range of delays. The method also comprises computing a sampling frequency offset from the values of the autocorrelation ...

Dynamic sampling

Patent Number: 8446530
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A sampling system adapts the sampling rate for sampling analog signals and/or the stored number of samples to the fixed or video image content, such that a higher rate, and equivalently a larger number of samples, are acquired for an image or video segment containing higher spatial frequencies while a lower number of samples (lower sampling rate) are retained for image or video segments containing lower spatial frequencies. The Nyquist theorem may still be satisfied for each individual ...

Image display apparatus

Patent Number: 8446529
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The image display apparatus is capable of receiving a first video signal and image data. The apparatus includes a first electronic zoom processing part performing first electronic zoom processing on the first video signal to output a first electronic zoom processed video signal of a predetermined resolution, a video converting part converting the image data into a second video signal, a second electronic zoom processing part performing second electronic zoom processing on the second video ...

Display apparatus

Patent Number: 8446528
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A display apparatus transmits a picture acquisition request for getting picture information to an external image apparatus connected through a predetermined interface to the display apparatus from the external image apparatus at predetermined intervals and gets a plurality of pieces of picture information from the external image apparatus to be displayed. The plurality of pictures may be switched at predetermined intervals, for example, to be displayed, so that the plurality of pictures may ...

System of programmable time intervals used for video signal synchronization

Patent Number: 8446527
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A circuit and a method for using the circuit to provide synchronization between a first video signal and a second video signal are provided, comprising a circuit to capture a first video signal, a circuit to measure the timing format of the first video signal including an input clock and count input Vsync pulses, a circuit to measure a phase difference between the first video signal and the second video signal, a circuit to generate an output video signal comprising a number of output Vsync ...

Image displaying device and method, and image processing device and method

Patent Number: 8446526
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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It is an object to suppress a disturbance or distortion of an insertion image in the vicinity of an effective image edge portion such as an edge portion of a screen or the like caused by a moving compensation type frame rate conversion (FRC). An image processing device is provided with a moving vector detection circuit (2) for detecting a moving vector of an input image signal, an effective image edge portion judging circuit (5) for judging if a moving vector detecting ...

Edge detection

Patent Number: 8446525
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A technique for deinterlacing an interlaced video stream is disclosed. A embodiment of a method includes calculating a pixel using edge detection, calculating a pixel using vertical interpolation, calculating a pixel using weaving, calculating a confidence level, calculating a motion value, blending the edge pixel calculation with the vertical interpolation calculation to generate a first output pixel calculation, the blending being based on the confidence level, and blending the first ...

Apparatus and method for frame rate conversion

Patent Number: 8446524
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The disclosure is regarding an apparatus and a method for frame rate conversion. The frame rate conversion apparatus, for receiving at least two input frames to generate at lease one output frame, comprises a motion estimation module for generating a candidate list comprising regional motion vectors and temporal motion vectors from the at least two input frames and choosing a winner motion vector from the candidate list, a motion compensation module for generating the at lease one output ...

Image processing method and circuit

Patent Number: 8446523
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An image processing circuit includes a de-interlace circuit, a motion interpolation circuit and a frame processing circuit. The image processing circuit receives a first field and a second field respectively from two successive film frames. A plurality of block motion vectors are calculated according to the first field and the second field. A plurality of interpolated frames are calculated according to the first field, the second field and the plurality of motion ...

Photoelectric conversion element unit and image pickup apparatus

Patent Number: 8446522
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A photoelectric conversion element unit includes a package includes a package including a photoelectric conversion element configured to perform a photoelectric conversion for an optical image of an object, a substrate mounted with an electronic component that includes a drive circuit configured to drive the photoelectric conversion element and a signal processing circuit configured to process a signal from the photoelectric conversion element, and a fixing plate having an opening, wherein ...

Distributed agile illumination system and method

Patent Number: 8446521
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A distributed agile illumination system and method associated with multiple coordinated illumination sources for projecting a large amount of illumination on a subject at a distance and with an eye safe level of illumination at a close range. An entire scene may be imaged via an image capturing device and a targeted subject with respect to the scene may be detected and prioritized. An initial calibration may be performed to determine a relative geometric location of the illumination sources ...

Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera

Patent Number: 8446520
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A zoom lens system, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising a first lens unit having negative optical power, a second lens unit having positive optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein in zooming, the intervals between the respective lens units vary, and the condition (I-1): 2ω_W/F_W≧34 (f_T/f_W>2.0, ω_W: a half view angle (°) at a ...

Focus control apparatus and optical apparatus

Patent Number: 8446519
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A focus control apparatus includes a signal generator for generating a first signal in accordance with a predetermined frequency component of an image signal obtained by photoelectrically converting an image of a subject formed by an image-taking optical system, a detector for detecting a second signal different from the first signal, and a controller for detecting a movement of the subject based on the second signal and for switching driving of the image-taking optical system based on the ...

Photographing apparatus and method to control auxiliary light emission

Patent Number: 8446518
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A photographing apparatus and method are provided that can reduce power consumption by detecting a high precision focusing position for a predetermined range and controlling light emission according to a driving mode when performing focus control. The photographing apparatus includes: a lens movable in an optical axis direction and that focuses a subject image on an imaging surface; a photoelectric converter that converting the subject image into an electric signal; a focusing position ...

Imaging apparatus and method

Patent Number: 8446517
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus and method capable of improving operability regarding a zooming operation and suppressing the photographing of an unstably focused image. A zoom information acquisition section 201 acquires the information specifying both a zoom direction of zoom-in or zoom-out and a zoom speed. A subject information acquisition section 202 acquires the information, which specifies the coordinate position of the upper left corner of an AF ...

Generating and outputting video data from refocusable light field video data

Patent Number: 8446516
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Systems and methods are directed to acquiring, generating, manipulating and/or editing refocusable video data/frames. The refocusable video frames may be light field video frames that may be focused and/or refocused after acquisition or recording of such video frames. In one aspect, a method comprises: selecting a first key frame, wherein the first key frame corresponds to one of a plurality of refocusable light field video frames; selecting a second key frame, wherein the second key frame ...

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Patent Number: 8446515
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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It is determined whether or not there is inconsistency between image sensing mode data, which is set by an operator with respect to a scene including an object of shooting, and attribute data, e.g., focal length data or the like, that accompanies an obtained image. When it is determined that there is inconsistency between the image sensing mode data and attribute data, a caution is given to the operator that it is necessary to maintain ...

Capturing images using a switchable imaging apparatus

Patent Number: 8446514
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method for capturing an image, comprising: providing a switchable imaging apparatus including a display screen having a first display state and a second transparent state, an optical beam deflector switchable between a first non-deflecting state and a second deflecting state, a camera positioned in a location peripheral to the display screen, and a controller; setting the switchable imaging apparatus to the image capture mode by using the controller to set the display screen to the second ...

Imaging apparatus with light transmissive filter

Patent Number: 8446513
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An imaging apparatus includes a light receiving device array having light receiving devices, a light transmissive filter including plural types of band-shape light transmissive sections arranged in sequence to form a light transmissive section pattern, and an arithmetic processing unit, wherein the arithmetic processing unit includes a first parameter generating unit configured to generate a first parameter indicative of a displacement of the light transmissive section pattern relative to ...

Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus equipped with same

Patent Number: 8446512
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An optical system includes, in order from its object side a negative first lens unit, a positive second lens unit, a negative third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit. The air gaps between the lens units are variable during zooming. The first lens unit includes one positive lens, the second lens unit includes one negative lens, the third lens unit consists of one or two lens components, and the fourth lens unit consists of one lens component, where the term “lens component” ...

Image forming optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus using the same

Patent Number: 8446511
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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In an image forming optical system which includes in order from an object side, a first lens group G1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having a negative refractive power, an aperture stop, a third lens group G3 having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens group G4 having a negative refractive power, and in which, at the time of zooming, air distances between lens groups are variable, and an air lens nearest to an image side in ...

Method and apparatus for improving face image in digital image processor

Patent Number: 8446510
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Provided are a method and apparatus for measuring the skin condition of a face detected from an image and improving the face image. The apparatus for improving a face image in a digital image processor comprises a digital signal processor measuring the skin condition of a face detected from an image, correcting a rough portion of the skin of the detected face according to the measured skin condition and displaying the corrected ...

Methods of creating a virtual window

Patent Number: 8446509
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The systems and methods for real time transmission of an image from an image sensor having a field of view to a processor for selectively adjusting a resolution of the image as a function of a viewer's focus ...

Solid state imaging device with optimized locations of internal electrical components

Patent Number: 8446508
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A solid state imaging device improving and stabilizing imaging characteristic by optimizing a location of a positive hole accumulation layer to an electrode at the periphery of a light receiving portion, and having light receiving portions formed on a substrate and electrodes formed on the substrate at the periphery of the light receiving portion, each electrode including at least a first electrode to which a positive voltage is applied and a second electrode to which only 0 volt or a ...

Redundancy in column parallel or row architectures

Patent Number: 8446507
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A column circuitry architecture for an imager includes redundant column or row circuits. The column or row circuitry includes a number of redundant column or row circuits. Each column or row circuit include circuitry for controllably coupling the column or row circuit to one of plural signal lines from an array of pixels. A control mechanism is used to select a configuration of plural column or row circuits in the column or row circuitry. In this manner, some column or row circuits are ...

Solid-state imaging device

Patent Number: 8446506
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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According to one embodiment, the data transfer circuit outputs n bits for each N columns (n≧2) in the pixel array among digital data of a predetermined number of bits digitally converted in accordance with the column selection signal which collectively and sequentially selects N columns (N≧2) in the pixel array by using one data line. One data line is commonly and correspondingly connected to one differential input terminals of 2ⁿ−1 differential amplifier circuits arranged ...