Electronic serialization of image sensors
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1. An image sensor comprising:
- (a) a substrate having a plurality of photosensitive sites for capturing an image and a plurality of additional photosensitive sites adjacent the image capturing photosensitive sites in which there is no image capture; and
(b) a digital signal embedded in one or more of the additional photosensitive sites for the purpose of identification.
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Abstract
An image sensor includes a substrate having a plurality of photosensitive sites for capturing an image and a plurality of additional photosensitive sites adjacent the image capturing photosensitive sites in which there is no image capture; and a digital signal embedded in one or more of the additional photosensitive sites for the purpose of identification.
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1. An image sensor comprising:
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(a) a substrate having a plurality of photosensitive sites for capturing an image and a plurality of additional photosensitive sites adjacent the image capturing photosensitive sites in which there is no image capture; and
(b) a digital signal embedded in one or more of the additional photosensitive sites for the purpose of identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for creating an image sensor comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a substrate having a plurality of photosensitive sites for capturing an image and a plurality of additional photosensitive sites adjacent the image capturing photosensitive sites in which there is no image capture; and
(b) embedding a digital signal in one or more of the additional photosensitive sites for the purpose of identification. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image capture device comprising:
(a) an image sensor comprising;
(a1) a substrate having a plurality of photosensitive sites for capturing an image and a plurality of additional photosensitive sites adjacent the image capturing photosensitive sites in which there is no image capture; and
(a2) a digital signal embedded in one or more of the additional photosensitive sites for the purpose of identification. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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