SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE COLOR FILTER MOSAIC ARRAY
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1. A pixel comprising:
- a luminance filter comprising a plurality of colors, wherein the size of each of the colors of the luminance filter is proportional to a share of the color used to calculate luminance using the plurality of colors.
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Abstract
A method of implementing high-performance color filter mosaic arrays (CFA) using luminance pixels. The introduction of luminance pixels greatly improves the accuracy of the image acquisition process for a given pixel and image sensor size.
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1. A pixel comprising:
a luminance filter comprising a plurality of colors, wherein the size of each of the colors of the luminance filter is proportional to a share of the color used to calculate luminance using the plurality of colors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A color filter array comprising:
a luminance pixel, the luminance pixel comprising a luminance filter including a plurality of colors, wherein the size of each of the colors of the luminance filter is proportional to a share of the color used when calculating luminance using the plurality of colors. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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