DIGITAL IMAGING AND PULSE DETECTION PIXEL
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1. An imaging and pulse detection array comprising:
- a plurality of pixels connected to a controller, the controller being configured to generate an image based on an image signal originating from each pixel in said plurality of pixels and configured to detect a pulse on at least one of said pixels in said plurality of pixels; and
each of said pixels in said plurality of pixels including an imaging circuit and a pulse detection circuit, the imaging circuit and the pulse detection circuit including a shared circuit architecture, and wherein said imaging circuit and said pulse detection circuit include a shared portion.
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Abstract
An imaging and pulse detection array includes: a plurality of pixels connected to a controller, the controller being configured to generate an image based on an image signal originating from each pixel in the plurality of pixels and configured to detect a pulse on at least one of the pixels in the plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels in the plurality of pixels including an imaging circuit and a pulse detection circuit, the imaging circuit and the pulse detection circuit including a shared circuit architecture, and wherein the imaging circuit and the pulse detection circuit include a shared portion.
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1. An imaging and pulse detection array comprising:
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a plurality of pixels connected to a controller, the controller being configured to generate an image based on an image signal originating from each pixel in said plurality of pixels and configured to detect a pulse on at least one of said pixels in said plurality of pixels; and each of said pixels in said plurality of pixels including an imaging circuit and a pulse detection circuit, the imaging circuit and the pulse detection circuit including a shared circuit architecture, and wherein said imaging circuit and said pulse detection circuit include a shared portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a pixel for an imaging and pulse detection array comprising:
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detecting a light input at a shared optical detection input and passing said light input through at least one additional shared circuit element; providing an output from the at least one shared circuit element to an imaging circuit and to a pulse detection circuit, wherein the imaging circuit and the pulse detection circuit share a circuit architecture; and outputting an imaging signal from the imaging circuit to a controller, and outputting a pulse detection signal from the pulse detection circuit to a pulse processing circuit. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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