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Exposure control in electromechanical imaging devices

  • US 6,958,777 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/2000
  • Issued: 10/25/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A digital camera comprising:

  • a processor having a memory;

    a substrate having at least one pixel disposed thereon for absorbing light from an object, the at least one pixel being electrically coupled to the processor for storing a digital image of the object in the memory of the processor; and

    an electromechanical shutter mechanism comprising at least one individual shutter hingedly attached with respect to said substrate and moveably associated with the at least one pixel and having a first position and a second position that are selected according to commands from the processor of the digital camera, the first position exposing the at least one pixel to the light from the object and the second position preventing the exposure of the at least one pixel to the light.

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