Method and apparatus for processing digital pixel output signals
First Claim
1. At least one integrated circuit comprising:
- image processing circuitry;
said image processing circuitry being adapted to process digital pixel output signals produced by a digital imaging array including imaging array sensors; and
said image processing circuitry being adapted to process saturated digital pixel output signals differently from non-saturated digital pixel output signals including sampling a dark image in regions corresponding to regions of saturated digital pixel output signals, wherein said image processing circuitry processes saturated digital pixel output signals by subtracting an estimate of a dark image fixed pattern noise for said imaging array sensors and estimates dark fixed pattern noise by sampling from the dark image comprising stored digital pixel output signals.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a digital camera includes: a digital imaging array including a plurality of pixels, and image processing circuitry to process the digital pixel output signals produced by the imaging array. The imaging processing circuitry is adapted to process saturated digital pixel output signals differently from non-saturated digital pixel output signals.
In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, at least one integrated circuit includes image processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is adapted to process digital pixel output signals produced by a digital imaging array. The image processing circuitry is further adapted to process saturated digital pixel output signals differently from non-saturated digital pixel output signals.
In accordance with yet one more embodiment of the invention, a method of processing digital pixel output signals produced by a digital imaging array includes processing saturated digital pixel output signals differently from non-saturated digital pixel output signals.
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1. At least one integrated circuit comprising:
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image processing circuitry; said image processing circuitry being adapted to process digital pixel output signals produced by a digital imaging array including imaging array sensors; and said image processing circuitry being adapted to process saturated digital pixel output signals differently from non-saturated digital pixel output signals including sampling a dark image in regions corresponding to regions of saturated digital pixel output signals, wherein said image processing circuitry processes saturated digital pixel output signals by subtracting an estimate of a dark image fixed pattern noise for said imaging array sensors and estimates dark fixed pattern noise by sampling from the dark image comprising stored digital pixel output signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A digital camera comprising:
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a digital imaging array comprising a plurality of pixels, and imaging processing circuitry to process the digital pixel output signals produced by said imaging array; and said imaging processing circuitry being adapted to process saturated digital pixel output signals differently from non-saturated digital pixel output signals, including sampling a dark image in regions corresponding to regions of saturated digital pixel output signals in an image of interest, wherein said imaging processing circuitry estimates dark fixed pattern noise by sampling from the dark image comprising stored digital pixel output signals and processes saturated digital pixel output signals by subtracting an estimate of a dark image fixed pattern nose for said imaging array sensors. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of processing digital pixel output signals produced by a digital imaging array including imaging array sensors comprising:
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processing saturated digital pixel outputs differently from non-saturated digital pixel output signals including sampling a dark image in regions corresponding to the regions of saturated digital pixel output signals; and estimating a dark image fixed pattern noise for said imaging array sensors including sampling from the dark image comprising stored digital pixel output signals, wherein processing saturated digital pixel output signals differently includes subtracting an estimate of the dark image fixed pattern noise for said imaging array sensors. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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