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Processing color and panchromatic pixels

  • US 8,711,452 B2
  • Filed: 09/14/2012
  • Issued: 04/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for forming a digital color image comprising:

  • capturing an image using a solid state image sensor having a pixel array that includes both panchromatic pixels and color pixels, wherein the color pixels correspond to at least two color photoresponses and wherein the pixel array is made up of a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units, each minimal repeating unit including a plurality of cells, each cell including at least two panchromatic pixels and at least two pixels having the same color photoresponse, wherein the minimal repeating unit is

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