CAMERA SYSTEM WITH MINIMAL AREA MONOLITHIC CMOS IMAGE SENSOR
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Abstract
The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for digitally imaging with area limited image sensors, such as within a lumen of an endoscope.
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1-72. -72. (canceled)
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73. An imaging system comprising:
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a pixel array comprising a plurality of pixels for sensing electromagnetic radiation, the pixel array comprising; a plurality of pixel groups comprising only active pixels, and a plurality of pixel groups comprising only optical black pixels; and a plurality of line readouts, wherein each line readout is configured to read out a single group of the plurality of pixel groups in the pixel array. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A method comprising:
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gathering pixel data from a first plurality of pixel groups comprising only active pixels, and gathering pixel data from a second plurality of pixel groups comprising only optical black pixels; wherein gathering the pixel data from the first plurality of pixel groups and the second plurality of pixel groups comprises gathering pixel data from a plurality of pixel groups of an image sensor, the image sensor comprising a pixel array comprising; the first plurality of pixel groups; the second plurality of pixel groups; and a plurality of line readouts, wherein each line readout is configured to read out a single group of the plurality of pixel groups in the pixel array. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101)
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