18063195. IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
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IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Tomonaga Iwahara of Kanagawa (JP)
IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18063195 titled 'IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS
Simplified Explanation
An image sensor has a pixel array arranged in a matrix form. It outputs phase-difference signals in a horizontal direction from a first group of pixels via a first signal output line, and phase-difference signals in a vertical direction from a second group of pixels via a second signal output line. The number of pixels in the horizontal direction and the number of pixels in the vertical direction are different.
- The image sensor has a pixel array arranged in a matrix form.
- Phase-difference signals in a horizontal direction are output from a first group of pixels via a first signal output line.
- Phase-difference signals in a vertical direction are output from a second group of pixels via a second signal output line.
- The number of pixels in the horizontal direction and the number of pixels in the vertical direction are different.
Potential Applications
- Digital cameras
- Mobile phones
- Surveillance systems
- Medical imaging devices
Problems Solved
- Improved image quality
- Enhanced autofocus capabilities
- More accurate depth sensing
Benefits
- Higher resolution images
- Faster and more accurate autofocus
- Improved depth perception
Original Abstract Submitted
An image sensor comprises a pixel array in which pixels are arranged in a matrix form, and phase-difference signals in a horizontal direction are output from a first pixel group of the pixel array via a first signal output line, and phase-difference signals in a vertical direction are output from a second pixel group, which is different from the first pixel group of the pixel array, via a second signal output line, and number of pixels of the phase-difference signals in the horizontal direction output via the first signal output line and number of pixels of the phase-difference signals in the vertical direction output via the second signal output line are different.
