US 9232158

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US Patent 9232158 Summary

• Title: Large dynamic range cameras
• Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC (Current Assignee); Callahan Cellular LLC (Original Assignee)
• Inventors: Richard Ian Olsen, Darryl L. Sato, Feng-Qing Sun, James Gates
• Filing Date: October 25, 2013 (Application number US14/063,236)
• Issue Date: January 5, 2016
• Abstract: A digital camera comprises multiple channels and a processing component coupled to these channels. Each channel includes an optics component and a sensor with an array of photo-detectors. The processing component is configured to independently control the integration time for each channel, such that at least two channels have different integration times. The processing component then combines the data from these channels to generate an image.

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