Patents by Inventor Miriam Fraenkel

Miriam Fraenkel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7738013
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods capable of reducing power consumption in an imaging device. One imaging device includes two analog to digital converters that are separately programmable and can be in different power modes. Each analog to digital converter is capable of creating an image derived from a pixel array that has a full field of view, but lower resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tiberiu Galambos, Miriam Fraenkel, Ben Furman
  • Patent number: 7701497
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging system and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Tiberiu C. Galambos, German Voronov, Alexander Shnayder, Ben Furman, Yair Elmakias, Ilia Antsiferov
  • Patent number: 7667751
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detection and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Tiberiu C. Galambos, Alexander Shnayder, Ben Furman, Ilia Antsiferov, Yair Elmakias
  • Patent number: 7626624
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Ben Furman
  • Patent number: 7609305
    Abstract: Embodiments of the current invention provide for systems and methods for correcting shading effects in image sensors. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the current invention provide methods and systems for dynamically correcting shading effects for digitally converted outputs from individual pixels on a pixel array in the image sensor, wherein the shading correction may be calculated according to a function of an elliptical-type equation from the radial location of the pixel on the pixel array. In embodiments of the present invention, the correction is performed at the Bayer domain before demosaicing processing to provide for accuracy of shading correction and low power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eugene Fainstain, Shlomo Polonsky, Miriam Fraenkel, Yoav Lavi
  • Patent number: 7425933
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate in general to systems and methods for dynamically correcting color cross-talk and related color distortion in an image sensor. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, certain embodiments of the present invention relate to correcting pixel outputs from a pixel array in an image sensor at the Bayer domain for color cross-talk and/or green disparity using hyperbolically varying correction functions to dynamically derive color cross-talk correction factors using pixel location on the pixel array, a selected pixel output and related outputs from neighboring pixels on the image sensor prior to or synchronous with color interpolation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center (SIRC)
    Inventors: Eugene Fainstain, Shlomo Polonsky, Miriam Fraenkel, Yoav Lavi
  • Patent number: 7420602
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Semiconductor Israel R&D Center (SIRC)
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Tiberiu C. Galambos, German Voronov, Alexander Shnayder, Ben Furman, Yair Elmakias, Ilia Antsiferov
  • Publication number: 20060098868
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate in general to systems and methods for dynamically correcting color cross-talk and related color distortion in an image sensor. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, certain embodiments of the present invention relate to correcting pixel outputs from a pixel array in an image sensor at the Bayer domain for color cross-talk and/or green disparity using hyperbolically varying correction functions to dynamically derive color cross-talk correction factors using pixel location on the pixel array, a selected pixel output and related outputs from neighboring pixels on the image sensor prior to or synchronous with color interpolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: TransChip, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Fainstain, Shlomo Polonsky, Miriam Fraenkel, Yoav Lavi
  • Publication number: 20050231620
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Tiberiu Galambos, German Voronov, Alexander Shnayder, Ben Furman, Yair Elmakias, Ilia Antsiferov
  • Publication number: 20050225807
    Abstract: Embodiments of the current invention provide for systems and methods for correcting shading effects in image sensors. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the current invention provide methods and systems for dynamically correcting shading effects for digitally converted outputs from individual pixels on a pixel array in the image sensor, wherein the shading correction may be calculated according to a function of an elliptical-type equation from the radial location of the pixel on the pixel array. In embodiments of the present invention, the correction is performed at the Bayer domain before demosaicing processing to provide for accuracy of shading correction and low power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: TransChip, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Fainstain, Shlomo Polonsky, Miriam Fraenkel, Yoav Lavi
  • Publication number: 20050151868
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Ben Furman
  • Publication number: 20050128325
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detection and transmitting images. Imaging systems and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or a parallel to serial conversion unit and associated serial output interface; and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Tiberiu Galambos, Alexander Shnayder, Ben Furman, Ilia Antsiferov, Yair Elmakias
  • Publication number: 20050068436
    Abstract: Systems, methods and devices related to detecting and transmitting images. Imaging system and devices, as well as methods of using such that are provided herein include flicker detection and/or correction; and/or built-in self test (170) associated with various analog circuitry in the imaging devices; and/or power reduction ability; and/or pixels with charge evacuation functionality; and/or parallel to serial conversion (190) unit and associated serial output interface (106); and/or other advanced functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Miriam Fraenkel, Tiberiu Galambos, German Voronov, Alexander Shnayder, Ben Furman, Yair Elmakias, Ilia Antsiferov
  • Publication number: 20040233324
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods capable of reducing power consumption in an imaging device. One imaging device includes two analog to digital converters that are separately programmable and can be in different power modes. Each digital to analog converter is capable of creating an image derived from a pixel array that has a full field of view, but lower resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicants: TransChip, Inc., TransChip Israel Research Center Ltd.
    Inventors: Tiberiu Galambos, Miriam Fraenkel, Ben Furman