Patents Examined by Andrew Martin
  • Flare compensation
    Patent number: 5973735
    Abstract: The flare compensation range of a camera is substantially increased by measuring and averaging a substrate or drain current representing an amount of charge elements generated in an image sensor, which is subsequently subtracted from the output signal of the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A.W. Stekelenburg, Johannes H.J.M. Van Rooij