US 6,982,740 B2 | ||
Reduced area imaging devices utilizing selected charge integration periods | ||
Edwin L. Adair, Castle Pines Village, Colo. (US); Jeffrey L. Adair, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (US); and Randall S. Adair, Denver, Colo. (US) | ||
Assigned to Micro-Medical Devices, Inc., Castle Pines Village, Colo. (US) | ||
Filed on Oct. 04, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/971,749. | ||
Application 09/971749 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/368246, filed on Aug. 03, 1999, granted, now 6,310,642. | ||
Application 09/368246 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/976976, filed on Nov. 24, 1997, granted, now 5,986,693. | ||
Application 08/976976 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/586768, filed on Jun. 01, 2000, granted, now 6,316,215. | ||
Prior Publication US 2002/0080248 A1, Jun. 27, 2002 | ||
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 348—76 | 15 Claims |
1. A reduced area imaging device comprising:
an image sensor lying in a first plane and including an array of pixels for receiving images thereon, said image sensor further
including circuitry means on said first plane and coupled to said array of pixels for timing and control of said array of
pixels, said image sensor producing a pre-video signal;
a first circuit board lying in a second plane and communicating with said image sensor by at least one pre-video conductor
inner-connecting said image sensor and said first circuit board, said first circuit board including circuitry means for converting
said pre-video signal to a post-video signal for reception by a standard video device;
a power supply coupled with said image sensor for driving said array of pixels and said timing and control means, and electrically
coupled to said first circuit board for driving said first circuit board; and
a time select switch electrically communicating with said first circuit board and remote from said first circuit board for
selectively varying integration periods to produce an image of a desired brightness, said switch having a plurality of settings
enabling selective control to produce the image of a desired brightness.
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