US 11,988,849 B2
Imaging device and method
Deokyoung Kang, Suwon-si (KR); Daekun Yoon, Suwon-si (KR); Yang Ho Cho, Seongnam-si (KR); and Dong Kyung Nam, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,190.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0007156 (KR), filed on Jan. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0228916 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); G03B 11/00 (2021.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/76 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01)
CPC G02B 3/0056 (2013.01) [B60R 11/04 (2013.01); G02B 5/201 (2013.01); G03B 11/00 (2013.01); H04N 23/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/76 (2023.01); H04N 23/84 (2023.01); H04N 25/13 (2023.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging device, comprising:
an image sensor, comprising:
a color filter array comprising a first color filter configured to pass light of a first wavelength corresponding to a first color among light passing through a first imaging lens, a second color filter configured to pass light of a second wavelength corresponding to a second color among light passing through a second imaging lens, and a third color filter configured to pass light of a third wavelength corresponding to a third color among light passing through a third imaging lens;
a sensing array comprising first sensing elements disposed in a first color sensing region configured to receive light passing through the first color filter, second sensing elements disposed in a second color sensing region configured to receive light passing through the second color filter, and third sensing elements disposed in a third color sensing region configured to receive light passing through the third color filter; and
a controller configured to group the first sensing elements, the second sensing elements, and the third sensing elements based on a binning size determined based on an illuminance, and generate sensing data based on a sensing of the grouped first sensing elements, a sensing of the grouped second sensing elements, and a sensing of the grouped third sensing elements.