US 12,108,177 B2
Image adjustment apparatus and image sensor for synchronous image and asynchronous image
Keun Joo Park, Seoul (KR); Hyun Surk Ryu, Hwaseong-si (KR); Tae Chan Kim, Yongin-si (KR); and Jun Haeng Lee, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/499,838.
Application 18/499,838 is a continuation of application No. 18/185,173, filed on Mar. 16, 2023, granted, now 11,863,894.
Application 18/185,173 is a continuation of application No. 17/554,826, filed on Dec. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,627,271, issued on Apr. 11, 2023.
Application 17/554,826 is a continuation of application No. 16/859,598, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,233,964, issued on Jan. 25, 2022.
Application 16/859,598 is a continuation of application No. 16/279,565, filed on Feb. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,674,104, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Application 16/279,565 is a continuation of application No. 14/299,599, filed on Jun. 9, 2014, granted, now 10,237,506, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2013-0068855 (KR), filed on Jun. 17, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064428 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 25/71 (2023.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 25/745 (2023.01) [H04N 23/45 (2023.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image sensor comprising:
a single pixel matrix comprising a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels, the single pixel matrix being implemented on a single wafer,
wherein the image sensor is configured to generate a first data based on pixel values of the plurality of first pixels and generates a second data based on pixel values of the plurality of second pixels,
wherein the first data is related to an image of an object,
wherein the second data is related to changes in brightness of light based on a first motion of the object,
wherein a resolution of the first data is greater than a resolution of the second data,
wherein the image sensor is configured to generate the first data time-synchronously and generate the second data time-asynchronously, and
wherein the second data includes at least one of an indicator to indicate a type of an event, an address at which the event is sensed, and an event timing at which the event is sensed.