EP3146713A4 - Synchronized light source for rolling shutter imagers - Google Patents

Synchronized light source for rolling shutter imagers Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3146713A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: light source; rolling shutter; synchronized light; shutter imagers; imagers
Prior art date: 2014-05-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP14892253.7A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3146713A1 (en

Inventor

Wayne Upton

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

RedBeard Ventures LLC

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RedBeard Ventures LLC

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2014-05-19

Filing date

2014-05-19

Publication date

2018-01-03

2014-05-19 Application filed by RedBeard Ventures LLC filed Critical RedBeard Ventures LLC

2017-03-29 Publication of EP3146713A1 publication Critical patent/EP3146713A1/en

2018-01-03 Publication of EP3146713A4 publication Critical patent/EP3146713A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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238000005096 rolling process Methods 0.000 title 1
230000001360 synchronised effect Effects 0.000 title 1

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- G03B9/00—Exposure-making shutters; Diaphragms
- G03B9/70—Exposure-making shutters; Diaphragms with flash-synchronising contacts
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/50—Constructional details
- H04N23/555—Constructional details for picking-up images in sites, inaccessible due to their dimensions or hazardous conditions, e.g. endoscopes or borescopes
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/56—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof provided with illuminating means
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
- H04N23/70—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene
- H04N23/74—Circuitry for compensating brightness variation in the scene by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means
- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- G03B2215/00—Special procedures for taking photographs; Apparatus therefor
- G03B2215/05—Combinations of cameras with electronic flash units
- G03B2215/0564—Combinations of cameras with electronic flash units characterised by the type of light source
- G03B2215/0567—Solid-state light source, e.g. LED, laser

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Signal Processing (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Studio Devices (AREA)
Exposure Control For Cameras (AREA)
Stroboscope Apparatuses (AREA)
Endoscopes (AREA)

EP14892253.7A 2014-05-19 2014-05-19 Synchronized light source for rolling shutter imagers Withdrawn EP3146713A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/US2014/038563 WO2015178879A1 (en)	2014-05-19	2014-05-19	Synchronized light source for rolling shutter imagers

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3146713A1 EP3146713A1 (en)	2017-03-29
EP3146713A4 true EP3146713A4 (en)	2018-01-03

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EP14892253.7A Withdrawn EP3146713A4 (en)	2014-05-19	2014-05-19	Synchronized light source for rolling shutter imagers

Country Status (4)

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EP (1)	EP3146713A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2017525304A (en)
CA (1)	CA2949362A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2015178879A1 (en)

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2014
- 2014-05-19 EP EP14892253.7A patent/EP3146713A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2014-05-19 JP JP2017514251A patent/JP2017525304A/en active Pending
- 2014-05-19 CA CA2949362A patent/CA2949362A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2014-05-19 WO PCT/US2014/038563 patent/WO2015178879A1/en not_active Ceased

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JP2007318581A (en) *	2006-05-29	2007-12-06	Casio Comput Co Ltd	Imaging apparatus, photographing auxiliary light source emission / imaging control method, and imaging auxiliary light source emission / imaging control program
WO2013146858A1 (en) *	2012-03-28	2013-10-03	富士フイルム株式会社	Imaging device, and endoscope device provided therewith

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WO2015178879A1 (en)	2015-11-26
JP2017525304A (en)	2017-08-31
CA2949362A1 (en)	2015-11-26
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2017-02-24	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2017-03-29	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20161111
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2017-03-29	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Extension state: BA ME
2017-08-23	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2018-01-03	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20171204
2018-01-03	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: H04N 5/374 20110101ALI20171127BHEP Ipc: G03B 13/00 20060101ALI20171127BHEP Ipc: H04N 5/235 20060101ALI20171127BHEP Ipc: H04N 5/353 20110101AFI20171127BHEP
2018-11-23	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2018-12-26	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20180703

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