IP Library Granted Patent US 7,369,171
Granted Patent B2
US 7,369,171 · App. 11/075,413 · Granted May 6, 2008

Read controller for image pick-up device, and image pick-up apparatus

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,369,171
App. No.
11/075,413
Granted
May 6, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A digital camera that captures object light by a CCD to create an image signal includes a read controller that controls reading of light signals from at least two fields of the CCD, in which a field, from which a light signal received by an R-sensor sensitive to red light is read, is separated from a field from which a light signal received by a B-sensor sensitive to blue light is read. The read controller includes: a color temperature discriminating section that discriminates a color temperature based on the light signals received from the CCD; and a read sequence controller that causes a light signal to be read first from the R-sensor when a color temperature is low and causes a light signal to be read first from the B-sensor when the color temperature is high according to a result of discrimination of the color temperature discriminating section.

Claims (8)

1. A read controller for an image pick-up device that controls reading of light signals from at least two fields in which a field, from which a light signal received by an R-sensor sensitive to red light is read, is separated from a field from which a light signal received by a B-sensor sensitive to blue light is read, the read controller comprising:

a color temperature discriminating section that discriminates a color temperature based on the light signals received by the image pick-up device; and

a read sequence controller that changes a read sequence of the fields according to a result of discrimination executed by the color temperature discriminating section.

2. A read controller for an image pick-up device according to claim 1 , wherein the read sequence controller causes a light signal to be read first from the R-sensor when the color temperature is low and causes a light signal to be read first from the B-sensor when the color temperature is high according to a result of discrimination executed by the color temperature discriminating section.

3. An image pick-up apparatus that captures object light by an image pick-up device and creates an image signal, the image pick-up device being an interlace reading type image pick-up device that reads light signals from at least two fields in which a field, from which a light signal received by an R-sensor sensitive to red light is read, is separated from a field from which a light signal received by a B-sensor sensitive to blue light is read, the image pick-up apparatus comprises:

a color temperature discriminating section that discriminates a color temperature based on the light signal received by the image pick-up device; and

a read sequence controller that changes a read sequence of the fields according to a result of discrimination executed by the color temperature discriminating section.

4. An image pick-up apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the read sequence controller causes a light signal to be read first from the R-sensor when the color temperature is low and causes a light signal to be read first from the B-sensor when the color temperature is high according to a result of discrimination executed by the color temperature discriminating section.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018875/0838 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 9, 2007
From: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018875/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2005
From: KUBO, NAOKI
To: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016372/0847 →