SUPER-RESOLUTION IN PROCESSING IMAGES SUCH AS FROM MULTI-LAYER SENSORS

摘要

Pixels of an array capture values for an input image. The captured values correspond to pixel center points of the pixels that captured the values. Additional values about the input image may be further computed from the captured values. These additional values may correspond to additional center points, which can be different from any of the pixel center points. An output image may be constructed from the captured values plus the additional values. These values may be stored together and/or displayed together as the output image. Embodiments are applicable to images such as from multi-layer sensors. Since the output image can be created from a higher total number of values than those captured by the available number of pixels, such image processing can be called super-resolution, and can be applied to image processing within imaging devices, for still pictures, video and motion pictures, and so on.

主权项

1. An imaging device, comprising:
a lower layer having a plurality of pixels comprising blue pixels and red pixels; and an upper layer having a plurality of green pixels made from an organic material, wherein the upper layer is vertically stacked over the lower layer, wherein the blue, green and red pixels are configured to capture values from an input image, and wherein the lower layer and the upper layer are rotated from the vertical.