Imaging device

摘要

The present invention relates to improved imaging devices having high dynamic range and to monitoring and automatic control systems incorporating the improved imaging devices.

主权项

1. An imaging device, comprising:
an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns comprising: a signal device configured to enable any given pixel within one of a row and column; and an integration period selection circuit associated with each said one of row and column; wherein said integration period selection circuit is configured to receive a signal via a readout line from an enabled pixel and initiate a selected integration period for said enabled pixel; wherein the readout line is configured for transmitting pixel sample data to the integration selection circuit to initiate the selected integration period and the readout line is futher configured to transmit pixel readout data associated with each said one of row and column; and wherein an integration period for each pixel within said array of pixels is dynamically determined within a corresponding image acquisition sequence, and said image acquisition sequence being a period for acquiring a single frame.