Patent ID: 9479787
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image capturing system comprising: a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert optical signals received by a plurality of pixels to electric signals; a charge holding unit configured to store the electric signals and hold the electric signals as charge signals; a multiple sampling information setting unit configured to set multiple sampling information used for a multiple sampling process, the multiple sampling information including first multiple sampling information and second multiple sampling information different from the first multiple sampling information; a multiple sampling unit configured to perform the multiple sampling process using the multiple sampling information and the charge signals so as to output signals, the multiple sampling unit performing the multiple sampling process using the first multiple sampling information and first pixel values of a first plurality of pixels included in the plurality of pixels so as to output first signals used for a first frame, the multiple sampling unit performing the multiple sampling process using the second multiple sampling information and second pixel values of the first plurality of pixels so as to output second signals used for a second frame adjacent to the first frame, the output signals including the first signals and the second signals; a conversion unit configured to convert the output signals to digital signals; and an image reconstruction unit configured to generate reconstructed images using the digital signals and the multiple sampling information, and output the reconstructed images, wherein the first plurality of pixels are n pixels, wherein the first multiple sampling information includes m first pieces of information, m being smaller than n, wherein the multiple sampling unit outputs m first addition results, wherein each of the m first addition results is given by summing pixel values of pixels specified by one of the m first pieces of information, wherein the m first addition results and the m first pieces of information are in one-to-one relationship, wherein the second multiple sampling information includes m second pieces of information, wherein the multiple sampling unit outputs m second addition results, wherein each of the m second addition results is given by summing pixel values of pixels specified by one of the m second pieces of information, and wherein the m second addition results and the m second pieces of information are in one-to-one relationship.