Patent ID: 7564031
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging system comprising: (a) a two-dimensional imaging sensor array; (b) an optical system including: (c) a first set of read capacitors including a capacitor associated with each sensor element of said two-dimensional imaging sensor array; (d) a second set of read capacitors including a capacitor associated with each sensor element of said two-dimensional imaging sensor array; and (e) a sensor switching arrangement associated with said two-dimensional imaging sensor array, said first and second sets of read capacitors and said optical switching mechanism, said sensor switching arrangement being configured to switch connections from each sensor element of said two-dimensional imaging sensor array between corresponding capacitors of said first and second sets of read capacitors synchronously with switching of said optical switching mechanism between said two fields of view such that said first set of read capacitors accumulate information corresponding to a first of said two fields of view and said second set of read capacitors accumulate information corresponding to a second of said two fields of view.