Patent ID: 7027193
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A multiple resolution sensing apparatus for providing pixel data corresponding to an image, said apparatus comprising: first array of photosensor elements exhibiting a first signal-to-noise ratio and a first input sampling rate, the first array being operative to generate color information corresponding to an image, the color information comprising at least one of red, green and blue information; a second array of photosensor elements exhibiting a second signal-to-noise ratio lower than the first signal-to-noise ratio and a second input sampling rate higher than the first input sampling rate, the second array being operative to generate luminance information corresponding to the image; and an image processing system communicatively coupled to the first array and the second array, the image processing system being operative to receive the color information from the first array and the luminance information from the second array, the image processing system being further operative to generate pixel data corresponding to the image, the pixel data comprising the color information from the first array and the luminance information from the second array and lacking luminance information from the first array.