Patent ID: 7750957
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A pixel arranging apparatus for rearranging a two-dimensionally arranged pixel data received from a solid-state image sensing device, wherein the two-dimensionally arranged pixel data are generated by mixing charges of a plurality of light-to-electric conversion elements so as to reduce a number of pixels processed, the pixel arranging apparatus comprising: an acquiring unit for acquiring a sequence of the two-dimensionally arranged pixel data from the solid-state image sensing device; an extracting unit for extracting pieces of pixel data from the sequence of the two-dimensionally arranged pixel data, one piece out of every predetermined number of pieces; and an arranging unit for arranging the extracted pieces of pixel data sequentially in an order in which the pieces of pixel data are extracted, wherein: the extracting unit extracts, as first pixel data, pieces of pixel data from the plurality of pieces of pixel data, one piece out of three pieces starting from a predetermined position, extracts, as second pixel data, pieces of pixel data from the plurality of pieces of pixel data, one piece out of three pieces starting from a position that is posterior to the predetermined position by four pieces of pixel data, and extracts, as third pixel data, pieces of pixel data from the plurality of pieces of pixel data, one piece out of three pieces starting from a position that is posterior to the predetermined position by eight pieces of pixel data, and the arranging unit arranges the extracted pieces of first pixel data sequentially in an order in which the pieces of first pixel data are extracted, arranges the extracted pieces of second pixel data sequentially in an order in which the pieces of second pixel data are extracted, and arranges the extracted pieces of third pixel data sequentially in an order in which the pieces of third pixel data are extracted.