Patent ID: 8223236
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an image sensor, said image sensor comprising an array of light-sensitive sensor elements, wherein the light-sensitive sensor elements are grouped into a plurality of consecutive groups; and a read-out circuit configured to read out the light-sensitive sensor elements groupwise, wherein the read-out circuit is further configured to perform the groupwise reading out of the groups in a read-out order that is non-consecutive and thus deviates from the consecutive order of the groups, and the plurality of groups are further grouped into a plurality of consecutive sets of groups, wherein the read-out circuit is configured to read out the sets of groups according to their consecutive order and configured to read out the groups within each set in the non-consecutive order that deviates from their consecutive order such that all of the groups are read out.