Patent ID: 7872234

Claim:
An image sensing apparatus, comprising: a color filter array including a plurality of color filter units, wherein each color filter unit includes a red-pass filter for passing red light and infrared-rays, a green-pass filter for passing green light and infrared-rays, and a blue-pass filter for passing blue light and infrared-rays; an image sensor for generating a red light signal corresponding to the red light passing through the red-pass filter, a green light signal corresponding to the green light passing through the green-pass filter, a blue light signal corresponding to the blue light passing through the blue-pass filter, and an infrared-rays signal corresponding to the infrared-rays passing through at least one of the red-pass filter, the green-pass filter, and the blue-pass filter; and an image signal processor for correcting and processing at least one of the red light signal, the green light signal and the blue light signal in response to the infrared-ray signal, wherein the image signal processor reinforces at least one of the red, green, and blue signals in response to the infrared-ray signal.