Patent ID: 7956912

Claim:
A processing system comprising: an array of active pixels of a CMOS image sensor disposed on a substrate; a first analog signal processor for processing analog signals received from a first plurality of pixels in the array of pixels during a period of time when the plurality of pixels are exposed to an image, wherein said first plurality of pixels generates charge during said period, the first plurality of pixels is sampled multiple times during the period, and during each of the multiple times of sampling a plurality of analog signals is produced, said first analog signal processor providing each of said plurality of analog signals as processed analog signals; a first circuit coupled to the first analog signal processor for converting each of said processed analog signals to digital signals; a first digital signal processor coupled to the first circuit for receiving and processing said digital signals; and a first digital memory coupled to the first digital signal processor for storing said digital signals, wherein said digital signals are processed by said processing system to produce a plurality of processed digital signals which represents a combination of the multiple times of sampling of the first plurality of pixels during the period of time.