Patent Document ID: 8035711
Application ID: 12125466
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An image sensor for generating a plurality of color pixel outputs as components of an image, comprising: a plurality of sub-pixel arrays, each sub-pixel array configured for generating a different color pixel output, each sub-pixel array having a plurality of sub-pixels of a first color arranged in a first strip, a plurality of sub-pixels of a second color arranged in a second strip, and a plurality of sub-pixels of a third color arranged in a third strip, wherein the first, second and third strips are aligned with and adjacent to each other to form the sub-pixel array, and wherein each of the sub-pixels are configured for generating a sub-pixel output that can be combined with other sub-pixel outputs within a single frame to generate the color pixel output, one or more of the sub-pixel arrays including one or more clear sub-pixels in one or more of the first, second, and third strips, the one or more clear sub-pixels configured for detecting lower light levels than the first, second or third color sub-pixels and enhancing a dynamic range of the sub-pixel array, wherein the plurality of sub-pixel arrays includes a plurality of sub-pixel array designs, each sub-pixel array design having the clear sub-pixel in a different location in the sub-pixel array.