Patent Document ID: 9077917
Application ID: 13157090
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An image processing circuit comprising: an image sensor having an array of pixels; a data path configured to transmit image data related to multiple exposures of a single image; a scan circuit configured to receive a plurality of activation signals from a processor to allow for the image data to be read out of the image sensor multiple times for each row of pixels in the array of pixels prior to a shutter reset, wherein a number of read outs and a frequency of read outs are determined by the processor prior to a first of the plurality of activation signals and based on feedback factors, the feedback factors associated with capture metrics for the single image; an image signal processor coupled to the data path, wherein the image signal processor is configured to receive the image data and to separate the image data into at least two categories based on at least one criteria; and a first buffer coupled to the image signal processor and configured to store a first portion of the image data, the first portion corresponding to at least one of the at least two categories.