PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16175662
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-10
Publication Date: 2020-01
Patent Classification: ["348", "308000"]

Abstract:
An imaging system for capturing light over a wide dynamic range and method for operating the same are provided. In some aspects, the method includes positioning an imaging pixel to image a scene described by light signals that extend over a wide dynamic range, and selecting a different integration time for at least two photodiodes in the imaging pixel based on light signals received by the imaging pixel, wherein the photodiodes are coupled to a sense node, and each photodiode is controlled using a different transfer gate. The method also includes performing a readout of the imaging pixel using a readout circuit connected to the sense node, wherein a capacitance associated with the sense node is modified during the readout of the at least two photodiodes.

Claim (Index 26):
The system of  claim 21 , a gain capacitor in the readout circuit, where the gain capacitor selectively electrically connects to and modifies an amount of capacitance associated with the sense node during the readout of the first and second photodiodes that have the different integration times, and a value of the gain capacitor being configured to achieve a desired conversion gain and readout noise.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.91429
- Patent Class: 348.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15238063', '11303769', '16028769', '11030843', '14739981']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6185244462382229
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5313273185862759
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6098047334730282
- Mean Citation Score: 253.593866
- Max Citation Score: 337.17563
- Similarity Product: 246.8374392843724

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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