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 33):
The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:\n configuring the controller to selectively connect a gain capacitor to the sense node using a transistor, where the controller is configured to control the gain capacitor's connection via the transistor to the sense node to change a capacitance associated with the sense node during a readout of the image pixel to achieve a wide dynamic range based on the controller's analysis of both i) ambient light and ii) content in the scene creating the different light intensities within the scene being captured by the plurality of imaging pixels in the imaging sensor.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 97.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.91429
- Patent Class: 348.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15238063', '11303769', '16028769', '11030843', '14739981']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.5901310628008631
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5296682432438486
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5840847808451617
- Mean Citation Score: 253.593866
- Max Citation Score: 337.17563
- Similarity Product: 238.9335992332936

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

Dataset: test