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 21):
A system for imaging a scene, comprising:\n an imaging sensor comprising a plurality of imaging pixels, each imaging pixel contains two or more photodiodes that are coupled to a sense node for a readout circuit, each photodiode connected to a different transfer gate for selectively controlling a charge accumulation therein due to light; and one or more controllers configured i) to analyze the scene, and based on scene content of regions of different light intensities within the scene being captured by the plurality image pixels, ii) to select a different integration time for at least a first photodiode and a second photodiode in the imaging pixel during a read out, where a first controller is configured to send control signals to at least the first photodiode and the second photodiode to select the different integration time for at least the first photodiode and the second photodiode in the imaging pixel during the read out based on the analysis of the scene, where outputs of the first photodiode and the second photodiode are both measured and then a best signal of charge accumulation from i) the first photodiode or the second photodiode or ii) a combination derived from the signals from the first photodiode and the second photodiode are used for analysis.

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): 0.5899329929691437
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5245074643076447
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.5833904401029939
- Mean Citation Score: 253.593866
- Max Citation Score: 337.17563
- Similarity Product: 303.6040452663624

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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