US Patent Issued to Sony Semiconductor Solutions on Sept. 30 for "Imaging device, sensor, and imaging control device" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,432,465, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Imaging device, sensor, and imaging control device" was invented by Shuta Yufune (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Imaging devices with subject image resolution adjustment are disclosed. In one example, an imaging device includes an imaging element, a resolution selection unit, and an image signal addition unit. Pixel blocks are two-dimensionally arranged and include pixels and an on-chip lens. The pixels perform photoelectric conversion on incident light from a subject and generate an image signal. The on-chip lens collects...