SOLID-STATE COLOR IMAGER - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD

Title:

SOLID-STATE COLOR IMAGER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/1999/059345

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A solid-state color imager comprising a solid-state color imaging element (2) having a color separating filter in which arrangement patterns are repeatedly provided, each arrangement pattern has four pixels adjacent to one another vertically and horizontally, the two upper pixels are a full color transmission filter and a cyan transmission filter arranged from the left, and the two lower pixels are a yellow transmission filter and a full color transmission filter arranged from the left, storage means (5) for receiving color signals outputted from the pixels and storing them therein, correlation calculating means (6) for calculating the correlations of pixels around interpolation object pixels comprised of the cyan signal pixels and yellow signal pixels stored in the storage means, and interpolating means (7) for performing interpolation in the direction in which the correlation increases and calculating full color transmission signals in the positions of the interpolation object pixels.

Inventors:

MIZUKI HIROMASA (JP)
YAMASHITA MASAAKI (JP)
KIYOSHIGE YASUSHI (JP)
WATANABE HIDEHIKO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1999/002385

Publication Date:

November 18, 1999

Filing Date:

May 07, 1999

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Assignee:

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
MIZUKI HIROMASA (JP)
YAMASHITA MASAAKI (JP)
KIYOSHIGE YASUSHI (JP)
WATANABE HIDEHIKO (JP)

International Classes:

H04N9/04; (IPC1-7): H04N9/07

Foreign References:

JPH0488782A	1992-03-23
JPH10108209A	1998-04-24

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Hayase, Kenichi (8F 17-1, Enokicho Suita-shi Osaka, JP)

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