An image sensor for capturing a color image is disclosed having a two-dimensional array having first and second groups of pixels wherein pixels from the first group of pixels have narrower spectral photoresponses than pixels from the second group of pixels and wherein the first group of pixels has i
An image sensor for capturing a color image is disclosed having a two-dimensional array having first and second groups of pixels wherein pixels from the first group of pixels have narrower spectral photoresponses than pixels from the second group of pixels and wherein the first group of pixels has individual pixels that have spectral photoresponses that correspond to a set of at least two colors. Further, the placement of the first and second groups of pixels defines a pattern that has a minimal repeating unit including at least twelve pixels. The minimal repeating unit has a plurality of cells wherein each cell has at least two pixels representing a specific color selected from the first group of pixels and a plurality of pixels selected from the second group of pixels arranged to permit the reproduction of a captured color image under different lighting conditions.
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1. A system for capturing a color image, comprising: a) a two-dimensional array having first and second groups of pixels wherein pixels from the first group of pixels have narrower spectral photoresponses than pixels from the second group of pixels and wherein the first group of pixels has individua
1. A system for capturing a color image, comprising: a) a two-dimensional array having first and second groups of pixels wherein pixels from the first group of pixels have narrower spectral photoresponses than pixels from the second group of pixels and wherein the first group of pixels has individual pixels that have spectral photoresponses that correspond to a set of at least two colors;b) the placement of the first and second groups of pixels defining a pattern that has a minimal repeating unit including at least twelve pixels, the minimal repeating unit having a plurality of non-overlapping cells wherein each cell has at least two pixels representing a specific color selected from the first group of pixels and a plurality of pixels selected from the second group of pixels arranged to permit the reproduction of a captured color image under different lighting conditions; andc) means of combining at least two of the specific color pixels within each cell. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein the minimal repeating unit has at least three cells. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the minimal repeating unit has at least three cells, with at least one cell of a first color having at least two pixels of the first color, at least one cell of a second color having at least two pixels of the second color, and at least one cell of a third color having at least two pixels of the third color. 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the first color is green, the second color is red, and the third color is blue. 5. The system of claim 3 wherein the first color is cyan, the second color is magenta, and the third color is yellow. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the minimal repeating unit has at least four cells. 7. The system of claim 6 wherein the cells include at least one green cell having at least two green pixels, at least one red cell having at least two red pixels, and at least one blue cell having at least two blue pixels. 8. The system of claim 6 wherein the cells include at least two green cells each having at least two green pixels, at least one red cell having at least two red pixels, and at least one blue cell having at least two blue pixels. 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the second group of pixels are linearly arranged in rows, columns, or diagonals of the minimal repeating unit. 10. The system of claim 9 wherein each color pixel of the first group is separated in each row and column from a like color neighbor by at least one dissimilar pixel. 11. The system of claim 10 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PPPPPPPPABABCBCBwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group, andC represents a third color of pixels of the first group. 12. The image sensor of claim 11 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from red, green, or blue. 13. The image sensor of claim 11 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively red, green, and blue. 14. The image sensor of claim 11 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from cyan, magenta, or yellow. 15. The image sensor of claim 11 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively cyan, yellow, and magenta. 16. The system of claim 10 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PPPPPPPPABABCDCDwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group,C represents a third color of pixels of the first group, andD represents a fourth color of pixels of the first group. 17. The image sensor of claim 16 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from red, green, blue, and a fourth color. 18. The image sensor of claim 16 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively red, a first spectral band of green, blue, and a second spectral band of green. 19. The image sensor of claim 16 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from cyan, magenta, yellow, or a fourth color. 20. The image sensor of claim 16 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. 21. The system of claim 9 wherein color pixels of the first group are separated by at least one pixel of a second group in each row and column. 22. The system of claim 21 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PPPPPPPPAPAPBPBPPPPPPPPPAPAPBPBPPPPPPPPPBPBPCPCPPPPPPPPPBPBPCPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group, andC represents a third color of pixels of the first group. 23. The image sensor of claim 22 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from red, green, or blue. 24. The image sensor of claim 22 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively red, green, and blue. 25. The image sensor of claim 22 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from cyan, magenta, or yellow. 26. The image sensor of claim 22 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively cyan, yellow, and magenta. 27. The system of claim 21 wherein the minimal repeating unit is: PPPPPPPPAPAPBPBPPPPPPPPPAPAPBPBPPPPPPPPPDPDPCPCPPPPPPPPPDPDPCPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group,C represents a third color of pixels of the first group, andD represents a fourth color of pixels of the first group. 28. The image sensor of claim 27 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from red, green, blue, and a fourth color. 29. The image sensor of claim 27 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively red, a first spectral band of green, blue, and a second spectral band of green. 30. The image sensor of claim 27 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from cyan, magenta, yellow, or a fourth color. 31. The image sensor of claim 27 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. 32. The system of claim 21 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PBPBPBPBAPAPCPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group, andC represents a third color of pixels of the first group. 33. The image sensor of claim 32 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from red, green, or blue. 34. The image sensor of claim 32 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively red, green, and blue. 35. The image sensor of claim 32 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from cyan, magenta, or yellow. 36. The image sensor of claim 32 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively cyan, yellow, and magenta. 37. The system of claim 21 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PBPBPDPDAPAPCPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group,C represents a third color of pixels of the first group, andD represents a fourth color of pixels of the first group. 38. The image sensor of claim 37 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from red, green, blue, and a fourth color. 39. The image sensor of claim 37 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively red, a first spectral band of green, blue, and a second spectral band of green. 40. The image sensor of claim 37 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from cyan, magenta, yellow, or a fourth color. 41. The image sensor of claim 37 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. 42. The system of claim 1 wherein a plurality of same color pixels of the first group in the minimal repeating unit are linearly arranged to be in a side by side relationship. 43. The system of claim 42 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PPPPPPPPAAAABBBBPPPPPPPPAAAABBBBPPPPPPPPBBBBCCCCPPPPPPPPBBBBCCCCwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group, andC represents a third color of pixels of the first group. 44. The image sensor of claim 43 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from red, green, or blue. 45. The image sensor of claim 43 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively red, green, and blue. 46. The image sensor of claim 43 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from cyan, magenta, or yellow. 47. The image sensor of claim 43 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively cyan, yellow, and magenta. 48. The system of claim 42 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PPPPPPPPAAAABBBBPPPPPPPPAAAABBBBPPPPPPPPDDDDCCCCPPPPPPPPDDDDCCCCwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group,C represents a third color of pixels of the first group, andD represents a fourth color of pixels of the first group. 49. The image sensor of claim 48 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from red, green, blue, and a fourth color. 50. The image sensor of claim 48 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively red, a first spectral band of green, blue, and a second spectral band of green. 51. The image sensor of claim 48 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from cyan, magenta, yellow, or a fourth color. 52. The image sensor of claim 48 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. 53. The system of claim 42 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PPPPAABBPPPPBBCCwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group, andC represents a third color of pixels of the first group. 54. The system of claim 53 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from red, green, or blue. 55. The system of claim 53 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively red, green, and blue. 56. The image sensor of claim 53 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from cyan, magenta, or yellow. 57. The image sensor of claim 53 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively cyan, yellow, and magenta. 58. The system of claim 42 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PPPPAABBPPPPDDCCwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group,C represents a third color of pixels of the first group, andD represents a fourth color of pixels of the first group. 59. The image sensor of claim 58 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from red, green, blue, and a fourth color. 60. The image sensor of claim 58 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively red, a first spectral band of green, blue, and a second spectral band of green. 61. The image sensor of claim 58 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from cyan, magenta, yellow, or a fourth color. 62. The image sensor of claim 58 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. 63. The system of claim 1 wherein a plurality of same color pixels of the first group in the minimal repeating unit are diagonally arranged to be in a side by side relationship and wherein the pixels from the second group are diagonally arranged to be in a side by side relationship. 64. The system of claim 63 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PAPAPBPBAPAPBPBPPAPAPBPBAPAPBPBPPBPBPCPCBPBPCPCPPBPBPCPCBPBPCPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group, andC represents a third color of pixels of the first group. 65. The image sensor of claim 64 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from red, green, or blue. 66. The image sensor of claim 64 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively red, green, and blue. 67. The image sensor of claim 64 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from cyan, magenta, or yellow. 68. The image sensor of claim 64 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively cyan, yellow, and magenta. 69. The system of claim 63 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PAPAPBPBAPAPBPBPPAPAPBPBAPAPBPBPPDPDPCPCDPDPCPCPPDPDPCPCDPDPCPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group,C represents a third color of pixels of the first group, andD represents a fourth color of pixels of the first group. 70. The image sensor of claim 69 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from red, green, blue, and a fourth color. 71. The image sensor of claim 69 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively red, a first spectral band of green, blue, and a second spectral band of green. 72. The image sensor of claim 69 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from cyan, magenta, yellow, or a fourth color. 73. The image sensor of claim 69 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. 74. The system of claim 63 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PAPBAPBPPBPCBPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group, andC represents a third color of pixels of the first group. 75. The system of claim 74 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from red, green, or blue. 76. The system of claim 74 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively red, green, and blue. 77. The image sensor of claim 74 wherein A, B, and C are individually selected from cyan, magenta, or yellow. 78. The image sensor of claim 74 wherein A, B, and C are each respectively cyan, yellow, and magenta. 79. The system of claim 63 wherein the minimal repeating unit is PAPBAPBPPDPCDPCPwherein P represents pixels of the second group, andA represents a first color of pixels of the first group,B represents a second color of pixels of the first group,C represents a third color of pixels of the first group, andD represents a fourth color of pixels of the first group. 80. The image sensor of claim 79 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from red, green, blue, and a fourth color. 81. The image sensor of claim 79 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively red, a first spectral band of green, blue, and a second spectral band of green. 82. The image sensor of claim 79 wherein A, B, C, and D are individually selected from cyan, magenta, yellow, or a fourth color. 83. The image sensor of claim 79 wherein A, B, C, and D are each respectively cyan, yellow, magenta, and green. 84. The system of claim 1 wherein the image array is composed of active pixels or charge coupled device pixels. 85. The system of claim 84 wherein a color filter corresponding to the desired color is provided for each color pixel in the first group of pixels. 86. The system of claim 84 wherein the second group of pixels each include a neutral density filter. 87. The system of claim 1 wherein pixels of the second group have a size smaller than pixels of the first group of a particular color. 88. A system for capturing a color image, comprising: a) a two-dimensional array having first and second groups of pixels wherein pixels from the first group of pixels have narrower spectral photoresponses than pixels from the second group of pixels and wherein the first group of pixels has individual pixels that have spectral photoresponses that correspond to a set of at least two colors;b) the placement of the first and second groups of pixels defining a pattern that has a minimal repeating unit including at least twelve pixels, the minimal repeating unit having a plurality of non-overlapping cells wherein each cell has at least two pixels representing a specific color selected from the first group of pixels and a plurality of pixels selected from the second group of pixels arranged to permit the reproduction of a captured color image under different lighting conditions, the cells defining a low resolution color filter array image and the second group of pixels defining a high resolution panchromatic image such that under processing the low resolution color filter array image and the high resolution panchromatic image is combined to produce a high resolution color image; andc) means for combining at least two of the specific color pixels within each cell.
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