Aptina patent application US20140063300 "High dynamic range imaging systems having clear filter pixel arrays" by Peng Lin and Marko Mlinar proposes grouping of pixels with different exposure times in combination with RGB+clear pixels array to extend DR:
Pixels with different exposure times already exist and RGB+W as well. How is it possible to make a patent by just saying they combine both?
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