EP0132075A2
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Solid-state image pickup apparatus
Assignee: Victor Company of Japan Ltd
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Filing: 1984-06-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-06-29
Abstract
Abstract @ An incident optical image is split by a single semi-transparent mirror into first and second optical images of like wavelength componenets, one of these images being reflected upon the mirror so that they are reversely oriented to each other with respect to at least one of horizontal and vertical lines. The split images are made to be incident on two image sensors to generate charges which are transferred in a vertical direction to horizontal scan charge transfer sections for subsequent transferto respective output terminals. The horizontal scan charge transfer section of each sensor is driven by sequentially clocked pulses in a horizontal scan direction opposite to the scan direction of the other sensor so that images which will be reconstructed by signals from the image sensors are coincident in orientation to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Itsuo Takanashi
- 👤 Shintaro Shonan Raifu-Tuan Nakagaki
- 👤 Hiroshi Nishiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:15
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B33/00; H; H04; H04N; H04N25/00; H04N25/40; H04N25/41; H04N23/00; H04N23/80; H04N23/84; H04N25/70; H04N25/71; H04N25/713; H04N25/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus comprising: a single semi-transparent mirror for splitting an incident optical image into first and second optical images of like wavelength components, one of said first and second optical images being reflected upon said mirror and the other passing through said mirror so that they are reversely oriented to each other with respect to at least one of horizontal and vertical lines; a pair of first and second solid-state area imagers each having an image sensor receptive of the respective one of said first and second optical images, vertical scan charge transfer means coupled to the image sensor for transferring charges generated therein in a vertical scan direction and horizontal scan charge transfer means receptive of charges from said vertical scan charge transfer means for transferring in a horizontal scan direction; and means for driving the vertical and horizontal scan charge transfer means of each of said first and second solid-state area imagers in vertical and horizontal directions so that at least one of the scan directions of each of said imagers is opposite to the corresponding scan direction of the other imager.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus comprising: a single semi-transparent mirror for splitting an incident optical image into first and second optical images of like wavelength components, one of said first and second optical images being reflected upon said mirror and the other passing through said mirror so that they are reversely oriented to each other with respect to at least one of horizontal and vertical lines; a pair of first and second solid-state area imagers each having an image sensor receptive of the respective one of said first and second optical images, vertical scan charge transfer means coupled to the image sensor for transferring charges generated therein in a vertical scan direction and horizontal scan charge transfer means receptive of charges from said vertical scan charge transfer means for transferring in a horizontal scan direction; and means for driving the vertical and horizontal scan charge transfer means of each of said first and second solid-state area imagers in vertical and horizontal directions so that at least one of the scan directions of each of said imagers is opposite to the corresponding scan direction of the other imager.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a color stripe filter provided between said semi-transparent mirror and one of said solid-state imagers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
90 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said image sensor of each of said first and second imagers comprises: an interline transfer mode image sensor having a plurality of linear arrays of light sensitive elements for generating charges in response to an incident optical image, said vertical scan charge transfer means being connected respectively to said arrays, and said horizontal scan charge transfer means being connected to said vertical transfer means; and a readout means connected to one end of said horizontal scan charge transfer means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a second readout means connected to the other end of said horizontal scan charge transfer means, and wherein said driving means comprises means for selectively driving said horizontal scan charge transfer means in one of opposite directions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a second horizontal scan charge transfer means, the first-mentioned horizontal scan charge transfer means and said second horizontal scan charge transfer means being connected respectively to opposite ends of said vertical scan charge transfer means, and a pair of third and fourth readout means coupled respectively to opposite ends of said second horizontal scan charge transfer means, and wherein said driving means comprises means for driving said and second horizontal scan charge transfer means selectively in one of opposite horizontal directions and means for selectively driving said vertical scan charge transfer means in one of opposite vertical directions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
106 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said image sensor of each of said first and second imagers comprises: . a frame-storage mode image sensor having an imaging section for generating charges in response to an incident optical image and a frame-storage section connected to said imaging section, said horizontal scan charge transfer means being connected to said frame-storage section, said frame-storage section being receptive of charges generated in said imaging section for transfer in a vertical scan direction to said horizontal scan charge transfer means; and , a readout means connected to one end of said horizontal scan charge transfer means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a second readout means connected to the other end of said horizontal scan charge transfer means, and wherein said driving means comprising means for selectively driving said horizontal scan charge transfer means in one of opposite directions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a second frame-storage section, the first-mentioned frame-storage section and said second frame-storage section being coupled to opposite sides of said imaging section, and a second horizontal scan charge transfer means connected to said second frame-storage section, and a pair of third and fourth readout means coupled respectively to opposite ends of said second horizontal scan charge transfer means, and wherein said driving means comprises means for selectively driving one of said first and second horizontal scan charge transfer means selectively in one of opposite horizontal directions and means for selectively driving one of said first and second frame-storage sections in a direction direction toward an associated one of said first and second horizontal scan charge transfer means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a second horizontal scan charge transfer means, the first-mentioned horizontal scan charge transfer means and said second horizontal scan charge transfer means being connected to opposite sides of said frame-storage section, and a pair of third and fourth readout means coupled respectively to opposite ends of said second horizontal scan charge transfer means, and wherein said driving means comprises means for selectively driving one of said first and second horizontal scan charge transfer means selectively in one of opposite horizontal directions and means for driving said frame-storage section selectively in one of opposite vertical directions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
140 words
A solid-state image pickup apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said image sensor of each of said first and second imagers comprises a matrix array of optoelectrical elements arranged in a pattern of rows and columns, said vertical scan charge transfer means comprisir- a first register addressible to the optoelectrical elements arranged in the direction of the rows and said horizontal scan charge transfer means comprising a second register addressible lto the optoelectrical elements arranged in the direction of the columns, and wherein said driving means comprises means for driving the first and second registers of said first imager in predetermined vertical and horizontal directions and means for driving the first register of said second imager selectively in one of opposite vertical directions and driving the second register of said second imager selectively in one of horizontal opposite directions.
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