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Photoelectric converting apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-09-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-09-16
Abstract
Abstract In a photoelectric converter of the type having a plurality of photosensors and a plurality of signal output lines for picking up signals from the photosensors, wherein the signals are picked up through signal output terminals smaller in number than that of the signal output lines, the photoelectric converter is characterized by that the signal output lines each have switch means for switching the signal output line and connecting a desired signal output line to a signal output terminal.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigetoshi Sugawa
- 👤 Nobuyoshi Tanaka
- 👤 Toshiji Suzuki
- 👤 Akira Ishizaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:13
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10F39/197; H04; H04N; H04N25/00; H04N25/40; H04N25/41; H04N25/70; H04N25/701
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A photoelectric converting comprising: a) a plurality of line sensors, each line sensor having a common output line and including scanning means for scanning a corresponding line sensor; and b) selection means for selectively directing a signal on a common output line for each line sensor to a common output terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
A photoelectric converting comprising: a) a plurality of line sensors, each line sensor having a common output line and including scanning means for scanning a corresponding line sensor; and b) selection means for selectively directing a signal on a common output line for each line sensor to a common output terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim l, wherein said scanning means includes a shift register.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim l, wherein said selection, means is coupled between said output line and said common output terminal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said selection means performs a selection operation by selecting one of the output lines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said selection means performs a selection operation, during the scanning all the signals from a line sensor, by selecting a corresponding output line for said line sensor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said scanning means alternately scans a part of each line sensor, and said selection means selects corresponding one among said output lines only during the scanning of each line sensor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus comprising: a) a plurality of sensor blocks each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells; b) a plurality of scanning means capable of independently scanning each sensor block; c) sole amplification means for amplifying a signal from each sensor block; and d) switch means for selectively directing a signal from each sensor block to said sole amplification means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus comprising: a) a plurality of sensor blocks each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells; b) a plurality of scanning means capable of independently scanning each sensor block; c) sole amplification means for amplifying a signal from each sensor block; and d) switch means for selectively directing a signal from each sensor block to said sole amplification means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said each sensor block has an output signal line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said switch means is coupled between said output signal line and said amplification means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
l0. A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising clear means for clearing a signal on said output signal line.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a capacitor for temporarily storing a signal from said photoelectric conversion cell.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said photoelectric conversion cell includes a bipolar transistor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of scanning means scan alternately.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim l3, wherein said scanning means scans a signal from a photoelectric conversion cell alternately in one sensor block and in another sensor block.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim l3, wherein after said scanning means has completed to scan all the signals from one sensor block, said scanning means starts scanning all the signals from another sensor block.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
Apparatus comprising a plurality of signal sources, which sequentially produce signals, a common output line for the signals produced by the sources, a plurality of lines coupling the sources to the common output, and means for isolating the capacitance(s) of the or each other coupling line from that one of the coupling lines on which there is a signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
59 words
Apparatus comprising a plurality of signal sources, which sequentially produce signals, a common output line for the signals produced by the sources, a plurality of lines coupling the sources to the common output, and means for isolating the capacitance(s) of the or each other coupling line from that one of the coupling lines on which there is a signal.
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