Photoelectric converting apparatus

Claim 2

A photoelectric conversion apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines, each for accumulating a photoelectrically converted signal; (b) scanning means for independently scanning each of said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines and receiving each of the photoelectrically converted signals accumulated in the scanned photoelectric conversion device lines; and (c) connecting means for connecting said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines and said scanning means by wirings through which the photoelectrically converted signals accumulated in said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines are respectively transferred to said scanning means according to an operation of said scanning means.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines include a plurality of color line sensors to form different color signals.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said plurality of color line sensors include three color line sensors to form R, G, and B, respectively.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines has a plurality of pixels and each of said pixels includes a transistor for amplification.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 1, further having memory means between said scanning circuits and said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said memory means includes a capacitor.

Claim 8

A color reading apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of line sensors for accumulating photoelectrically converted signals; (b) displacing means for relatively displacing said plurality of line sensors and an object; and (c) scanning means connected with said plurality of line sensors, for independently scanning each of said plurality of line sensors and for reading out the photoelectrically converted signals accumulated in the scanned line sensor from the line sensor to said scanning means.

Claim 9

A color reading apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of line sensors for accumulating photoelectrically converted signals; (b) displacing means for relatively displacing said plurality of line sensors and an object; and (c) scanning means connected with said plurality of line sensors, for independently scanning each of said plurality of line sensors and for reading out the photoelectrically converted signals accumulated in the scanned line sensor from the line sensor to said scanning means.

Claim 10

An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said plurality of line sensors are color line sensors to detect different colors, respectively.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said plurality of color line sensors include three color line sensors to form R, G, and B, respectively.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein each of said line sensors includes a plurality of pixels and each of said pixels includes a transistor for amplification.

Claim 13

An apparatus according to claim 7, further having memory means between said plurality of line sensors and said plurality of scanning means.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said memory means includes a capacitor.

Claim 15

A photoelectric converting apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines for photoelectrically converting a light from an object into electrical signals; signal read-out means for independently reading out the electrical signal from each of said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines and for outputting the read-out signal; and (c) a plurality of signal transferring means for connecting said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines and said plurality of signal read-out means, wherein the electrical signals read out by said read-out means from said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines are transferred to said signal read-out means respectively through said plurality of signal transferring means.

Claim 16

A photoelectric converting apparatus comprising: (a) a plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines for photoelectrically converting a light from an object into electrical signals; signal read-out means for independently reading out the electrical signal from each of said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines and for outputting the read-out signal; and (c) a plurality of signal transferring means for connecting said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines and said plurality of signal read-out means, wherein the electrical signals read out by said read-out means from said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines are transferred to said signal read-out means respectively through said plurality of signal transferring means.

Claim 17

A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 13, wherein at least said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines and said plurality of signal readout means are formed on a single substrate.

Claim 18

A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said signal read-out means includes a scanning circuit and temporal storage means for temporally storing the photoelectrically converted signal.

Claim 19

A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said temporal storage means includes a plurality of capacitors corresponding to a plurality of photoelectric conversion devices which constitute the photoelectric conversion device lines.

Claim 20

A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the photoelectric conversion device includes a transistor for amplification.

Claim 21

A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said plurality of photoelectric conversion device lines includes a plurality of color line sensors to form different color signals.

Claim 22

A photoelectric converting apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said plurality of color line sensors includes three color line sensors to form R, G and B signals, respectively.