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Circuit for reading a plurality of ccd sensors during respective non-overlapping output periods
Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-24
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Granted: 1993-05-11
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Expires: 2011-05-24
Abstract
Abstract A CCD driving circuit for reading and outputting data from a plurality of CCD sensors, each CCD sensor being actuable to convert an image into data by first optically sensing the image during a first time period and thereafter converting the optically-sensed image into data during a second time period, including a driving arrangement for actuating the CCD sensors such that the first time periods associated therewith are staggered so that the second time periods associated therewith do not overlap each other. A multiplexing arrangement is provided for multiplexing and outputting the data read from each of the CCD sensors.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Furuta
- 👤 Yasuhiko Yokomori
- 👤 Masato Ohta
- 👤 Hideo Suda
- 👤 Naoki Ozawa
- 👤 Shogo Kida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
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2026-11-09 08:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N25/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A CCD driving circuit comprising circuit means for reading and outputting data from a plurality of CCD sensors which are each actuable to convert an image into said data by first optically sensing the image during a first time period and thereafter generating said data based on the optically-sensed image during a second time period, said circuit means including driving means for actuating said plurality of CCD sensors such that the first time periods of said CCD sensors are staggered so that the second time periods of said CCD sensors will not overlap each other, and multiplexing means for multiplexing and outputting said data read from each of said CCD sensors, wherein said driving means includes a counting circuit for periodically generating a first read starting signal which is applied to a first of said CCD sensors, and a plurality of time watching circuits which are each responsive to said counting circuit and which each supply to a respective said CCD sensor other than said first CCD sensor a respective further read starting signal at a point in time delayed by a respective unique time interval from each said first read starting signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A CCD driving circuit comprising circuit means for reading and outputting data from a plurality of CCD sensors which are each actuable to convert an image into said data by first optically sensing the image during a first time period and thereafter generating said data based on the optically-sensed image during a second time period, said circuit means including driving means for actuating said plurality of CCD sensors such that the first time periods of said CCD sensors are staggered so that the second time periods of said CCD sensors will not overlap each other, and multiplexing means for multiplexing and outputting said data read from each of said CCD sensors, wherein said driving means includes a counting circuit for periodically generating a first read starting signal which is applied to a first of said CCD sensors, and a plurality of time watching circuits which are each responsive to said counting circuit and which each supply to a respective said CCD sensor other than said first CCD sensor a respective further read starting signal at a point in time delayed by a respective unique time interval from each said first read starting signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A CCD driving circuit according to claim 1, wherein said driving means includes means for causing the first time periods associated with said CCD sensors to overlap one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A CCD driving circuit according to claim 1, including an OR gate having a plurality of inputs each coupled to a respective one of said read starting signals and having an output which is a data starting signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
91 words
A CCD driving circuit according to claim 3, wherein said multiplexing means includes a multiplexer having a plurality of data inputs each coupled to a data output of a respective one of said CCD sensors, having a plurality of control inputs, and having a data output, and wherein said driving means includes sensor number signal generating means responsive to said counting circuit and said output of said OR gate for generating a plurality of control signals which are each applied to a respective one of said control inputs of said multiplexer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A CCD driving circuit according to claim 4, wherein said counting circuit generates successive said first read starting signals at points in time which are spaced by said first time period.
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