Television – Camera – system and detail – Solid-state image sensor
Patent
1992-11-06
1994-12-27
Mancuso, Joseph
Television
Camera, system and detail
Solid-state image sensor
348312, H04N 314
Patent
active
053769678
ABSTRACT:
A method of driving a solid state image pickup device having a number of photoelectric conversion elements disposed in a matrix shape, a plurality of columns of vertical CCDs disposed adjacent to each column of the photoelectric conversion elements and capable of storing electric charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements, and a horizontal CCD connected to the vertical CCDs and capable of receiving in parallel electric charges transferred from the vertical CCDs and serially outputting the electric charges. The method includes the steps of reading electric charges accumulated in the photoelectric conversion elements and storing the electric charges in the vertical CCDs sending an empty packet from the horizontal CCD to each of the vertical CCDs, the empty packet representing an area where no electric charge is present and causing electric charges in the vertical CCDs to be sequentially transferred to the horizontal CCD in relation to the empty packet being transferred form the horizontal CCD to the vertical CCDs.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4178614 (1979-12-01), Sauer
patent: 4745481 (1988-05-01), Tanaka
patent: 4868855 (1989-09-01), Boudewijns et al.
patent: 4951148 (1990-08-01), Esser et al.
patent: 5105450 (1992-04-01), Yamada
Sakota Akio
Tanigawa Hiroshi
Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd.
Greening Wendy R.
Mancuso Joseph
LandOfFree
Method and apparatus for driving a high resolution CCD image pic does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for driving a high resolution CCD image pic, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for driving a high resolution CCD image pic will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-921953