Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image pickup device and image pickup system
- Patent Title (中): 摄像设备和摄像系统
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Application No.: US13047599Application Date: 2011-03-14
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Publication No.: US08497921B2Publication Date: 2013-07-30
- Inventor: Shintaro Takenaka , Kazuhiro Sonoda
- Applicant: Shintaro Takenaka , Kazuhiro Sonoda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon USA Inc. IP Division
- Priority: WOPCT/JP2010/054528 20100317
- Main IPC: H04N5/228
- IPC: H04N5/228 ; H04N5/335

Abstract:
When a conventional circuit is used in an image sensor which employs a pixel sharing technique, selection of pixels is not properly performed, that is, an invalid operation may be performed. To address this problem, a first storage unit which stores an address of a reading row, a second storage unit which stores an address of a shutter row, and a third storage unit for controlling an element shared by a plurality of pixels are provided in a row selection unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110228122A1 IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2011-09-22
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