Patent · US Expired

Image sensing system

US6707880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 21, 2000
Grant dateMar 16, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05G1/64
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention is to provide a system which has a plurality of sensor units and can efficiently sense an image. A sensing system includes a plurality of sensor units, a plurality of selection switches that are arranged in correspondence with the plurality of sensor units, respectively, and select corresponding sensor units, and a control circuit for setting a sensor unit selected by the selection switch in a ready state and an unselected sensor unit in a sleep state.

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