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Image sensing apparatus and imaging system

US8441566B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 2011
Grant dateMay 14, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/441
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image sensing apparatus comprises: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in a row direction and column direction; a selection unit configured to select a row of the pixel array; and a readout unit configured to read out signals from the pixels of the row selected by the selection unit, wherein, when the readout unit reads out signals from the pixels of not all rows but some rows in the pixel array, the selection unit resets the pixels of rows in adjacent regions adjacent to readout rows from which signals are read out, and the pixel array includes rows, in which the pixels are not reset by the selection unit, in regions other than the readout rows and the adjacent regions.

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