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US 8,797,612 B2Granted
Sensor and sensor control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji Kubozono, Takahiro Ode
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji Kubozono, Takahiro Ode
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A sensor includes a photoelectric conversion unit including a first photoelectric conversion element array and a second photoelectric conversion element array, each having an array of a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a predetermined direction, a storage unit configured to store a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer unit configured to transfer the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit to an outside of the sensor, a control unit configured to serially execute a first transfer control for transporting unit configured to transport a charge stored in the second photoelectric conversion element array to the transfer unit via the storage unit and a second transfer control for transporting unit configured to transport a charge stored in the first photoelectric conversion element array to the transfer unit via the second photoelectric conversion element array and the storage unit.
An apparatus comprising:
A method of controlling an apparatus comprising a first photoelectric conversion unit and a second photoelectric conversion unit each configured to convert a received light into a charge, a charge storage unit configured to store a charge, a transfer unit configured to transfer the charge to an outside, a first transport unit configured to transport a charge in the first photoelectric conversion unit to the second photoelectric conversion unit, a second transport unit configured to transport the charge in the second photoelectric conversion unit to the charge storage unit and a third transport unit configured to transport the charge in the charge storage unit to the transfer unit, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.