Patent ID: 11965987
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 15:
16. A distance measuring method using the solid-state imaging device of claim 1 and a light source, comprising the steps of:
(1) turning on the first switch transistor to charge the first capacitor up to the first voltage and also turning on the second switch transistor to charge the second capacitor up to the second voltage;
(2) turning off the first switch transistor to terminate the charging of the first capacitor and also turning off the second switch transistor to terminate the charging of the second capacitor;
(3) letting the light source emit light;
(4) turning on the third switch transistor to supply the first voltage from the first capacitor to the pixels through the first signal line; and
(5) turning off the third switch transistor and also turning on the fourth switch transistor to supply the second voltage from the second capacitor to the pixels through the first signal line.