Patent ID: 9407847
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A solid state imaging apparatus, comprising: a pixel portion comprising a plurality of unit pixels arranged in matrix, a plurality of vertical output lines arranged for each column of the pixel portion, configured to transmit signals output from the photoelectric conversion elements, a plurality of memories configured to store the signals output from the photoelectric conversion elements; a writing memory selecting unit connected between the plurality of vertical output lines and the plurality of memories, configured to selectively store a signal transmitted from at least one of the plurality of vertical output lines into at least one of the plurality of memories; a plurality of horizontal scanning channels configured to input the signals stored in the plurality of memories; and a reading memory selecting unit connected between the plurality of memories and the plurality of horizontal scanning channels, configured to selectively output the signal stored in the at least one of the plurality of memories to at least one of the plurality of horizontal scanning channels, the reading memory selecting unit being configured to output the signals in an order corresponding to spatial arrangement of the photoelectric conversion elements.