Patent ID: 8797612
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. 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; and a transport control unit configured to control a first transport for transporting a charge in the first photoelectric conversion unit to the second photoelectric conversion unit, a second transport for transporting the charge in the second photoelectric conversion unit to the charge storage unit and a third transport for transporting the charge in the charge storage unit to the transfer unit, wherein the transport control unit executes a transport control such that the charge converted in the first photoelectric conversion unit is transported to the charge storage unit after the charge converted in the second photoelectric conversion unit is transported to the transfer unit and before a next light of the received light is irradiated to the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit.