Patent ID: 6680751
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A timing pulse generating apparatus which generates a variety of timing pulses used for acquiring image signals from a solid-state imaging device, the timing pulse generating apparatus comprising:a horizontal counter which counts reference clocks, a count value of the horizontal counter being reset in synchronization with a horizontal synchronous signal; a storing device which stores pattern data for generating the timing pulses, the pattern data comprising data representing timing pulses for one period first generated in a horizontal scanning period and repeat times of the timing pulses for one period in the horizontal scanning period; a pattern data setting device which reads the pattern data corresponding to desired timing pulses from the storing device and sets the read pattern data in a horizontal register; and a timing pulse generating device which generates and outputs the timing pulses in accordance with the count value of the horizontal counter and the pattern data set in the horizontal register.