Patent ID: 6697113
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A solid-state image pick-up device comprising:a first group of signal lines; a second group of signal lines, each of which intersecting those of said first group of signal lines in a matrix arrangement; a first selection circuit that sequentially selects and drives said first group of signal lines; a second selection circuit that sequentially selects and drives said second group of signal lines; a plurality of photoelectrical conversion element cells that are provided in the vicinity of each one of a region of intersection points formed between each one of lines of said first group of signal lines and each one of lines of said second group of signal lines, and that are connected thereto; and at least an output means for separately outputting individual amounts of received light information of said photoelectrical conversion element cells; and wherein said device further comprising; a multiple signal line received light amount value storage means which is provided separately between either said first group or said second group of signal lines and a prescribed selection circuit which drives said selected group of signal lines and which is provided on each one of said signal lines in said selected group of signal lines, and which individually stores therein, an amount of received light information of each one of a plurality of photoelectrical conversion element cells, each connected to a selected one of said separate signal lines contained in another group of signal lines, respectively, while each of said plurality of multiple signal line received light amount value storage means is further provided with an amount of received light detection means, each of which reads out, respectively, for each one of said signal lines in said another group of signal lines, said amounts or received light information of each one of said plurality of photoelectrical conversion element cells connected to a selected one of said separate signal lines contained in said another group of signal lines; and a switching means that causes said detected amount of received light information to be transmitted to said output means.