Patent ID: 6930714
Filing Date: 2005-08-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for converting film images to a digital format comprising: a photodetector system, said photodetector system being capable of detecting a plurality of film image components; a film holder aligned with said photodetector system; said photodetector system including at least one light activated array; said at least one array including at least two subsections wherein each subsection is assigned at least one independent shift register; a plurality of digital recording media, said plurality of digital recording media being operatively interconnected with an output from each of said at least two subsections; a common storage device, said common storage device being operatively interconnected with said plurality of digital recording media; and a controller, said controller being capable of simultaneously directing storage of a first subset of said film image components onto said plurality of digital recording media and directing storage of a second subset of said film image components onto said common storage device.