Patent ID: 6525770
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image pickup device for picking up an object transferring relatively to a prescribed direction provided with:a plurality of photoelectric conversion means arranged in said prescribed direction for converting the incident light photoelectrically to generate electric charge; electric charge transfer means for superimposing said electric charge outputted from said photoelectric conversion means on electric charge accumulated at the position corresponding to the photoelectric conversion means, and for transferring the electric charge in said prescribed direction at the same speed as the transferring speed in said prescribed direction of the image of said object projected on said photoelectric conversion means; driving means for outputting said electric charge from said photoelectric conversion means to said electric charge transfer means at a prescribed number of times with a period calculated by dividing the distance interval of said plurality of photoelectric conversion means by the transferring speed in said prescribed direction of the image of said object; and processing means for processing electric charge transferred from said electric charge transfer means.