Patent ID: 7414256

Claim:
An image detection and readout apparatus, comprising: a solid state detector constructed to record an image as an electrostatic latent image, and to generate electrical currents according to the electrostatic latent image when scanned by readout light; current detecting means for detecting the electrical currents generated by the solid state detector; a surface light source constituted by multitudes of linear light sources arranged in parallel, each for emitting readout light; and a light source control means configured to sequentially switch and drive the linear light sources to cause the scanning to be performed by the linear light sources, wherein: the solid state detector includes a stripe electrode constituted by multitudes of linear electrodes arranged in parallel for outputting electrical currents according to the electrostatic latent image; the linear light sources are arranged to extend in the direction orthogonal to the length direction of the linear electrodes; the stripe electrode is divided into a plurality of sections in the length direction of the linear electrodes to form a plurality of readout regions; different readout regions of the plurality of readout regions are connected to different groups of the current detecting means; and the light source control means is configured to control the linear light sources to cause the scanning to be performed by the linear light sources in parallel simultaneously for the plurality of readout regions of the stripe electrode.