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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keiji Kunishige, Hachioji, JP;
Shinichi Kodama, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/253 ; H04N 9/47 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/253 ; H04N 9/47 ;
Abstract
An image input apparatus is provided with an imaging section, a scanner, and a charge accumulation control section. The imaging section includes a line sensor and converts an image recorded on film into electric signals. The scanner mechanically scans the relative positional relationships between the film and the line sensor in an intermittent fashion. The charge accumulation control section controls the timings at which the line sensor starts a charge accumulation operation, and this control is executed in association with the intermittent scanning operation of the scanner.