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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1999
Toshiaki Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Katsuhiko Takebe, Saitama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
In a solid-state image pick-up device having a photoelectrical conversion element cell array with a matrix arrangement of cells, between either a first or second signal line and a prescribed selection circuit that drives the signal line are provided a multiple signal line received light amount value storage means that includes a amount of received light detection means that separately reads out the amount of received light data for a plurality of photoelectrical conversion element cells connected to a plurality of selected signal lines in the other signal group, and a switching means that selectively transmits this detected amount of received light information to an output means.