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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Kazuhiro Saito, Chofu, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Ebina, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Kunitachi, JP;
Tomohisa Kinugasa, Yokohama, JP;
Kouji Maeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Saito, Chofu, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Ebina, JP;
Yukihiro Kuroda, Kunitachi, JP;
Tomohisa Kinugasa, Yokohama, JP;
Kouji Maeda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Each of a plurality of unit pixels includes first and second photoelectric conversion units, and a pixel output unit shared between the first and second photoelectric conversion units. A monitoring unit configured to control the charge-accumulation operation of the first photoelectric conversion unit by monitoring a signal generated based on the second photoelectric conversion unit is provided.