Information input apparatus
First Claim
1. An information input apparatus for obtaining a difference image between object images corresponding to irradiated and non-irradiated states, comprising:
- a light emitter for irradiating an object with light;
an area image sensor having imaging units constructed by a two-dimensional matrix of a plurality of light-receiving elements that perform photoelectric conversion, and a plurality of charge coupled device (CCD) type charge transfer sections for transferring and outputting charges obtained by said imaging units; and
control means for controlling charge transfer timings from the light-receiving elements to the CCD type charge transfer sections to alternately arrange charges received when said light emitter emits light and charges received when said light emitter does not emit light in a predetermined sequence in all or the individual CCD type charge transfer section of said area image sensor.
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Abstract
CCD type charge transfer sections include vertical charge transfer sections and horizontal charge transfer sections having stages twice the number of lines of the vertical charge transfer sections. The horizontal charge transfer sections have a capacity capable of holding charges twice the number of lines of the vertical charge transfer sections. A controller controls an area image sensor to arrange charges of an object image corresponding to an irradiated state and charges of the object image corresponding to a non-irradiated state in the vertical charge transfer sections, and to transfer charges for two pixels per vertical charge transfer section to the horizontal charge transfer sections to hold the charges.
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12 Claims
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1. An information input apparatus for obtaining a difference image between object images corresponding to irradiated and non-irradiated states, comprising:
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a light emitter for irradiating an object with light;
an area image sensor having imaging units constructed by a two-dimensional matrix of a plurality of light-receiving elements that perform photoelectric conversion, and a plurality of charge coupled device (CCD) type charge transfer sections for transferring and outputting charges obtained by said imaging units; and
control means for controlling charge transfer timings from the light-receiving elements to the CCD type charge transfer sections to alternately arrange charges received when said light emitter emits light and charges received when said light emitter does not emit light in a predetermined sequence in all or the individual CCD type charge transfer section of said area image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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