GB2385200B - Photosensor assembly - Google Patents

Photosensor assembly

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GB2385200B
GB2385200B GB0229041A GB0229041A GB2385200B GB 2385200 B GB2385200 B GB 2385200B GB 0229041 A GB0229041 A GB 0229041A GB 0229041 A GB0229041 A GB 0229041A GB 2385200 B GB2385200 B GB 2385200B
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Prior art keywords
photosensor assembly
photosensor
assembly
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GB0229041A
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GB0229041D0 (en
GB2385200A (en
Inventor
Kurt Eugene Spears
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HP Inc
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Hewlett Packard Co
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Priority claimed from US09/703,960 external-priority patent/US6894812B1/en
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Publication of GB2385200A publication Critical patent/GB2385200A/en
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    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
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    • H04N25/00—Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof
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    • H04N25/71—Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors
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    • H04N1/19—Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa using multi-element arrays
    • H04N1/191—Scanning arrangements, i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versa using multi-element arrays the array comprising a one-dimensional array, or a combination of one-dimensional arrays, or a substantially one-dimensional array, e.g. an array of staggered elements
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    • H04N2201/04758—Control or error compensation of scanning position or velocity by controlling the position of the scanned image area
    • H04N2201/04767—Control or error compensation of scanning position or velocity by controlling the position of the scanned image area by controlling the timing of the signals, e.g. by controlling the frequency o phase of the pixel clock

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Solid State Image Pick-Up Elements (AREA)
GB0229041A 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly Expired - Fee Related GB2385200B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/703,960 US6894812B1 (en) 2000-10-31 2000-10-31 Photosensor assembly with shared structures
GB0125217A GB2372881B (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly

Publications (3)

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GB0229041D0 GB0229041D0 (en) 2003-01-15
GB2385200A GB2385200A (en) 2003-08-13
GB2385200B true GB2385200B (en) 2004-02-04

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GB0229036A Expired - Fee Related GB2383687B (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly
GB0229040A Expired - Fee Related GB2383899B (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly
GB0325606A Expired - Fee Related GB2400978B (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly
GB0229041A Expired - Fee Related GB2385200B (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly

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GB0229040A Expired - Fee Related GB2383899B (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly
GB0325606A Expired - Fee Related GB2400978B (en) 2000-10-31 2001-10-19 Photosensor assembly

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Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5043571A (en) * 1988-08-01 1991-08-27 Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha CCD photosensor and its application to a spectrophotometer

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GB2383899A (en) 2003-07-09
GB0229040D0 (en) 2003-01-15
GB0325606D0 (en) 2003-12-10
GB0229036D0 (en) 2003-01-15
GB2383687B (en) 2004-01-07
GB0229041D0 (en) 2003-01-15
GB2385200A (en) 2003-08-13
GB2400978B (en) 2004-12-08
GB2400978A (en) 2004-10-27
GB2383687A (en) 2003-07-02
GB2383899B (en) 2004-01-07

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