IP Library Patent Application 11363937
Patent Application
App. No. 11/363,937

Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus

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App. No.
11/363,937
Abstract

Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, comprises: a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length; and a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film, wherein the solid-state imaging element has a light-receiving surface of an aspect ratio horizontally greater than that of a rectangular range to be photographed.

Claims (31)

1 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:

a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length; and

a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film,

wherein the solid-state imaging element has a light-receiving surface of an aspect ratio horizontally greater than that of a rectangular range to be photographed.

2 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:

a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length;

a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film;

an electronic circuit that drives the solid-state imaging element and processes data read from the solid-state imaging element, the electronic circuit being in a part corresponding to the cartridge;

a battery power supply in the part corresponding to said cartridge;

a controller that operates on power from the battery power supply;

a switch section that feeds power of the battery power supply to the electronic circuit on receiving a power input command from the controller; and

a camera attachment configured separately from the housing and connected to the controller via radio waves, the camera attachment comprising: a button attached on a release button of the film camera and pressed integrally with the release button; a sensor that senses a touch on the button; and a radio originating section that performs radio transmission of a detection signal to the controller when the touch is sensed so as to output the power input command to the switch section.

3 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:

a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which the film is drawn by a predetermined length; and

a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film, wherein the housing comprises:

a first housing that has a plate shape corresponding to a shape of the film and mounts the solid-state imaging element; and

a second housing that has a cylinder shape corresponding to the cartridge to which the first housing is attached in a fashion that the first housing can be inserted therein and can be drawn therefrom for a predetermined distance.

4 . Cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus, which is used to photograph a digital image while it is attached to a film camera instead of a film, the apparatus comprising:

a housing having a shape of a cartridge from which a film is drawn by a predetermined length;

a solid-state imaging element mounted on a part corresponding to the film; and

an electronic circuit that drives the solid-state imaging element and processes data read from the solid-state imaging element, the electronic circuit being in a part corresponding to the cartridge;

a battery power supply being in a part corresponding to the cartridge;

wherein the solid-state imaging element is a photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element comprising: a semiconductor substrate; and at least one layer of photoelectric conversion film for performing photoelectric conversion of green light on or above the semiconductor substrate.

5 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element further comprises: a photoelectric conversion film for performing photoelectric conversion of red light; and a photoelectric conversion film for performing photoelectric conversion of blue light, on or above the semiconductor substrate.

6 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element further comprises: a first photodiode for receiving and performing photoelectric conversion of blue light; and a second photodiode for receiving and performing photoelectric conversion of red light in the semiconductor substrate.

7 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first photodiode and the second photodiode are stacked in a depth direction of the semiconductor substrate.

8 . The cartridge type solid-state image pickup apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein an infrared light cutoff filter layer is integrally formed on the photoelectric conversion film stacked color solid-state imaging element.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2007
From: FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION (FORMERLY FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.)
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018904/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2006
From: INUIYA, MASAFUMI
To: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017634/0300 →