A photoelectric converting device having a plurality of line sensors, each line sensor having an output line and scanning means for scanning that line sensor. Selection circuit selectably directs a signal from one of the plural output lines to a common output terminal. A reset device resets the common...http://www.google.de/patents/US4835404?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4835404 - Photoelectric converting apparatus with a switching circuit and a resetting circuit for reading and resetting a plurality of lines sensors
