Image capture accelerator
US-9288413-B2 · Mar 15, 2016 · US
Camera system dual-encoder architecture
US9420173B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9420173-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615049013-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Publication date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
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An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received from the pre-processing engine. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator further includes a demultiplexer configured to receive image data captured by an image sensor array implemented within, for example, an image sensor chip. The demultiplexer may output the received image data to an image signal processor when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in a standard capture mode, and may output the received image data to the accelerator circuitry when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in an accelerated capture mode.
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What is claimed is: 1. A camera system, comprising: an image sensor chip configured to produce image data representative of light incident upon the image sensor chip; an image signal processor chip (“ISP”) configured to process the image data; and an image capture accelerator chip (“ICA”) coupled between the image sensor chip and the ISP, the image capture accelerator comprising: an input configured to receive the image data from the image sensor chip; a decimator configure…
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- What does patent US9420173B2 cover?
- An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Gopro Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N19/91. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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