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Image data reading and processing apparatus

US5146340A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateJun 17, 1991
Grant dateSep 8, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/443
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading system observes a field of view and forms electrical signals indicating the presence of objects within the field as to location and movement. After ascertaining the area of the field in which an object is located, the system is speeded up by reading signals outside the area at a high rate of speed and those inside the area at a normal rate of speed.

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