Image analysis system
US5636296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/24
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A moving image with a plurality of continuous frames is processed by using a plurality of image processing units (5-1 through 5-n), which operate simultaneously. A frame identification designator (4) attaches an identification number cyclically to each frame of the input image signal. A frame identification selector (6) in each image processing unit inputs an image frame selectively based upon the identification number, and transfers the selected frame to a corresponding image processing module. The image processing units (5-1 through 5-n) typically carry out either the same processing on respective image frames, or a plurality of processing to a single frame. An additional processor network (8) may be coupled with the image processing units for high-level processing including recognition and/or understanding of an image.
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