Apparatus and method for increasing a digital camera image capture rate by delaying image processing
US5867214A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2101/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for increasing a digital camera image capture rate comprises an imaging device for capturing raw image data, a frame buffer for receiving the image data, a first RAM spooler for transferring the raw image data to a RAM disk, a first flash spooler for transferring the raw image data from the RAM disk to a flash memory, an image processor for processing and compressing the raw data, a second RAM spooler for storing the compressed image data into the RAM disk, and a second flash spooler for transferring the compressed image data from the RAM disk to the flash memory.
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