Image acquiring apparatus
US6404915B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00127
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image acquiring apparatus for automatically selecting from 1D image signal and a 2D image signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes an image signal acquisition device selectably acquiring therethtrough the 1D image signal and the 2D image signal, an image acquisition control controlling the image signal acquisition device to selectably acquire one of the 1D image signal and the 2D image signal, a memory for storage, a pixel processing unit for processing one of the 1D image signal and the 2D image signal, an input/output interface, and a selecting mechanism for passing one of the 1D image signal and the 2D image signal through the pixel processing unit.
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