Control methods and apparatus for coupling multiple image acquisition devices to a digital data processor
US6684402B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/90
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hub that controls the acquisition of images from a plurality of image sources utilizes image acquisition logic that selectively applies a first set of control signals (e.g., “shutter” signals) to imaging devices, causing them to acquire images. The logic applies a second set of control signals (e.g., “readout” signals) to the devices, causing them to output the images to the hub. Those images are transferred by the hub to a host over an isochronous communications medium.
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