Timing generator system for outputting clock signals to components of an imaging system according to decoded timing control instructions
US7131022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/18
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A timing generator comprising a programmable program memory that is arranged to comprise program instructions for controlling the generation of timing signals, a timing generator controller for processing the program instructions from the program memory, and an output timing signal controller. The output timing signal controller is connected to the timing generator controller for reception of control data and a timing signal specification that determine the appearance of said timing signals. The output timing signal controller is arranged to provide a plurality of output timing signals. The timing generator controller includes a decoder for decoding program instructions from the memory. An imaging device comprising an image sensor, an analogue image processor, an analogue to digital (A/D) converter, and a timing generator, according to the description given above, providing timing signals to the image sensor, the analogue image processor and the A/D converter.
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