Configurable hardware based digital imaging apparatus
US7609297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2207/4814
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a digital imaging apparatus having an optical sensor, an analog-to-digital converter, a plurality of computational elements, and an interconnection network. The optical sensor converts an object image into a detected image, which is then converted to digital image information by the analog-to-digital converter. The plurality of computational elements includes a first computational element having a first fixed architecture and a second computational element having a second, different fixed architecture. The interconnection network is capable of providing a processed digital image from the digital image information by configuring and reconfiguring the plurality of computational elements for performance of a plurality of different imaging functions. The invention may be embodied, for example, as a digital camera, a scanner, a printer, or a dry copier.
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