Synchronized multiple imager system and method
US8253815B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A synchronized multiple imager system includes a plurality of imagers having pixels arranged in rows and columns. The pixels generate pixel data responsive to light directed onto the imagers. One or more respective sensors are coupled to the imagers. The sensors sense the pixel data from the columns and output a vertical raster stream representative of the pixel data in the columns, thereby generating a plurality of vertical raster streams. A clock circuit synchronizes the sensors to sense selected columns in the imagers and to output the vertical raster streams from the selected columns. A processor circuit is configured to receive the vertical raster streams from the imagers and to process the vertical raster streams to generate a plurality of stitched raster streams. The processor circuit stitches seam vertical raster streams from adjacent pairs of imagers.
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