Texas Instruments Corporation

Gregory R Hewes

Fred William Ware, Jr

Veeramanikandan Raju

Aziz Umit Batur

Wei Hong

Mark N Gamadia

Apparatus and methods disclosed herein operate to monitor times of receipt of start-of-frame indications associated with frames received from multiple image sensors at a video controller. Time differences between the times of receipt of the frames are calculated. Embodiments herein alter one or more frame period determining parameter values associated with the image sensors if the time differences equal or exceed frame synchronization hysteresis threshold values. Parameter values are adjusted positively and/or negatively to decrease the time differences. The parameter values may be reset at each image sensor when the time differences become less than the frame synchronization hysteresis threshold value as additional frames are received at the video controller.

Multi-sensor video frame synchronization apparatus and methods

The present invention is drawn to a device for use with first stereoscopic data, second stereoscopic data and a display device. The device includes an input portion, a convergence data detecting portion, a convergence plane portion, a comparing portion and a modification portion. The input portion can receive the first stereoscopic data and the second stereoscopic data. The convergence data detecting portion can detect first convergence data within the first stereoscopic data and can detect second convergence data within the second stereoscopic data. The convergence plane portion can determine a first convergence plane based on the first convergence data and can determine a second convergence plane based on the second convergence data. The comparing portion can compare the first convergence plane and the second convergence plane and can generate a convergence plane comparison. The modification portion can modify the first convergence data based on the convergence plane comparison.

Modifying fusion offset of current, next, second next sequential frames

The present invention is drawn to a device for use with first stereoscopic data, second stereoscopic data and a display device. The device includes an input portion, a convergence data detecting portion, a convergence plane portion, a comparing portion and a modification portion. The input portion can receive the first stereoscopic data and the second stereoscopic data. The convergence data detecting portion can detect first convergence data within the first stereoscopic data and can detect second convergence data within the second stereoscopic data. The convergence plane portion can determine a first convergence plane based on the first convergence data and can determine a second convergence plane based on the second convergence data. The comparing portion can compare the first, convergence plane and the second convergence plane and can generate a convergence plane comparison. The modification portion can modify the first convergence data based on the convergence plane comparison.

Modifying fusion offset data in sequential stereoscopic image frames

Times of receipt of start-of-frame indications associated with frames received from multiple image sensors at a video controller are monitored. Time differences between the times of receipt of the frames are calculated. One or more frame period determining parameter values associated with the image sensors are altered if the time differences equal or exceed frame synchronization hysteresis threshold values. Parameter values are adjusted positively and/or negatively to decrease the time differences. The parameter values may be reset at each image sensor when the time differences become less than the frame synchronization hysteresis threshold value as additional frames are received at the video controller.

Methods for automatic focus in a stereographic imaging device that includes two imaging sensor systems are provided. Focus searches are executed on both imaging sensor systems to determine optimal focused lens positions for each. The focus searches may be executed currently or sequentially, and may be at differing lens position granularities. Focal scores and spatial locations, i.e., the locations of focus regions, may be shared between the imaging sensor systems to coordinate the focus searches. Touchscreen coordinates may also be used to coordinate the focus searches.

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Gregory R Hewes