Intel Corporation

Joseph A Hook

Ramkumar Narayanswamy

Sheldon L Sun

Igor V Kozintsev

Kalpana Seshadrinathan

Rao S Pitla

Christopher T Sauvageau

Yassir Mosleh

Chanitnan (Lu) Kanthapanit

Richard Newpol

Kevin M Taggart

Alexander N Zaplatin

Techniques for image synchronization are described herein. The techniques may include a device having logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to implement modules. The modules may include a first sync pulse module to issue a first sync pulse after a first sync pulse offset period to a first imaging sensor. The modules may also include a second sync pulse module to issue a second sync pulse parallel to the first sync pulse after a second sync pulse offset period to a second imaging sensor.

Multi-camera sync pulse synchronization

A method and apparatus for synchronizing data captured by multiple image and non-image data capture devices using timing information. In one embodiment, the device comprises a plurality of interfaces operable to receive streaming data from each of a plurality of image and non-image capture devices and timestamping logic implemented, at least in part, in hardware and coupled to the plurality of interfaces to generate and assign timestamp information to each set of data captured by individual capture devices of the plurality of image and non-image capture devices to indicate when the data was captured, where the timestamp information is synchronized to a single timestamp reference clock. The device also comprises processing logic coupled to the timestamping logic to group image data from image capture devices with data from non-image capture devices using the timestamp information.

Multi-camera dataset assembly and management with high precision timestamp requirements

Synchronized capture of image and non-image sensor data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a device for synchronized capture comprises a synchronization signal generator to generate a synchronization (sync) signal for each of a plurality of heterogeneous capture devices and timestamping logic coupled to the synchronization signal generator to assign timestamp information to each set of data captured by individual capture devices of the plurality of capture devices to indicate when the data was captured, wherein the timestamp information is assigned based on when the sync signal is generated for its corresponding capture device and based on a first delay between when the sync signal is generated for a corresponding capture device and when processing of captured data, by a processing device, has been completed.

Synchronized capture of image and non-image sensor data

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Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America

Joseph A Hook