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Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Gregory R. Hewes, Dallas, TX (US);

Fred W. Ware, Jr., Desoto, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/00 (2018.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/0044 (2013.01); H04N 13/0051 (2013.01); H04N 13/0239 (2013.01); H04N 13/0242 (2013.01); H04N 13/0296 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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