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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2019
Scenera, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Atsugi, JP;
Andrew Augustine Wajs, Haarlem, NL;
Aviram Cohen, Ge'alya, IL;
Munehiro Shimomura, Yokohama, JP;
Hironori Miyoshi, Hiratsuka, JP;
Scenera, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A network of nodes is organized into a data pipeline for one or more applications that require image understanding. The nodes are configurable to form different data pipelines, depending on the application. The process of configuring a data pipeline from the nodes may be standardized. In one implementation, the nodes have various capabilities, which may include sensor functions (e.g., image capture) and image understanding functions (e.g., object detection and recognition). Based on descriptions of the capabilities of the nodes, various nodes are selected for inclusion in the data pipeline and the interconnections between the selected nodes to form the data pipeline are also determined. Control data is transmitted to the selected nodes to form the data pipeline. The control data specifies the sensor and/or image understanding functions for the selected nodes according to each node's role in the data pipeline and also specifies the interconnections between the selected nodes.