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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Graham R Nudd, Broadway, GB;
Emanuel Marom, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382 28 ; 382 49 ; 382 50 ; 382 68 ;
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for high-speed processing of a two-dimensional image using Cellular Array Processors arranged as parallel modules in a multi-level matrix. An array of photosensors is used to provide image intensity signals for each image pixel. Comparator and memory modules are used to convert the sensor signals to digital form using parallel processing techniques.