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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1996
Eberhard Lange, Hyogo, JP;
Kunihiko Hara, Hyogo, JP;
Eiichi Funatsu, Hyogo, JP;
Jun Ohta, Hyogo, JP;
Shuichi Tai, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshikazu Nitta, Hyogo, JP;
Yuichi Koshiba, Hyogo, JP;
Takashi Toyoda, Hyogo, JP;
Kazuo Kyuma, Hyogo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for sensing and processing images is provided with a photo detector array arranged in a matrix form, a control circuit for feeding a row of the array with voltage for sensitivity control, and a neural network for processing current flowing from a column of the array to the ground in order to obtain an apparatus for sensing and processing images having a simple configuration, a high frame speed, the capability of forming a focus of attention, and high throughput of data and possibility of connecting to the neural network.