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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1996
Robert G Bassman, Austin, TX (US);
Bhavesh B Bhatt, Franklin Park, NJ (US);
Bill J Call, Allentown, NJ (US);
Michael W Hansen, New Hope, PA (US);
Stephen C Hsu, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Gooitzen S van der Wal, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Lambert E Wixson, Rocky Hill, NJ (US);
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for image processing a sequence of images containing a parallel-pipelined image processor comprised of image memories, a pyramid processing circuit, an arithmetic logic unit, a crossbar switch for video routing through the various components of the processor, signal processors to provide hardware programming through a global bus and also perform image processing operations. Images can be passed directly from the crossbar switch to internal static RAM of the signal processors through a first-in, first-out interface at full video rates.