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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Deependra Talla, Dallas, TX (US);
Clay Dunsmore, Garland, TX (US);
Ching-yu Hung, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A programmable data reformatter reorders output from an image sensor to yield various formats. The reformatting applies to reduced resolution output from large image sensors as in digital cameras operating in video mode, and converts an irregular video mode output to a standard format, such as Bayer pattern, for image processing.