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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2003
Michael Frank, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ricardo J. Motta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Justin Reyneri, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Xiao Dong Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William R. Bidermann, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Odutola Oluseye Ewedemi, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Frank, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ricardo J. Motta, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Justin Reyneri, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Xiao Dong Yang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William R. Bidermann, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Odutola Oluseye Ewedemi, San Jose, CA (US);
PIXIM, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A video imaging system includes a digital image sensor for performing image capture operations and a digital image processor for performing image processing operations. The digital image sensor includes a sensor array outputting digital pixel data, an image buffer for storing the pixel data, a first processor and a first interface circuit for transferring the pixel data onto a pixel bus. The digital image processor includes a second interface circuit coupled to receive the pixel data from the pixel bus, a frame buffer coupled to store the pixel data, an image processing pipeline for processing the pixel data stored in the frame buffer into video data, and a second processor. The digital image sensor and the digital image processor transfer control information over a control interface bus and the digital image sensor performs the image capture operations independent of the image processing operations performed by the digital image processor.