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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Applicant:
Geoffrey L. Barrows, Washington, DC (US);
Inventor:
Geoffrey L. Barrows, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A visual sensor for generating an array of binarized feature signals based on a visual field is provided. The visual sensor comprises an array of photoreceptor circuits capable of generating photoreceptor signals based on the visual field, an array of feature detectors capable of generating feature signals based on the photoreceptor signals, and a reconfigurable binary generator array capable of generating binarized feature signals based on the feature signals.