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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2003
Applicants:

Francesco Pappalardo, Paternò, IT;

Alessandro Capra, Gravina di Catania, IT;

Massimo Mancuso, Monza, IT;

Hervé Broquin, Cesson-Sévigné, FR;

Paolo Antonino Fodera, Marsala, IT;

Elena Salurso, Agropoli, IT;

Inventors:

Francesco Pappalardo, Paternò, IT;

Alessandro Capra, Gravina di Catania, IT;

Massimo Mancuso, Monza, IT;

Hervé Broquin, Cesson-Sévigné, FR;

Paolo Antonino Fodera, Marsala, IT;

Elena Salurso, Agropoli, IT;

Assignee:

STMicroelectronics S.R.L., Agrate Brianza, IT;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2006.01); H04N 9/04 (2006.01); H04N 7/12 (2006.01); H04N 11/02 (2006.01); H04N 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Digital video signals, such as the signals generated by an image sensor in a Bayer format, are converted into an encoded format. In the Bayer format, the pixels of each line are alternately coded with two colors, and then converted into the encoded format. In the encoded format, the pixels of the digital video signals are reordered into sets of adjacent pixels, such that the sets group pixels coded with the same color. The encoded signal data results in a reduced switching activity when transmitted over a bus.


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