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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2008
Michael Kaplinsky, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Mikhail Korkin, Glendale, CA (US);
Michael Kaplinsky, Sierra Madre, CA (US);
Mikhail Korkin, Glendale, CA (US);
Arecont Vision, LLC., Glendale, CA (US);
Abstract
An image processing method and system for a multi-sensor network camera. The method and system including generating a plurality of full resolution images in Bayer array format (Bayer images) produced by a plurality of image sensors; interpolating a plurality of low resolution Bayer images from the full resolution Bayer images during the readout of the full resolution images from the sensors, storing the full resolution Bayer images and the interpolated low resolution images in a plurality of buffer memories, respectively and without demosaicing the full resolution Bayer images, during the readout of the full resolution Bayer images from the image sensors, by respective plurality of pre-processors; demosaicing the plurality of low resolution Bayer images to generate a corresponding plurality of low resolution demosaiced images, by an image post processor; and transmitting the plurality of low resolution demosaiced images over a computer network to a user for viewing.