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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2011
Michael Perkins, Kitchener, CA;
Robert Rushby, Cambridge, CA;
Michael Perkins, Kitchener, CA;
Robert Rushby, Cambridge, CA;
Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
Abstract
An imaging system is provided. The imaging system comprises an image source providing a video data stream. The imaging system further comprises a plurality of microtile units for: generating respective portions of an image from the video data stream, each microtile unit connectable to a plurality of other microtile units in multiple geometrical configurations. Each microtile unit comprises circuitry for: communication with the plurality of other microtile units to control generation of each respective portion of the image; and sub-image capture from the video data stream. The imaging system further comprises a system control unit for: automatically detecting a configuration of connected microtile units to determine information indicating a portion of the image each individual microtile unit is to be responsible for; and relaying respective information comprising a respective portion of the image a respective microtile unit is to be responsible for to each the respective microtile unit in the sub-image capture.