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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Mihir Narendra Mody, Bangalore, IN;
Niraj Nandan, Bangalore, IN;
Hetul Sanghavi, Bangalore, IN;
Rajsekhar Allu, Bangalore, IN;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to generate wide dynamic range images are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first processing block having first input, second input to receive input data from an image sensor, and first output; a second processing block having third input, fourth input to receive input data from the image sensor, and second output, at least one of the first and second outputs to output a WDR image based on at least two of the first, second, third and fourth inputs; an architecture recognizer having fifth input and third output, the third output to convey an architecture type of the image sensor; a function selector having fourth output to identify at least one of the first and second processing blocks based on the third output; and a sensor adapter having seventh input coupled to the fourth output and having fifth output coupled to the first and third inputs.