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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Khosro M. Rabii, San Diego, CA (US);
Francis B. MacDougall, Toronto, CA;
Evan R. Hildreth, Thornhill, CA;
Assignee:
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23225 (2013.01); G06F 3/005 (2013.01); G06T 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive data path for computer-vision applications. Utilizing techniques provided herein, the data path can adapt to the needs of a computer-vision application to provide the needed data. The data path can be adapted by applying one or more filters to image data from one or more sensors. Some embodiments may utilize a computer-vision processing unit comprising a specialized instruction-based, in-line processor capable of interpreting commands from a computer-vision application.