Parallel pipeline image processor
Patent 4484349 Issued on November 20, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 11, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 11, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3106698 Parallel partitioned serial neighborhood processors Cellular digital array processor Arrays for parallel pattern recognition Method and apparatus for pattern recognition and detection Image analyzer with variable line storage Patent #: 4395700 InventorApplicationNo. 06/357022 filed on 03/11/1982US Classes:382/308, Morphological operations (i.e., local neighborhood operations)382/303Pipeline processingExaminersPrimary: Martin, John C.Assistant: Parker, Michael D. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 1/22 (20060101)G06K 9/56 (20060101) G06K 9/54 (20060101) AbstractA plurality of serial neighborhood transformation pipelines are provided for simultaneously operating on adjacent segments of a partitioned image matrix. Techniques are disclosed for bi-directionally transferring pixel data on the edges of adjoining segments of the image matrix between adjacent processors in a manner which minimizes the number of interconnections therebetween. In such manner a parallel pipeline image processing system can be implemented in integrated circuit form while keeping the number of pins for each stage in the pipeline to a minimum. | |
