Reconfigurable, multi-output frame grabber for machine vision applications
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1. An apparatus for processing a video image, said apparatus comprising:
- an imaging device for producing a gray level image representing the video image;
a frame grabber device for conducting preprocessing functions on the gray level image and for producing a plurality of image types from the gray level image; and
a host computer having a memory for storing the plurality of image types, the plurality of image types being transferred directly from said frame grabber device to said memory of said host computer.
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Abstract
An apparatus processes a video image. The apparatus includes an imaging device, a frame grabber device, and a host computer. The imaging device (20) produces a gray level image representing the video image. The frame grabber device conducts preprocessing functions on the gray level image and produces a plurality of image types from the gray level image. The host computer has a memory for storing the plurality of image types. The plurality of image types are transferred directly from the frame grabber device to the memory of the host computer.
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1. An apparatus for processing a video image, said apparatus comprising:
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an imaging device for producing a gray level image representing the video image;
a frame grabber device for conducting preprocessing functions on the gray level image and for producing a plurality of image types from the gray level image; and
a host computer having a memory for storing the plurality of image types, the plurality of image types being transferred directly from said frame grabber device to said memory of said host computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for processing a video image, said method comprising the steps of:
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capturing a first gray level image from the video image;
processing the first gray level image during said capturing step, said processing step including the step of generating multiple images from the first image; and
transferring data representing the first image and the multiple images directly to the memory of a host computer, said processing step being conducted by a field programmable gate array, the field programmable gate array being located physically apart from the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image processing system comprising:
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a camera for electronically capturing a physical image;
a frame grabber for processing the physical image and producing multiple data streams representing the physical image; and
a host computer having a memory for storing the data from the multiple data streams, said frame grabber serially transferring the multiple data streams directly to said memory of said host computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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