Digital camera having parallel processing controller
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1. A digital camera comprising:
- an image sensor for sensing images;
a printhead for printing the sensed images on print media; and
a controller for controlling the communication of the sensed images to the printhead, the controller comprising;
an image sensor interface in communication with the image sensor;
a parallel processor responsive to the image sensor interface; and
a printhead interface in communication with the processor and the printhead, wherein the processor is comprised of a number of processing units interconnected by a crossbar switch.
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Abstract
A camera is provided comprising an image sensor for sensing images, a printhead for printing the sensed images on print media, and a controller for controlling the communication of the sensed images to the printhead. The controller comprises an image sensor interface, a very long instruction word vector processor responsive to the image sensor interface, and a printhead interface in communication with the processor and the printhead. The processor is comprised of a number of processing units interconnected by a crossbar switch.
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8 Claims
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1. A digital camera comprising:
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an image sensor for sensing images;
a printhead for printing the sensed images on print media; and
a controller for controlling the communication of the sensed images to the printhead, the controller comprising;
an image sensor interface in communication with the image sensor;
a parallel processor responsive to the image sensor interface; and
a printhead interface in communication with the processor and the printhead, wherein the processor is comprised of a number of processing units interconnected by a crossbar switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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