DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING INTERCONNECTED IMAGE PROCESSING UNITS
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1. A digital camera comprising:
- a memory for digitally storing an image captured by the camera; and
a plurality of substantially identical processing elements functionally interconnected to each other via a crossbar switch for processing the stored image, the processing elements being connected to the memory via a bus external to the crossbar switch,wherein the crossbar switch is selectively configurable to pass data of the stored image directly between the processing elements.
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Abstract
A digital camera is provided having a memory for digitally storing an image captured by the camera, and a plurality of substantially identical processing elements functionally interconnected to each other via a crossbar switch for processing the stored image. The processing elements are connected to the memory via a bus external to the crossbar switch. The crossbar switch is selectively configurable to pass data of the stored image directly between the processing elements.
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9 Claims
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1. A digital camera comprising:
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a memory for digitally storing an image captured by the camera; and a plurality of substantially identical processing elements functionally interconnected to each other via a crossbar switch for processing the stored image, the processing elements being connected to the memory via a bus external to the crossbar switch, wherein the crossbar switch is selectively configurable to pass data of the stored image directly between the processing elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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