Random scan system
First Claim
1. A two-dimensional video data acquisition system comprising:
- a video detector means for scanning a visual scene;
a controller means for generating scan pattern instructions;
a system interface means for selecting at least one scan pattern for acquisition of video data from said visual scene, said scan pattern being selected from a plurality of such patterns in accordance with said scan pattern instructions; and
a scan-video interface means comprising random scan driver means for generating scan control signals in accordance with said selected scan pattern,said video detector means scanning said visual scene in accordance with said scan control signals to provide an output to said system interface such that an intensity data map is stored therein, said controller means performing data processing of said intensity data map in accordance with a predetermined set of video data characteristics,wherein said system interface comprises a read only memory (ROM), a sample system, a random access memory (RAM), a direct memory access controller (DMA), and a serial communication interface.
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Abstract
A two-dimensional video data acquisition system comprising: video detector apparatus for scanning a visual scene; controller apparatus for generating scan pattern instructions; system interface apparatus for selecting at least one scan pattern for acquisition of video data from the visual scene, the scan pattern being selected from a plurality of such patterns in accordance with the scan pattern instructions; and scan-video interface apparatus comprising random scan driver apparatus for generating scan control signals in accordance with the selected scan pattern, the video detector apparatus scanning the visual scene in accordance with the scan control signals to provide an output to the system interface such that an intensity data map is stored therein, the controller apparatus performing data processing of the intensity data map in accordance with a predetermined set of video data characteristics.
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17 Claims
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1. A two-dimensional video data acquisition system comprising:
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a video detector means for scanning a visual scene; a controller means for generating scan pattern instructions; a system interface means for selecting at least one scan pattern for acquisition of video data from said visual scene, said scan pattern being selected from a plurality of such patterns in accordance with said scan pattern instructions; and a scan-video interface means comprising random scan driver means for generating scan control signals in accordance with said selected scan pattern, said video detector means scanning said visual scene in accordance with said scan control signals to provide an output to said system interface such that an intensity data map is stored therein, said controller means performing data processing of said intensity data map in accordance with a predetermined set of video data characteristics, wherein said system interface comprises a read only memory (ROM), a sample system, a random access memory (RAM), a direct memory access controller (DMA), and a serial communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of acquiring two-dimensional video data from a portion of a visual scene, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining the portion of the visual scene from which data is to be acquired; selecting at least one scan pattern for a video detector from a plurality of such patterns in accordance with said determined scene portion; scanning said video detector in accordance with said selected scan pattern; sampling the video data received from said video detector and storing a portion thereof in accordance with a predetermined intensity threshold value; and processing said stored video data portion in relation to a predetermined set of video data characteristics, wherein said sampling and storing step is performed by a sampling system in cooperation with a direct memory access controller (DMA) and a random access memory (RAM). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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