Imaging computer system and network
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1. An imaging computer system comprising:
- an image input device disposed to form an analog image signal corresponding to objects in a predefined space;
an analog to digital conversion device connected to said image input device for converting said analog image signal into a series of digital numbers having a predetermined number of bits, thereby forming a digital pixel image;
an image memory connected to said analog to digital converter for storing said digital pixel image;
a programmable image processing device disposed on a single integrated circuit configured to receive said digital pixel image of objects in the predefined space, identify any hand signs within said digital pixel image, assign a meaning to any identified hand signs and generate a coded digital output corresponding to said assigned meaning.
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Abstract
A multi-processing system which handles image processing and graphics by constructing a crossbar switch capable of inter-connecting any processor with any memory in any configuration for the interchange of data. The system is capable of connecting n parallel processors to m memories where m is greater than n.
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1. An imaging computer system comprising:
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an image input device disposed to form an analog image signal corresponding to objects in a predefined space; an analog to digital conversion device connected to said image input device for converting said analog image signal into a series of digital numbers having a predetermined number of bits, thereby forming a digital pixel image; an image memory connected to said analog to digital converter for storing said digital pixel image; a programmable image processing device disposed on a single integrated circuit configured to receive said digital pixel image of objects in the predefined space, identify any hand signs within said digital pixel image, assign a meaning to any identified hand signs and generate a coded digital output corresponding to said assigned meaning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An imaging computer system comprising:
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an image input device disposed to form an analog image signal corresponding to objects in a predefined space; an analog to digital conversion device connected to said image input device for converting said analog image signal into a series of digital numbers having a predetermined number of bits, thereby forming a digital pixel image; a programmable image processing device disposed on a single integrated circuit including a master processor for controlling operation of said imaging processing device, said master processor operating on an instruction cycle, a plurality of parallel processors each capable of performing independent image operations on digital image data including movement of said digital image data to and from a plurality of addressable memory spaces, each of said parallel processors operating on said instruction cycle, a transfer processor connected to said image memory for transferring data between said image memory and said image processing device, said transfer processor operating on said instruction cycle, a plurality of memories forming a plurality of addressable memory spaces, and a crossbar switch matrix connected to said master processor, each of said parallel processors, said transfer processor and each of said memories, said crossbar switch matrix reconfigurable each instruction cycle for granting said master processor, each of said parallel processors and said transfer processor access to said plurality of memories; a user input device connected to said image processing device for input of user commands; an image information bus connected to said image processing device for transfer of data corresponding to images being processed; a display connected to said image information bus for display of image data to a user; and a print assembly connected to said image information bus for producing documents corresponding to image data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An imaging computer system comprising:
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a first and a second charge coupled device disposed to detect position information of a user'"'"'s hand within a predetermined space;
a programmable image processing device disposed on a single integrated circuit includinga master processor for controlling operation of said imaging processing device, said master processor operating on an instruction cycle, a plurality of parallel processors each capable of performing independent image operations on digital image data including movement of said digital image data to and from a plurality of addressable memory spaces, each of said parallel processors operating on said instruction cycle, a transfer processor connected to said image memory for transferring data between said image memory and said image processing device, said transfer processor operating on said instruction cycle, a plurality of memories forming a plurality of addressable memory spaces, and a crossbar switch matrix connected to said master processor, each of said parallel processors, said transfer processor and each of said memories, said crossbar switch matrix reconfigurable each instruction cycle for granting said master processor, each of said parallel processors and said transfer processor access to said plurality of memories; said programmable image processing device configured to receive said position information of a user'"'"'s hand within the predetermined space, assign a meaning to said position information and correspondingly control said imaging computer system; a memory connected to said programmable image processing device; and a flat panel display connected to said programmable image processing device for display of image data to a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An imaging computer network comprising:
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a host computer for collecting and distributing image information; a plurality of imaging computers, each imaging computer including a buffer memory connected to said host computer for receiving image information from said host computer, a data bus connected to said buffer memory, a memory connected to said data bus, a programmable image processing device connected to said data bus and disposed on a single integrated circuit including a master processor for controlling operation of said imaging processing device, said master processor operating on an instruction cycle, a plurality of parallel processors each capable of performing independent image operations on digital image data including movement of said digital image data to and from a plurality of addressable memory spaces, each of said parallel processors operating on said instruction cycle, a transfer processor connected to said data bus for transferring data between said data bus and said image processing device, said transfer processor operating on said instruction cycle, a plurality of memories forming a plurality of addressable memory spaces, and a crossbar switch matrix connected to said master processor, each of said parallel processors, said transfer processor and each of said memories, said crossbar switch matrix reconfigurable each instruction cycle for granting said master processor, each of said parallel processors and said transfer processor access to said plurality of memories. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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