CCD camera system with reconfigurable hardware and method of operation thereof
First Claim
1. A CCD camera system for use in space, said system being in signal communication with a ground station, said system comprising a CCD having an input and output, said input of said CCD being connected to at least one of reconfigurable hardware, reconfigurable software and field programmable gate arrays, said camera system being controlled by a computer, said computer controlling said CCD input and said CCD output, said computer having means to receive and transmit signals between said system and said ground station, said system being reconfigurable based on signals from said ground station.
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A CCD camera system has reconfigurable hardware and is controlled by a computer having reconfigurable software. The computer can receive and transmit signals between the system and a ground station. The hardware and software are reconfigurable based on signals from the ground station.
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- 1. A CCD camera system for use in space, said system being in signal communication with a ground station, said system comprising a CCD having an input and output, said input of said CCD being connected to at least one of reconfigurable hardware, reconfigurable software and field programmable gate arrays, said camera system being controlled by a computer, said computer controlling said CCD input and said CCD output, said computer having means to receive and transmit signals between said system and said ground station, said system being reconfigurable based on signals from said ground station.
- 10. A method of reconfiguring a CCD camera system in space using signals from a ground station, said system having a CCD with an input and an output, said input being connected to at least one of reconfigurable hardware, reconfigurable software and field programmable gate arrays, said camera system being controlled by a computer, said computer having means to receive and transmit signals between said system and said ground station, said method comprising sending a signal from said ground station to said computer to reconfigure said system.
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