Combination of 2-D detector array with display for image processing
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1. An image display/processing apparatus for morphological image processing, the apparatus comprising:
- a liquid crystal display (LCD) having an array of thin film transistors (TFTs) positioned in rows and columns, corresponding to a plurality of LCD pixels;
a sensor array integrated with the LCD as a single unit, the sensor array having a plurality of photodiodes positioned in rows and columns, the array of TFTs and the array of photodiodes aligned with each other to allow a given LCD pixel to project onto a single given photodiode of the array of photodiodes;
driving circuitry integrated with both the LCD and sensor array comprising addressing lines for independent addressing of the given LCD Pixel and the given photodiode, configured to operate the LCD and sensor array in synchronism;
a feedback circuit to feedback to the LCD data obtained by the photodiodes representative of a status of the LCD pixels; and
morphological image processing means to control operation of the integrated LCD and sensor array arrangement based upon said data obtained by the photodiodes.
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Abstract
An image display/processing apparatus which integrates as a single unit a two-dimensional (2-D) display, such as an LCD, with a two-dimensional (2-D) sensor array, such as a photodiode array. The arrays are aligned with a pixel corresponding to a single sensor element of the sensor array. Levels from the sensor elements which have been thresholded to predetermined threshold values are fed-back to the LCD for image display and processing. The LCD image may be moved in a pixel increment by control circuitry to implement morphological image processing.
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28 Claims
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1. An image display/processing apparatus for morphological image processing, the apparatus comprising:
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a liquid crystal display (LCD) having an array of thin film transistors (TFTs) positioned in rows and columns, corresponding to a plurality of LCD pixels; a sensor array integrated with the LCD as a single unit, the sensor array having a plurality of photodiodes positioned in rows and columns, the array of TFTs and the array of photodiodes aligned with each other to allow a given LCD pixel to project onto a single given photodiode of the array of photodiodes; driving circuitry integrated with both the LCD and sensor array comprising addressing lines for independent addressing of the given LCD Pixel and the given photodiode, configured to operate the LCD and sensor array in synchronism; a feedback circuit to feedback to the LCD data obtained by the photodiodes representative of a status of the LCD pixels; and morphological image processing means to control operation of the integrated LCD and sensor array arrangement based upon said data obtained by the photodiodes.
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2. An image display/processing apparatus comprising:
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a liquid crystal display (LCD) having an array of switching elements, corresponding to a plurality of LCD pixels; a sensor array integrated with the LCD to form a single unit, the sensor array having a plurality of sensor elements positioned in rows and columns in the array, the array of switching elements and the array of sensor elements aligned with each other to allow a given LCD pixel to project onto a corresponding sensor element of the array of sensor elements; and driving circuitry in operative connection with both the LCD and sensor array comprising independent addressing lines to the given LCD pixel and the corresponding sensor element. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for displaying and processing an image on an integrated display/processing apparatus comprising the steps:
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loading a liquid crystal device (LCD) with image data, the LCD being in the form of an array with LCD switching elements positioned at rows and columns and with a pixel associated with each of the switching elements; displaying an image by adjusting each of the pixels in accordance with the loaded image data; sensing data of the displayed image by a sensor array comprised of a plurality of sensing elements located at rows and columns independently addressable from said LCD switching elements, the sensor array integrated as a single unit with the LCD, the sensor array and LCD aligned with each other to allow a given LCD pixel to project fully onto one sensing element of the sensing array; feeding back data from the sensor array to the LCD based on the data of the displayed image; and processing the feedback data of the displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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