Image capture device with linked multi-core processor and orientation sensor
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1. A device, comprising:
- an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the device;
an image sensor for capturing image data of a scene, wherein the image data includes an image orientation based on the orientation of the device; and
a processor including;
an image sensor interface coupled to the image sensor for receiving the image data from the image sensor;
an instruction input interface for receiving a signal associated with a bit pattern based on pixels, wherein the processor is configured to decode the signal into first image processing instructions; and
multiple processing units configured for receiving the image data from the image sensor interface and processing the image data, wherein processing the image data includes executing the first image processing instructions and executing second image processing instructions that are based on the image orientation;
a memory configured to store the first and second image processing instructions that are executed by the multiple processing units.
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Abstract
An image capture device that has an image sensor for capturing a scene, a multi-core processor with plurality of linked, identical processing units and an image sensor interface, all incorporated onto a single chip. The device also has an orientation sensor for sensing the device orientation. The processing units are configured for receiving data from the image sensor interface and an output from the orientation sensor, to simultaneously process the data.
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19 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the device; an image sensor for capturing image data of a scene, wherein the image data includes an image orientation based on the orientation of the device; and a processor including; an image sensor interface coupled to the image sensor for receiving the image data from the image sensor; an instruction input interface for receiving a signal associated with a bit pattern based on pixels, wherein the processor is configured to decode the signal into first image processing instructions; and multiple processing units configured for receiving the image data from the image sensor interface and processing the image data, wherein processing the image data includes executing the first image processing instructions and executing second image processing instructions that are based on the image orientation; a memory configured to store the first and second image processing instructions that are executed by the multiple processing units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A processor, comprising:
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an image sensor interface coupled to an image sensor and configured for receiving image data of a scene sensed by the image sensor, wherein the image data includes orientation information; an instruction input interface for receiving a signal associated with a bit pattern based on pixels, wherein the processor is configured to decode the signal into first image processing instructions; multiple processing units configured for receiving the image data from the image sensor interface and processing the image data, wherein processing the image data includes executing the first image processing instructions and executing second image processing instructions that are based on the orientation information; and a memory configured to store the first and second image processing instructions that are executed by the multiple processing units. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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