Camera command set host command translation

• US 9,201,492 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Chartrand, Brent D.
• Primary Examiner(s): AGGARWAL, YOGESH K
• Application Number:
  US13/730,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20140184842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• Field of Search: 348/207.99, 348/207.1, 348/207.11, 348/552
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/51 Source to source
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/76 Adapting program code to run in a different environment; Porting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45508 Runtime interpretation or emulation, e g. emulator loops, bytecode interpretation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/617 Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof

Abstract

The present disclosure provides techniques for translating input camera commands to device-specific commands. Camera commands may be translated by a translation engine located separately from the camera and then transferred to the camera. The translated commands may be less complex than input commands. By translating the commands, older cameras may be capable of supporting newer commands which are not natively supported.

Claims

1. A method for translating one or more imaging device commands, comprising:

retrieving translation code;

receiving one or more imaging device commands;

executing the translation code to translate the one or more imaging device commands into one or more accesses that an imaging device is capable of handling, wherein the one or more accesses that the imaging device is capable of handling comprise CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set packets; and

sending the one or more accesses to the imaging device to cause behavior requested by the one or more imaging device commands.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the imaging device comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more imaging device commands comprise one or more camera commands.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is implemented in a host device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is implemented in host software.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation code is high-level translation code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation code is retrieved from storage located in the imaging device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the storage located in the imaging device is metadata storage.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation code is retrieved from storage external to the imaging device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the storage external to the imaging device is platform storage.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the storage external to the imaging device is metadata storage.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein more complex commands are translated into simpler commands.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein more complex commands are translated into CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set requests.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining if the received commands are natively supported by the imaging device.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the translation code is stored on at least one of an interposer device, a host device, a sensor, or any combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more imaging device commands are translated to CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set commands.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more imaging device commands are translated to CSI-2 register read/write commands.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more translated imaging device commands are commands that are not natively supported by the imaging device.

18. An apparatus for translating one or more imaging device commands, comprising:

a translation engine to retrieve translation code, to receive one or more imaging device commands, to execute the translation code to translate the one or more imaging device commands into one or more accesses that an imaging device is capable of handling wherein the one or more accesses that the imaging device is capable of handling comprise CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set packets, and to send the one or more accesses to the imaging device to cause behavior requested by the one or more imaging device commands.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the imaging device comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more imaging device commands comprise one or more camera commands.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is included in a host device.

21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine comprises host software.

22. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation code is high-level translation code.

23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is to retrieve the translation code from storage located in the imaging device.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the storage located in the imaging device is metadata storage.

25. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is to retrieve the translation code from storage external to the imaging device.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the storage external to the imaging device is platform storage.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the storage external to the imaging device is metadata storage.

28. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is to translate more complex commands into simpler commands.

29. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is to translate more complex commands into CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set requests.

30. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is to determine if the received commands are natively supported by the imaging device.

31. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation code is stored on at least one of an interposer device, a host device, a sensor, or any combination thereof.

32. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set commands.

33. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-2 register read/write commands.

34. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more translated imaging device commands are commands that are not natively supported by the imaging device.

35. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the translation engine is included in a host, and the apparatus further comprising the imaging device.

36. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a storage device to store the translation code.

37. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a translation engine to translate the one or more imaging device commands into the one or more accesses.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine comprises host software.

39. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine is to retrieve the translation code from storage located in the imaging device.

40. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine is to retrieve the translation code from storage external to the imaging device.

41. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the storage external to the imaging device is platform storage.

42. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the storage external to the imaging device is metadata storage.

43. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine is to translate more complex commands into simpler commands.

44. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine is to translate more complex commands into CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set requests.

45. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine is to determine if the received commands are natively supported by the imaging device.

46. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine is to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set commands.

47. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the translation engine is to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-2 register read/write commands.

48. An apparatus comprising:

an imaging device to receive one or more accesses that the imaging device is capable of handling, and performing behavior requested by one or more imaging device commands, wherein the one or more accesses correspond to a translation of the one or more imaging device commands and the one or more accesses that the imaging device is capable of handling comprise CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set packets, the translation implemented using translation code.

49. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the imaging device comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more imaging device commands comprise one or more camera commands.

50. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the translation code is high-level translation code.

51. The apparatus of claim 48, the imaging device further comprising storage to store the translation code.

52. The apparatus of claim 51, wherein the storage is metadata storage.

53. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the translation code is stored on at least one of an interposer device, a host device, a sensor, or any combination thereof.

54. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the one or more translated imaging device commands are commands that are not natively supported by the imaging device.

55. The apparatus of claim 48, further comprising a storage device to store the translation code.

56. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions thereon, the instructions causing a computer to:

retrieve translation code;

receive one or more imaging device commands;

execute the translation code to translate the one or more imaging device commands into one or more accesses that an imaging device is capable of handling, wherein the one or more accesses that the imaging device is capable of handling comprise CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set packets; and

send the one or more accesses to the imaging device to cause behavior requested by the one or more imaging device commands.

57. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, wherein the imaging device comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more imaging device commands comprise one or more camera commands.

58. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, wherein the translation code is high-level translation code.

59. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, wherein more complex commands are translated into simpler commands.

60. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, wherein more complex commands are translated into CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set requests.

61. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, the instructions further causing a computer to determine if the received commands are natively supported by the imaging device.

62. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, the instructions further causing a computer to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set commands.

63. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, the instructions further causing a computer to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-2 register read/write commands.

64. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 56, wherein the one or more translated imaging device commands are commands that are not natively supported by the imaging device.

65. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions thereon, the instructions causing a computer to:

translate one or more imaging device commands into one or more accesses that an imaging device is capable of handling, wherein the one or more accesses that the imaging device is capable of handling comprise CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set packets.

66. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 65, wherein the imaging device comprises a camera, and wherein the one or more imaging device commands comprise one or more camera commands.

67. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 65, the instructions further causing a computer to translate more complex commands into simpler commands.

68. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 65, the instructions further causing a computer to translate more complex commands into CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set requests.

69. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 65, the instructions further causing a computer to determine if the received commands are natively supported by the imaging device.

70. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 65, the instructions further causing a computer to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-3 Attribute Get/Set commands.

71. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 65, the instructions further causing a computer to translate the one or more imaging device commands to CSI-2 register read/write commands.