Camera system encoder/decoder architecture
First Claim
1. A camera system, comprising:
- an image sensor chip configured to produce image data representative of light incident upon the image sensor chip;
an encoder configured to;
perform a first encoding operation on image data to produce first encoded image data and store the encoded image data in memory; and
perform a second encoding operation on image data to produce second encoded image data and output the second encoded image data; and
a decoder configured to access the first encoded image data from the memory and decode the first encoded image data to produce decoded image data, wherein the encoder is further configured to perform the second encoding operation on the decoded image data to produce the second encoded image data.
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Abstract
An image capture accelerator performs accelerated processing of image data. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator includes accelerator circuitry including a pre-processing engine and a compression engine. The pre-processing engine is configured to perform accelerated processing on received image data, and the compression engine is configured to compress processed image data received from the pre-processing engine. In one embodiment, the image capture accelerator further includes a demultiplexer configured to receive image data captured by an image sensor array implemented within, for example, an image sensor chip. The demultiplexer may output the received image data to an image signal processor when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in a standard capture mode, and may output the received image data to the accelerator circuitry when the image data is captured by the image sensor array in an accelerated capture mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A camera system, comprising:
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an image sensor chip configured to produce image data representative of light incident upon the image sensor chip; an encoder configured to; perform a first encoding operation on image data to produce first encoded image data and store the encoded image data in memory; and perform a second encoding operation on image data to produce second encoded image data and output the second encoded image data; and a decoder configured to access the first encoded image data from the memory and decode the first encoded image data to produce decoded image data, wherein the encoder is further configured to perform the second encoding operation on the decoded image data to produce the second encoded image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for capturing images by a camera system, comprising:
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capturing, by an image sensor chip, image data representative of light incident upon the image sensor chip; encoding, by an encoder of the camera system, the image data using a first encoding operation to produce first encoded image data; storing, by the encoder, the first encoded image data in a memory; accessing, by a decoder of the camera system, the first encoded image data from the memory; decoding, by the decoder, the first encoded image data to produce decoded image data; encoding, by the encoder, the decoded image data using a second encoding operation to produce second encoded image data; and outputting, by the output, the second encoded image data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A integrated circuit chip for capturing images in a camera system, comprising:
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an encoder configured to; perform a first encoding operation on image data captured by an image sensor chip to produce first encoded image data and store the encoded image data in memory; and perform a second encoding operation on image data to produce second encoded image data and output the second encoded image data; and a decoder configured to access the first encoded image data from the memory and decode the first encoded image data to produce decoded image data, wherein the encoder is further configured to perform the second encoding operation on the decoded image data to produce the second encoded image data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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