MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR FOR PORTABLE DEVICE WITH IMAGE SENSOR AND MULTI-POINT FOCUS IMAGE CAPTURE
First Claim
1. A multi-core processor for a portable device with image sensor with adjustable focal length for sensing a scene, the multi-core processor comprising:
- multiple processing units incorporated onto a single chip;
an image sensor interface on the chip;
wherein,the image sensor interface is configured to provide the processing units with image data from the image sensor, and the processing units are configured to divide the image data into selected regions of the scene and simultaneously derive an image sharpness metric for each of the regions, to determine an optimal focal length for each of the selected regions when the image sharpness metric for that region of the scene is above a threshold, such that the portable device captures an image of the scene at each of the optimal focal lengths.
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Abstract
A multi-core processor is used in a portable device with image sensor with adjustable focal length for sensing a scene. The multi-core processor has multiple processing units incorporated onto a single chip and an image sensor interface on the chip. The image sensor interface is configured to provide the processing units with image data from the image sensor, and the processing units are configured to divide the image data into selected regions of the scene and simultaneously derive an image sharpness metric for each of the regions. This metric is used to determine an optimal focal length for each of the selected regions when the image sharpness metric for that region of the scene is above a threshold. Using this data, the portable device captures an image of the scene at each of the optimal focal lengths.
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1. A multi-core processor for a portable device with image sensor with adjustable focal length for sensing a scene, the multi-core processor comprising:
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multiple processing units incorporated onto a single chip; an image sensor interface on the chip;
wherein,the image sensor interface is configured to provide the processing units with image data from the image sensor, and the processing units are configured to divide the image data into selected regions of the scene and simultaneously derive an image sharpness metric for each of the regions, to determine an optimal focal length for each of the selected regions when the image sharpness metric for that region of the scene is above a threshold, such that the portable device captures an image of the scene at each of the optimal focal lengths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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