Modular system for processing an image and software kit
CA 2478666 C · Owner: Walton, Jonathan M. · Inventors: Walton, Jonathan M.; Bone, Gregory A.
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A software development kit prioritizes certain aspects of an acquired image and introduces the prioritized aspects to a main processor. Alternatively a , coprocessor, or the coprocessor and the development kit manipulate(s) the , acquired image and introduce(s) the manipulated image to the processor. The reprogramming of any one of the processor the development kit and the , coprocessor may be initiated by any one of them and reprogramming may be provided by the processor. A central station and a gate array may also be individually reprogrammable by the main processor which sets up programs and , controls a camera in accordance with the individual reprogramming. A reprogramming of an …
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- Filed February 25, 2003 and granted April 10, 2018. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 25, 2023.
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