CA2438558A1 - Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps or other vehicles equipment - Google Patents

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CA2438558A1
CA2438558A1 CA002438558A CA2438558A CA2438558A1 CA 2438558 A1 CA2438558 A1 CA 2438558A1 CA 002438558 A CA002438558 A CA 002438558A CA 2438558 A CA2438558 A CA 2438558A CA 2438558 A1 CA2438558 A1 CA 2438558A1
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Joseph S. Stam
Mark W. Pierce
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Abstract

An imaging system (fig.1) includes an image array sensor (101) including a plurality of pixels (102). Each pixel (102) generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter (103) for converting the signals from the pixels into a digital value. The system further includes a memory (106) including a plurality of allocated storage locations for storing the digital values from the converter. The number of allocated storage locations in the memory is less than the number of pixels in the image array sensor.
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