Patent ID: 9519815
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G06K

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a microprocessor; a memory communicatively coupled to said microprocessor; an image sensor integrated circuit communicatively coupled to said memory, said image sensor integrated circuit including a two-dimensional color image sensor including a plurality of pixels; an imaging lens configured to focus an image onto said two-dimensional image sensor; a direct memory access (DMA) controller; and a housing encapsulating said two-dimensional color image sensor; wherein said image sensor integrated circuit is configured to output a plurality of digital signals, each digital signal of said plurality of digital signals being representative of light incident on at least one pixel of said plurality of pixels; wherein said apparatus is configured to store in said memory a frame of monochrome image data by selectively acquiring a plurality of luminance signals from said plurality of digital signals, each luminance signal of said plurality of luminance signals being representative of a luminance of light incident on at least one pixel of said plurality of pixels; wherein said DMA controller configured to acquire said plurality of luminance signals from said plurality of digital signals; and wherein said apparatus is configured to decode said frame of monochrome image data.