Patent ID: 8184860
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing device, performing an image processing with a plurality of tasks sharing at least one picture collection device that continually collects image data, the image processing device comprising: a picture frame assigning unit that assigns a frame number to the image data to be collected by the picture collection device; an image capture requested picture frame receiving unit that receives from each of the plurality of the tasks and a frame number condition associated with an image capture request, the frame number condition directly or indirectly designating the frame number of the image data the task requests; an image capture requested picture frame determining unit that determines whether each of the frame numbers assigned by the picture frame assigning unit to the image data collected by the picture collection device corresponds to the frame number condition designated by any of the plurality of the tasks; a requested picture frame image collection notification unit that notifies the any of the plurality of the tasks that the image data the any of the plurality of the tasks requests has been collected and performs an interruption processing to make the any of the plurality of the tasks in a state of being executed, if the each of the frame numbers assigned by the picture frame assigning unit to the image data collected by the picture collection device corresponds to the frame number condition designated by the any of the plurality of the tasks; wherein the frame number condition is the frame number for the image data or the formula designating the frame number for the image data wherein the image capture request that the image capture requested picture frame receiving unit receives from the task includes camera control parameters to control the picture collection device that collects the image data requested by the task as well as information to identify the image data; and wherein a picture for the image data is taken by the picture collection device after the camera control parameters are set on the picture collection device, wherein if the frame number for the picture to be taken corresponds to the frame number condition designated by any of a plurality of the tasks, the camera control parameters for the picture to be taken are read from the image capture request associated with the frame number condition designated by the any of a plurality of the tasks and set on the picture collection device before the picture is taken.