Patent ID: 8009200
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: obtaining a plurality of sensor inputs from a plurality of image sensors, wherein a first sensor input from a first image sensor comprises a first plurality of pixels representing a first original image obtained by the first image sensor, and wherein a second sensor input from a second image sensor comprises a second plurality of pixels representing a second original image obtained by the second image sensor; receiving, at an intermediary component, signals having an image-encoding format representing the plurality of sensor inputs comprising original images from the plurality of image sensors, wherein the received signals comprise at least a first signal representing the first sensor input and a second signal representing the second sensor input; generating a composite signal, using the intermediary component, that encodes the plurality of sensor inputs from the plurality of sensors, wherein the composite signal has a resolution level that is a multiple of a resolution of one or more of the and second image sensors, encodes the original images obtained by the plurality of image sensors at one instance in time as one composite image, and represents both the first and second plurality of pixels; providing the composite signal to an image sensor controller; and generating an output based at least in part on the composite signal, in which generating the output comprises generating one or more output images that reproduce, at least in part, the original images.