Patent ID: 6862035
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A real-time stereo-matching system comprising: first and second cameras having respective parallel optical axes and co-planar focal planes; signal converting means for converting an image input from the first camera and an image input from the second camera into respective digital signals; first storage means for storing pixels of the digital image from the first camera; second storage means for storing pixels of the digital image from second camera; processing means including a plurality of even-numbered processors and a plurality of odd-numbered processors, for outputting an estimated disparity using pixels input from the first and second storage means; and clock control means for outputting a first clock signal provided to the even-numbered processors of the processing means and to the second storage means, and a second clock signal provided to the odd-numbered processors of the processing means and the first storage means, to control operation of the first and second storage means and the processing means.