Patent ID: 9225921
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for buffering analog information, the method comprising: capturing the analog information, including first analog information and second analog information with a capture element, wherein the capture element is comprised by an imaging array configured to capture images; storing the first analog information in a first passive variable resistance memory (PVRM) element coupled to the capture element; storing the second analog information in a second PVRM element coupled to the capture element, wherein the first PVRM element and the second PVRM element are comprised by PVRM arrays coupled to the imaging array; capturing images at a write rate with the imaging array; storing the images in the PVRM arrays; selecting a first group of PVRM arrays from the PVRM arrays based on a first frame rate, the images stored in the first group of PVRM arrays being operable to produce a first image stream; and selecting a second group of PVRM arrays from the PVRM arrays based on a second frame rate which is faster than the first frame rate, the images stored in the second group of PVRM arrays being operable to produce a slow motion image stream.