Patent ID: 7515183

Claim:
A sensor resolution adjustment apparatus in communication with an array of sensors, wherein said array of sensors is organized in arrangements having a first dimension and a second dimension and has a plurality of sensor types arranged in a pattern to detect a phenomena and convert said phenomena to a conversion electrical signal, whereby each sensor type detects unique attributes of said phenomena, said sensor resolution adjustment apparatus adjusting sensor resolution for reception of the phenomena and comprising: a sensor array decimation circuit in communication with said array of sensors to partition said array of sensors into a number of designated sub-groups, each designated sub-group comprising any number of the sensors of the array of sensors and to generate partition control signals identifying addresses of said designated sub-groups, said number of sub-groups and the number of sensors per sub-group being determined by the pattern of the sensor types; a first dimensional averaging circuit in communication with said array of sensors to receive said conversion electrical signals and in communication with said sensor array decimation circuit to receive said partition control signals, from said partition control signals selecting the designated sub-groups and comprising one averaging device for averaging said conversion electrical signals from the any number of sensors detecting common attributes from the first dimension of each of said designated sub-groups of said array of sensors to generate first dimensional averaged electrical signals of said first dimension of each of said designated sub-groups of said array of sensors; and a second dimensional binning circuit: in communication with said first dimensional averaging circuit to receive said first dimensional averaged electrical signals of each designated sub-group of sensors that detect said common attributes arranged on said first dimension within each sub-group of the array of sensors, and in communication with said sensor array decimation circuit to receive said partition control signals and comprising an integration device that is based on the partition control signals to integrate said first dimensional averaged electrical signals for sensors having said common attributes on the second dimension of each of said plurality of said designated sub-groups of said array of sensors to selectively generate second dimensional binning electrical signals for said second dimension of said designated sub-group of sensors having common attributes of said array of sensors.