Device for the hardware detection of local extremes in an image

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PATENT NO 9311559
APP PUB NO 20150310298A1
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14434212

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A device and method for the hardware detection of local edges in an image, comprised of a plurality of elemental cells for mixed signal processing, locally interconnected with each other, comprising in each cell a first switch configured to enable the pre-charging of a condenser at the supply voltage; and where once said condenser is pre-charged, it discharges via a second switch connected to a power source which varies in a monotonically increasing manner with the analog voltage representing the value of the pixel concerned; and where the value of the pixel is compared asynchronously with the neighboring pixels of the neighboring cells via two inverters, a digital NOR gate, a digital NAND gate, a third and fourth switch and a memory feature to store the result.

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UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLAPASEO DE LAS DELICIAS S/N PABELLÓN DE BRASIL 41013 SEVILLA 41013
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC)28006 MADRID

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Carmona, Galán Ricardo Sevilla, ES 4 9
Fernández, Berni Jorge Sevilla, ES 1 1
Rodríguez, Vázquez Ángel Sevilla, ES 3 9

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