Multiple image processing

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application automatically utilize parallel image captures in an image processing pipeline. In one embodiment, image processing circuitry concurrently receives first image data to be processed and second image data to be processed, wherein the second image data is processed to aid in enhancement of the first image data.

1 . An image capture device, comprising:
 a hardware processor; and   an image processing circuitry that concurrently receives first image data to be processed and second image data to be processed, wherein the second image data is processed to aid in enhancement of the first image data.   
     
     
         2 . The image capture device of  claim 1 , wherein the first image data comprises video. 
     
     
         3 . The image capture device of  claim 1 , wherein the image processing circuitry comprises an imaging pipeline for processing a plurality of image data captured from at least one image sensor, where the imaging pipeline features two parallel paths for processing the plurality of image data. 
     
     
         4 . The image capture device of  claim 3 , wherein the first image data is processed at full-resolution on a first parallel path and the second image data is processed at a down-scaled resolution on a second parallel path. 
     
     
         5 . The image capture device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a viewfinder display that displays output of the second image data from the image processing circuitry before completion of processing of the first image data by the image processing circuitry.   
     
     
         6 . The image capture device of  claim 1 , wherein the enhancement of the first image data comprises at least one of noise filtering, dynamic range optimization, and high dynamic range imaging. 
     
     
         7 . The image capture device of  claim 1 , wherein the image processing circuitry comprises an imaging pipeline for processing a plurality of image data captured from at least one image sensor, where the imaging pipeline features a singular path for processing the plurality of image data by multiplexing the plurality of image data between the singular path. 
     
     
         8 . The image capture device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first image sensor that recorded the first image data; and   a second image sensor that recorded the second image data.   
     
     
         9 . An image processing method, comprising:
 receiving a first image data to be processed and a second image data to be concurrently processed; and   processing the second image data to aid in enhancement of the first image data.   
     
     
         10 . The image processing method of  claim 9 , wherein the first image data comprises video. 
     
     
         11 . The image processing method of  claim 9 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are processed in a singular pipeline path, the method further comprising:
 multiplexing the first image data and the second image data between the singular path.   
     
     
         12 . The image processing method of  claim 9 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are processed in parallel pipeline paths, wherein the first image data is processed at full-resolution on a first parallel path and the second image data is processed at a down-scaled resolution on a second parallel path. 
     
     
         13 . The image processing method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 displaying output of the second image data from the second parallel path before completion of processing of the first image data at the first parallel path.   
     
     
         14 . The image processing method of  claim 9 , wherein the enhancement of the first image data comprises at least one of noise filtering, and dynamic range optimization, and high dynamic range imaging. 
     
     
         15 . A computer readable medium having an image processing program, when executed by a hardware processor, causes the hardware processor to:
 receive a first image data to be processed and a second image data to be concurrently processed; and   process the second image data to aid in enhancement of the first image data.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the first image data comprises video. 
     
     
         17 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are processed in a singular pipeline path, the image processing program further causing the hardware processor to:
 multiplex the first image data and the second image data between the singular path.   
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are processed in parallel pipeline paths, wherein the first image data is processed at full-resolution on a first parallel path and the second image data is processed at a down-scaled resolution on a second parallel path. 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium of  claim 18 , the image processing program further causing the hardware processor to:
 display output of the second image data from the second parallel path before completion of processing of the first image data at the first parallel path.   
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the enhancement of the first image data comprises at least one of noise filtering, and dynamic range optimization, and high dynamic range imaging.