AUTOMATIC IMAGE PROCESSOR

摘要

A chain of substantially identical serial neighborhood transformation modules are utilized to analyze patterns represented by a serial stream of digital electrical signals representing a matrix of points. Each module includes an input for receiving a series stream of digital output signals from the preceding module. A plurality of series connected digital storage devices are utilized to sequentially access all of the neighborhoods in the matrix. A control portion in each module analyzes each neighborhood by comparing it to a stored pattern and provides the transformed output to the succeeding module. A central programmable device coupled to the control portions of each module is provided for selectively altering the analysis of the neighborhood points in each module by providing the comparison neighborhood patterns to the control portion of the modules.