Patents
US 9538038 B2: Flexible memory systems and methods
- Granted
- 2017-01-03
- Filed
- 2013-12-09 application 14101220
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Techniques are provided to implement line based processing of thermal images and a flexible memory system. In one example, individual lines of a thermal image frame may be provided to an image processing pipeline. Image processing operations may be performed on the individual lines in stages of the image processing pipeline. A memory system may be used to buffer the individual lines in the pipeline stages. In another example, a memory system may be used to send and receive data between various components without relying on a single shared bus. Data transfers may be performed between different components and different memories of the memory system using a switch fabric to route data over different buses. In another example, a memory system may support data transfers using different clocks of various components, without requiring the components and the memory system to all be synchronized to the same clock source.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170103.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLIR Systems, Inc. 370 patents | US company or organization | Wilsonville, OR | FLIR SYSTEMS INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state FLIR SYSTEMS INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weilming Sieh | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David W. Dart | Lompoc, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nicholas Högasten | Lompoc, CA | 92 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Theodore R. Hoelter | Goleta, CA | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Katrin Strandemar | Rimbo, SE | 77 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Pierre Boulanger | Goleta, CA | 60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Barbara Sharp | Lompoc, CA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric A. Kurth | Lompoc, CA | 59 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N1/2137 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T1/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-24 | Merger Merger and change of name | FIREWORK MERGER SUB II, LLC signed 2021-05-14 FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2021-05-14 | TELEDYNE FLIR, LLC THOUSAND OAKS, CA | 58832/915 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-01-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KURTH, ERIC A. signed 2013-12-20 HOGASTEN, NICHOLAS signed 2014-01-09 STRANDEMAR, KATRIN signed 2014-01-09 HOELTER, THEODORE R. signed 2014-01-13 SHARP, BARBARA signed 2014-01-15 BOULANGER, PIERRE signed 2014-01-16 DART, DAVID W. signed 2014-01-17 SIEH, WEILMING signed 2014-01-21 | FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. WILSONVILLE, OR | 32013/225 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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