Hermetically sealed camera with a graphical processing unit (GPU)
AssigneeBoulder A1
InventorDarren J. Odom
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Abstract
A camera system includes a hermetically sealed housing, wherein the hermetically sealed housing comprises an external heat sink integrated with the hermetically sealed housing. The camera system further includes a first camera disposed within the hermetically sealed housing. The first camera includes a lens, and a motor, wherein the motor is to physically adjust the lens. The camera system further includes a graphics processing unit (GPU) coupled to the camera and disposed within the hermetically sealed housing. The GPU processes image information of an image captured by the first camera, wherein the external heat sink is to absorb heat generated by the GPU.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a hermetically sealed housing including an external heat sink integrated with the hermetically sealed housing as a single unit, wherein the external heat sink comprises various protrusions extending an entire length of a bottom surface of the hermetically sealed housing;
- a first camera disposed within the hermetically sealed housing, the first camera comprising:
- a lens;
- and
- a motor, wherein the motor is to physically adjust the lens;
- and
- a graphics processing unit (GPU) coupled to the camera and disposed within the hermetically sealed housing, the GPU is to:
- process image information of an image captured by the first camera, wherein the external heat sink is to absorb heat generated by the GPU;
- and
- apply a neural network to recognize patterns of the image information.
A camera system comprising:
- a hermetically sealed housing comprising an external heat sink integrated with the hermetically sealed housing as a single unit, wherein the external heat sink comprises various protrusions extending an entire length of a bottom surface of the hermetically sealed housing;
- a plurality of cameras disposed within the hermetically sealed housing, each of the plurality of cameras comprising:
- a lens;
- and
- a motor to physically adjust the lens of the respective camera of the plurality of cameras;
- and
- a system-on-module (SOM) coupled to the plurality of cameras, wherein the SOM comprises:
- an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to pre-process image information captured by one or more of the plurality of cameras;
- and
- a graphics processing unit (GPU) coupled to the ASIC, wherein the GPU is to:
- process the pre-processed image information;
- and
- apply a neural network to recognize patterns of the image information.
A method for processing image information comprising:
- capturing, by a camera disposed in a hermetically sealed housing, an image, wherein the hermetically sealed housing comprises an external heat sink integrated with the hermetically sealed housing as a single unit, wherein the external heat sink comprises various protrusions extending an entire length of a bottom surface of the hermetically sealed housing;
- processing, by a graphics processing unit (GPU) disposed in the hermetically sealed housing, image information of the image to recognize patterns in the image information, wherein the external heat sink is to absorb heat generated by the GPU;
- applying, by the GPU, a neural network to recognize patterns of the image information;
- and
- outputting the processed image information and the recognized patterns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.