Heterogeneous image processing system

A heterogeneous image processing method, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of images in an image co-processor, the image co-processor comprising a plurality of multi-core processors (MCPs);
• processing the plurality of images with the plurality of MCPs to determine image data associated with the plurality of images;
• and
• providing at least one of the image data or the plurality of images to a control processor to determine control information associated with the plurality of images.

A program product stored on computer readable medium for heterogeneously processing an image, the computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to:

• receive a plurality of images in an image co-processor, the image co-processor comprising a plurality of multi-core processors (MCPs);
• process the plurality of images with the plurality of MCPs to determine image data associated with the plurality of images;
• and
• provide at least one of the image data or the plurality of images to a control processor to determine control information associated with the plurality of images.

A method for deploying a system for heterogeneously processing an image, comprising:

• providing a computer infrastructure being operable to:
• receive a plurality of images in an image co-processor, the image co-processor comprising a plurality of multi-core processors (MCPs);
• and
• process the plurality of images with the plurality of MCPs to determine image data associated with the plurality of images.

A heterogeneous image processing system, comprising:

• a plurality of image co-processors, each of the plurality of image co-processors comprising:
• a set of image grabbers for receiving images from a set of image recording devices;
• a set of input/output (I/O) processors coupled to the set of image grabbers;
• a set of multi-core processors (MCPs) coupled to the set of I/O processors;
• and
• a set of external data representation (XDR) modules coupled to the set of MCPs.