Multiple frame grabber

A method for parallel processing a picture image by pixel, comprising:

• a) coupling a picture image to a frame grabber unit containing K computational units,
• b) distributing said picture image to said K computational units by pixel,
• c) starting with a first computational unit of said K computational units, coupling a first pixel, continuing to the next computational unit until the last computational unit of said K computational units is coupled with a K pixel, then returning to the first computational unit to load a K+1 pixel and continuing in this fashion until all pixels of said picture image is coupled to the K computational units,
• d) commencing calculations of image parameters on the pixels of said picture image as additional pixels are coupled to said computational units,
• e) coupling results of said calculations to a host computer to be combined to determine a final result of the calculations of said picture image.