Video bus for high speed multi-resolution imagers and method thereof

A method for transferring signals comprising:

• coupling signals on to two or more of a plurality of signal buses;
• allowing the signals to substantially charge each of the two or more of the plurality of signal buses before coupling the signals to an output;
• and
• binning by coupling the signals from two or more adjacent signals buses in the plurality of signal buses to the output at substantially the same time to average the signals on these signal buses together.

A bus system comprising:

• a plurality of signal buses;
• and
• a control system that couples the signals from two or more of a plurality of signal streams onto two or more one of the plurality of signal buses and allows the signals to substantially charge each of the two or more of the plurality of signal buses before coupling the signals to an output,
• wherein the control system provides interpolation by coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately and between coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately, coupling each of the signals from adjacent pairs of the plurality of signal streams to the output at substantially the same time to obtain an interpolated signal.

An imager comprising:

• a plurality of streams of signals from a source;
• a plurality of signal buses in parallel;
• an output;
• and
• a control system that couples the signals from two or more of the plurality of signal streams onto two or more of the plurality of signal buses and allows the signals to substantially charge each of the two or more of the plurality of signal buses before coupling the signals to the output;
• wherein the control system provides binning by coupling the signals from two or more adjacent signals buses in the plurality of signal buses to the output at substantially the same time to average the signals on these signal buses together.

An imager comprising:

• a plurality of signal buses;
• and
• a control system that couples the signals from two or more of a plurality of signal streams onto two or more one of the plurality of signal buses and allows the signals to substantially charge each of the two or more of the plurality of signal buses before coupling the signals to an output;
• wherein the control system provides interpolation by coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately and between coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately, coupling each of the signals from adjacent pairs of the plurality of signal streams to the output at substantially the same time to obtain an interpolated signal.

A bus system for transferring signals from a plurality of signal streams to an output, the bus system comprising:

• a plurality of signal buses coupled to the plurality signal streams;
• a plurality of first switches, each of the plurality of first switches coupled between one of the plurality of signal streams and one of the plurality of signal buses;
• a plurality of second switches, each of the plurality of second switches coupled between one of the plurality of signal buses and the output;
• and
• a control system coupled to the first and second switches, the control system closing two or more of the plurality of first switches to couple signals from the two or more of the plurality of signal streams to two or more of the plurality of signal buses and allowing the signals to substantially charge each of the two or more of the plurality of signal buses before closing one or more of the plurality of second switches to couple the signals to the output;
• wherein the control system provides binning by coupling the signals from two or more adjacent signals buses in the plurality of signal buses to the output at substantially the same time to average the signals on these signal buses together.

A method for transferring signals comprising:

• coupling signals on to two or more of a plurality of signal buses;
• allowing the signals to substantially charge each of the two or more of the plurality of signal buses before coupling the signals to an output;
• and
• interpolating by coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately and between coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately, coupling each of the signals from adjacent pairs of the plurality of signal streams to the output at substantially the same time to obtain an interpolated signal.

A bus system for transferring signals from a plurality of signal streams to an output, the bus system comprising:

• a plurality of signal buses coupled to the plurality signal streams;
• a plurality of first switches, each of the plurality of first switches coupled between one of the plurality of signal streams and one of the plurality of signal buses;
• a plurality of second switches, each of the plurality of second switches coupled between one of the plurality of signal buses and the output;
• and
• a control system coupled to the first and second switches, the control system closing two or more of the plurality of first switches to couple signals from the two or more of the plurality of signal streams to two or more of the plurality of signal buses and allowing the signals to substantially charge each of the two or more of the plurality of signal buses before closing one or more of the plurality of second switches to couple the signals to the output;
• wherein the control system provides interpolation by coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately and between coupling the two or more of the signals from the plurality of signal buses to the output separately coupling each of the signals from adjacent pairs of the plurality of signal streams to the output at substantially the same time to obtain an interpolated signal.