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Images contain a great deal of information which requires large processing capabilities. For that purpose fast image processors have been developed. So far they have mainly dealt with processing of binary images obtained by thresholding gray scale images. For segmentation of images having more subtle features such as noisy lines or edges, texture, color, etc. more elaborate procedures have to be used.
A new type of image processor, GOP (General Operator Processor), has been developed. It can work on gray scale or color images of any size, where it uses a combination of local and global processing which makes it possible to detect faint lines or edges. It also produces texture descriptions which can be integrated in the processing to enable segmentation based upon textural features. The processor can be used for classification and segmentation using simultaneously up to 16 different transforms or representations of an image. Feedback controlled processing and relaxation operations can also be implemented with the processor.
The GOP processor can be connected to any system for picture processing where it speeds up the processing by a factor of 200–1000, dependent upon the situation. Processing of a 512×512 image with a 3×3 operator takes approximately 0,5 seconds in the processor.
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Granlund, G.H. (1981). The gop parallel image processor. In: Bloc, L., Kulpa, Z. (eds) Digital Image Processing Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 109. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-10705-3_6
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