Method and system for combining image data

1. A method for combining image data, the method comprising:

receiving a first sensor data set from a first sensor, the first sensor data set comprising a plurality of first subsets, each first subset comprising sensor data;

receiving a second sensor data set from a second sensor, the second sensor data set comprising a plurality of second subsets, each second subset comprising sensor data;

generating an image metric comprising a plurality of rows, each of said rows comprising a plurality of slots, by repeating the following steps for each row starting with an initial slot until a final slot of the image metric is reached:

selecting display data from either a first subset or a second subset to be used in a slot of the image metric; and

selecting display data from the other one of said first subset or said second subset to be used in a next slot of the image metric, such that the slots of at least one of said rows of the image metric have a different sequence of said first and second subset display data than one or more of the other of said rows; and

displaying an iznagc generated from the image metric.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

each first subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a pixel of the image metric; and

each second subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a pixel of the image metric.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

each first subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a slot of the image metric; and

each second subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a slot of the image metric.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

each first subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a portion of a row of the image metric; and

each second subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a portion of a row of the image metric.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising permuting the first sensor data set and the second sensor data set.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first sensor data set is associated with a first sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots;

the second sensor data set is associated with a second sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

a slot of the first sensor metric and a slot of the second sensor metric correspond to a same slot of the image metric.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first sensor data set is associated with a first sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots;

the second sensor data set is associated with a second sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

each slot of the image metric corresponds to at most one slot of the first sensor metric and the second sensor metric.

8. A system for combining image data, the system comprising:

a first sensor operable to generate a first sensor data set comprising a plurality of first subsets, each first subset comprising sensor data;

a second sensor operable to generate a second sensor data set comprising a plurality of second subsets, each second subset comprising sensor data;

a combining module coupled to the first sensor and to the second sensor and operable to generate an image metric comprising a plurality of rows, each of said rows comprising a plurality of slots, by repeating the following steps for each row starting with an initial slot until a final slot of the image metric is reached:

selecting display data from either a first subset or a second subset to be used in a slot of the image metric; and

selecting display data from the other one of said first subset or said second subset to be used in a next slot of the image metric, such that the slots of at least one of said rows of the image metric have a different sequence of said first and second subset display data than one or more of the other of said rows

a display coupled to the combining module and operable to display an image generated from the image metric.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

each first subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a pixel of the image metric; and

each second subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a pixel of the image metric.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

each first subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a slot of the image metric; and

each second subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a slot of the image metric.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

each first subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a portion of a row of the image metric; and

each second subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a portion of a row of the image metric.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the combining module is operable to permute the first sensor data set and the second sensor data set.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the first sensor data set is associated with a first sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots;

the second sensor data set is associated with a second sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

a slot of the first sensor metric and a slot of the second sensor metric correspond to a same slot of the image metric.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the first sensor data set is associated with a first sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots;

the second sensor data set is associated with a second sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

each slot of the image metric corresponds to at most one slot of the first sensor metric and the second sensor metric.

15. A method for combining image data, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of sensor data sets from a plurality of sensors, each sensor data set comprising a plurality of subsets, each subset comprising sensor data;

generating an image metric comprising a plurality of rows, each of said rows comprising a plurality of slots, by repeating the following steps for each row starting with an initial slot until a final slot of the image metric is reached:

selecting display data from one of said subsets to be used in a slot of the image metric; and

selecting display data from a different one of said subsets to be used in a next slot of the image metric, such that the slots of at least one of said rows of the image metric have a different sequence of subset display data than one or more of the other of said rows; and

displaying an image generated from the image metric.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein each subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a pixel of the image metric.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein each subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a slot of the image metric.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein each subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a portion of a row of the image metric.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising permuting the sensor data sets.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

each sensor data set is associated with a sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

a slot of each sensor metric corresponds to a same slot of the image metric.

21. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

each sensor data set is associated with a sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

each slot of the image metric corresponds to at most one slot of at most one sensor metric.

22. A system for combining image data, the system comprising:

a plurality of sensors, each sensor operable to generate a sensor data set comprising a plurality of subsets, each subset comprising sensor data;

a combining module coupled to the sensors and operable to generate an image metric comprising a plurality of rows, each of said rows comprising a plurality of slots, by repeating the following steps for each row starting with an initial slot until a final slot of the image metric is reached:

selecting display data from one of said subsets to be used in a slot of the image metric; and

selecting display data from a different one of said subsets to be used in a next slot of the image metric, such that the slots of at least one of said rows of the image metric have a different sequence of subset display data than one or more of the other of said rows; and

a display coupled to the combining module and operable to display an image generated from the image metric.

23. The system of claim 22 , wherein each subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a pixel of the image metric.

24. The system of claim 22 , wherein each subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a slot of the image metric.

25. The system of claim 22 , wherein each subset comprises sensor data corresponding to a portion of a row of the image metric.

26. The system of claim 22 , wherein the combining module is operable to permute the sensor data sets.

27. The system of claim 22 , wherein:

each sensor data set is associated with a sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

a slot of each sensor metric corresponds to a same slot of the image metric.

28. The system of claim 22 , wherein:

each sensor data set is associated with a sensor metric comprising a plurality of slots; and

each slot of the image metric corresponds to at most one slot of at most one sensor metric.

29. A system for combining image data, the system comprising:

a first sensor operable to generate a first sensor data set comprising a plurality of first subsets, each first subset comprising sensor data corresponding to a pixel of an image metric, the first sensor data set associated with a first sensor metric;

a second sensor operable to generate a second sensor data set comprising a plurality of second subsets, each second subset comprising sensor data corresponding to a pixel of the image metric, the second sensor data set associated with a second sensor metric;

a combining module coupled to the first sensor and to the second sensor and operable to generate the image metric comprising a plurality of rows, each of said rows comprising a plurality of slots, wherein a slot of the first sensor metric and a slot of the second sensor metric correspond to a same slot of the image metric, by repeating the following steps for each row starting with an initial slot until a final slot of the image metric is reached:

generating display data from a first subset for a slot of the image metric; and

generating display data from a second subset for a next slot of the image metric such that the slots of at least one of said rows of the image metric have a different sequence of said first and second subset display data than one or more of the other of said rows; and

a display coupled to the combining module and operable to display an image generated from the image metric.

30. The method of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises three or more sensors.

31. The system of claim 22 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises three or more sensors.