00001 /*!@file Neuro/VisualCortexConfigurator.H run-time selects which 00002 VisualCoxter to use */ 00003 00004 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 00005 // The iLab Neuromorphic Vision C++ Toolkit - Copyright (C) 2000-2003 // 00006 // by the University of Southern California (USC) and the iLab at USC. // 00007 // See http://iLab.usc.edu for information about this project. // 00008 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 00009 // Major portions of the iLab Neuromorphic Vision Toolkit are protected // 00010 // under the U.S. patent ``Computation of Intrinsic Perceptual Saliency // 00011 // in Visual Environments, and Applications'' by Christof Koch and // 00012 // Laurent Itti, California Institute of Technology, 2001 (patent // 00013 // pending; application number 09/912,225 filed July 23, 2001; see // 00014 // http://pair.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/final/home.pl for current status). // 00015 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 00016 // This file is part of the iLab Neuromorphic Vision C++ Toolkit. // 00017 // // 00018 // The iLab Neuromorphic Vision C++ Toolkit is free software; you can // 00019 // redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General // 00020 // Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either // 00021 // version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. // 00022 // // 00023 // The iLab Neuromorphic Vision C++ Toolkit is distributed in the hope // 00024 // that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the // 00025 // implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR // 00026 // PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. // 00027 // // 00028 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License // 00029 // along with the iLab Neuromorphic Vision C++ Toolkit; if not, write // 00030 // to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, // 00031 // Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA. // 00032 // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // 00033 // 00034 // Primary maintainer for this file: Laurent Itti <itti@usc.edu> 00035 // $HeadURL: svn://isvn.usc.edu/software/invt/trunk/saliency/src/Neuro/VisualCortexConfigurator.H $ 00036 // $Id: VisualCortexConfigurator.H 8160 2007-03-21 21:34:16Z rjpeters $ 00037 // 00038 00039 #ifndef VISUALCORTEXCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED 00040 #define VISUALCORTEXCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED 00041 00042 #include "Component/ModelComponent.H" 00043 #include "Component/ModelParam.H" 00044 00045 class VisualCortex; 00046 class Beowulf; 00047 00048 //! VisualCortex configurator 00049 /*! This will export the --vc-type=XX command-line option and will 00050 instantiate a VisualCortex of the desired type as the option gets 00051 assigned a value. As this happens, new options may become available 00052 in the command-line. To see them, use --help AFTER you have chosen 00053 the type to use. The current VisualCortex may be retrieved using 00054 getVC(). */ 00055 class VisualCortexConfigurator : public ModelComponent 00056 { 00057 public: 00058 //! Constructor 00059 VisualCortexConfigurator(OptionManager& mgr, 00060 const std::string& descrName = 00061 "Visual Cortex Configurator", 00062 const std::string& tagName = 00063 "VisualCortexConfigurator"); 00064 00065 //! destructor 00066 virtual ~VisualCortexConfigurator(); 00067 00068 //! Intercept people changing our ModelParam 00069 /*! See ModelComponent.H; as parsing the command-line or reading a 00070 config file sets our name, we'll also here instantiate a 00071 controller of the proper type (and export its options) */ 00072 virtual void paramChanged(ModelParamBase* const param, 00073 const bool valueChanged, 00074 ParamClient::ChangeStatus* status); 00075 00076 //! Get the chosen VisualCortex 00077 /*! You should call this during start() of the ModelComponent that 00078 needs the VisualCortex. CAUTION: this may be a 00079 rutz::shared_ptr(NULL) if no controller has been chosen. */ 00080 nub::ref<VisualCortex> getVC() const; 00081 00082 //! If the chosen VisualCortex uses a Beowulf, get it here 00083 /*! You should call this during start() of the ModelComponent that 00084 needs the VisualCortex. CAUTION: this may be a 00085 rutz::shared_ptr(NULL) if no controller has been chosen. */ 00086 nub::soft_ref<Beowulf> getBeo() const; 00087 00088 protected: 00089 OModelParam<std::string> itsVCtype; //!< type of visual cortex 00090 00091 private: 00092 nub::ref<VisualCortex> itsVC; // the visual cortex 00093 nub::soft_ref<Beowulf> itsBeo; // we may also need a Beowulf 00094 }; 00095 00096 #endif 00097 00098 // ###################################################################### 00099 /* So things look consistent in everyone's emacs... */ 00100 /* Local Variables: */ 00101 /* indent-tabs-mode: nil */ 00102 /* End: */
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