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US 10,873,683 B2Granted
Bidirectional synchronizing camera, camera system including the same and method of operating the camera
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsIl Joong Kim, Jeong A Jo
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Abstract
In one example embodiment, a camera system includes a plurality of cameras, a camera controller configured to control the plurality of cameras, a control signal line configured to facilitate an exchange of at least one control signal between the camera controller and the plurality of cameras and a synchronization signal line commonly connected to the plurality of cameras, and configured to transmit at least one transmission synchronization signal for synchronizing at least two cameras among the plurality of cameras.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- an application processor;
- a first camera configured to receive a synchronization enable signal via a first line from the application processor, to generate and output a transmission synchronization signal in response to the synchronization enable signal, and to transmit a first image data to the application processor via a second line;
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- a second camera connected to the first camera via a third line and configured to receive the transmission synchronization signal via the third line from the first camera and to transmit a second image data to the application processor via a fourth line,
- wherein the second camera is configured to transmit the second image data in synchronization with the first image data in response to the transmission synchronization signal, and
- wherein the first to fourth lines are different from each other.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- an application processor;
- a first camera comprising a first image sensor, a first control circuit, a first lens, and a first actuator, the first camera being configured to receive a synchronization enable signal from the application processor via a first control line and to transmit a first image data to the application processor via a first data line;
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- a second camera comprising a second image sensor, a second control circuit, a second lens, and a second actuator, the second camera being configured to receive a control signal from the application processor via a second control line different from the first control line and to adjust a position of the second lens in response to the control signal and to transmit a second image data to the application processor via a second data line different from the first data line,
- wherein the first camera is configured to generate and output a transmission synchronization signal via a common line to the second camera in response to the synchronization enable signal, and
- wherein the second camera is configured to transmit the second image data in synchronization with the first image data in response to the transmission synchronization signal.
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A mobile terminal comprising:
- a multi-core processor;
- a first camera comprising a first image sensor, a first control circuit, a first lens, and a first actuator, the first camera being configured to transmit a first image data to the multi-core processor via a first data line;
- a second camera comprising a second image sensor, a second control circuit, a second lens, and a second actuator, the second camera being configured to transmit a second image data to the multi-core processor via a second data line different from the first data line;
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- a third camera comprising a third image sensor, a third control circuit, a third lens, and a third actuator, the third camera being configured to transmit a third image data to the multi-core processor via a third data line,
- wherein the first camera is configured to receive a synchronization enable signal from the multi-core processor via a first control line and to generate and output a transmission synchronization signal to the second camera in response to the synchronization enable signal, and
- wherein the first camera is configured to output the transmission synchronization signal to the third camera in response to the synchronization enable signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.