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US 2011/0085015 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for operating plural cameras embedded in mobile device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKi Hyun Jun, Byung Hwa Park
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Abstract
A mobile device includes an apparatus for operating two or more cameras embedded in a mobile device. When one of the cameras is enabled, the apparatus controls the flow of signals by preventing a signal in connection with the enabled camera from flowing toward other disabled cameras. This can minimize EMI that may be caused by such a signal.
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An apparatus for operating cameras in a mobile device, the apparatus comprising:
- a first camera and a second camera each configured to offer an image acquisition function;
- a control unit configured to send and receive a signal to and from each of the first and second cameras;
- and
- a switch configured to perform switching under the control of the control unit so that a signal in connection with an enabled one of the first and second cameras may not be transmitted to an disabled one of the first and second cameras.
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A method for operating cameras in a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving an input signal for enabling a specific one of plural cameras;
- enabling the specific camera in response to the input signal;
- and
- controlling the flow of signals so that a signal in connection with the enabled camera may not be delivered to disabled cameras and signal lines connected to the disabled cameras.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a first camera and a second camera each configured to offer an image acquisition function;
- a control unit configured to send and receive a signal to and from each of the first and second cameras;
- and
- a switch configured to perform switching under the control of the control unit so that a signal in connection with an enabled one of the first and second cameras may not be transmitted to an disabled one of the first and second cameras.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.