Apparatus and method for acquiring image in portable terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKyoung-Keun PARK, Dong-Sik HA
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for acquiring an image in a portable terminal includes a camera processor and an application processor. The camera processor includes a camera sensor and an image storage unit storing an image acquired through the camera sensor, and is driven independently from the application processor. The application processor is driven independently from the camera processor and drives a specific application while the camera processor operates to permit simultaneous processing of an image and another function or functions of the portable terminal.
Claims20
An image processing apparatus of a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- an application processor that drives at least one specific application of the portable terminal other than an image processing function;
- a camera processor unit comprising a camera sensor, an image processor and an image storage unit storing an image acquired through the camera sensor, and driven independently from the application processor;
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- wherein the application processor is driven independently from the camera processor and drives the at least one specific application while the camera processor operates to perform an image processing function.
An image processing method of a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- providing a camera processor unit, a camera sensor and an image storage unit storing an image acquired through the camera sensor;
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- driving a specific application other than an image processing application through the application processor while the camera processor operates, by driving the camera processor unit and the application processor independently of each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.