Electronic apparatus and method for main processor and image processor booting
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsNam-young Jang, Sung-bin Hong
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same are described. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus having a main processor and an image processor includes: booting the main processor and the image processor according to a power input signal of the photographing apparatus; when the image processor is completely booted, performing a photographing preparation operation; photographing an object, performed by the image processor, in response to a shutter release signal; and generating photographing data of the object, performed by the image processor.
Claims28
A method of controlling an electronic apparatus comprising a main processor and an image processor, the method comprising:
- booting the main processor and the image processor according to a power input signal of the electronic apparatus;
- when the image processor is completely booted, performing a photographing preparation operation;
- photographing an object, performed by the image processor, in response to a shutter release signal;
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- generating photographing data of the object, performed by the image processors;
- when the main processor is completely booted, determining whether the main processor or the image processor has photographing control authorization according to a photographing mode of the electronic apparatus,
- wherein, when the photographing mode of the electronic apparatus is a normal mode, it is determined that the main processor has the photographing control authorization, and
- when the photographing mode of the electronic apparatus is a photographing optimizing mode, it is determined that the image processor has the photographing control authorization.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a main processor and an image processor;
- wherein the main processor and the image processor start being booted according to a power input signal of the electronic apparatus, and
- when the image processor is completely booted, the image processor performs a photographing preparation operation, photographs an object in response to a shutter release signal, and generates photographing data of the object;
- wherein, when the main processor is completely booted, the electronic apparatus determines whether the main processor or the image processor has photographing control authorization according to a photographing mode of the electronic apparatus,
- when the photographing mode of the electronic apparatus is a normal mode, the electronic apparatus determines that the main processor has the photographing control authorization, and
- when the photographing mode of the electronic apparatus is a photographing optimizing mode, the electronic apparatus determines that the image processor has the photographing control authorization.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.