Image processing apparatus and method
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a data input/output (I/O) controller;
a first image processor configured to perform a first Image processing operation on image data to generate first data; and
a second image processor configured to perform a second image processing operation on the first data to generate second data,wherein the image processing apparatus directly transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor through a signal line directly connecting the first processor and the second processor without accessing the memory, when an operation mode is set to a first operation mode, wherein the first operation mode is a normal mode,wherein the image processing apparatus indirectly transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor via the memory, when the operation mode is set to a second operation mode, wherein the second operation mode is a zoom mode,wherein the data (I/O) controller is configured to determine the operation mode, generate a signal indicating the determined operation mode, and output the signal to the first Image processor, andwherein the first image processor outputs the first data to the second image processor when the outputted signal indicates the first operation mode and outputs the first data to the memory when the outputted signal indicates the second operation mode.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus includes a memory, a first image processor configured to perform a first image processing operation on image data to generate first data, and a second image processor configured to perform a second image processing operation on the first data to generate second data. In a first operation mode, the first data is directly transferred from the first image processor to the second image processor. When the first operation mode is changed to a second operation mode, the first data is transferred from the first image processor to the second image processor via the memory.
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a data input/output (I/O) controller; a first image processor configured to perform a first Image processing operation on image data to generate first data; and a second image processor configured to perform a second image processing operation on the first data to generate second data, wherein the image processing apparatus directly transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor through a signal line directly connecting the first processor and the second processor without accessing the memory, when an operation mode is set to a first operation mode, wherein the first operation mode is a normal mode, wherein the image processing apparatus indirectly transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor via the memory, when the operation mode is set to a second operation mode, wherein the second operation mode is a zoom mode, wherein the data (I/O) controller is configured to determine the operation mode, generate a signal indicating the determined operation mode, and output the signal to the first Image processor, and wherein the first image processor outputs the first data to the second image processor when the outputted signal indicates the first operation mode and outputs the first data to the memory when the outputted signal indicates the second operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An application processor comprising:
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a data input/output (I/O) controller; a first image processor configured to perform a first image processing operation on image data to generate first data; and a second image processor configured to perform a second image processing operation on the first data to generate second data, wherein the application processor directly transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor through a signal line directly connecting the first processor and the second processor without accessing a memory when an operation mode is set to a first operation mode, wherein the first operation mode is a normal mode, wherein the application processor transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor via the memory when the operation mode is set to a second operation mode, wherein the second operation mode is a zoom mode, wherein the data (I/O) controller is configured to determine the operation mode, generate a signal indicating the determined operation mode, and output the signal to the first Image processor, and wherein the first image processor outputs the first data to the second image processor when the outputted signal indicates the first operation mode and outputs the first data to the memory when the outputted signal indicates the second operation mode.
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17. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a memory controller; a data input/output (I/O) controller; a first image processor configured to perform a first image processing operation on image data to generate first data; and a second image processor configured to perform a second image processing operation on the first data to generate second data, wherein the image processing apparatus directly transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor through a signal line directly connecting the first processor and the second processor without accessing the memory controller when an operation mode is set to a first operation mode, wherein the first operation mode is a normal mode, wherein the image processing apparatus transfers the first data from the first image processor to the second image processor via the memory controller when the operation mode is set to a second operation mode, wherein the second operation mode is a zoom mode, wherein the data (I/O) controller is configured to determine the operation mode, generate a signal indicating the determined operation mode, and output the signal to the first Image processor, and wherein the first image processor outputs the first data to the second image processor when the outputted signal indicates the first operation mode and outputs the first data to the memory controller when the outputted signal indicates the second operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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