Imaging module, interface, and method handling multiple simultaneous data types
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting image data in a plurality of formats simultaneously over a data path, the method comprising:
- transmitting along the data path, successive data blocks each comprising compressed image data representing a block of pixels of a first image; and
transmitting image data representing at least a portion of a second image along the data path during intervals between data block transmissions of the successive data blocks.
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Abstract
A method is provided for transmitting image data in a plurality of formats simultaneously over a data path. Successive data blocks, each comprising compressed image data representing a block of pixels of a first image are transmitted over a data path. During intervals between transmission of the successive data blocks, image data representing at least a portion of a second image is transmitted along the data path. An imaging module and imaging device capable of transmitting high resolution compressed data and lo resolution uncompressed data simultaneously over a data path are also provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting image data in a plurality of formats simultaneously over a data path, the method comprising:
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transmitting along the data path, successive data blocks each comprising compressed image data representing a block of pixels of a first image; and
transmitting image data representing at least a portion of a second image along the data path during intervals between data block transmissions of the successive data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An imaging module comprising:
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an image sensor;
a block-based image compression encoder for receiving uncompressed image data representing a first image captured by the image sensor and providing in series a plurality of data blocks each comprising compressed image data representing a block of pixels of the image; and
a data multiplexer transmitting along the data path, successive ones of the data blocks and image data representing at least a portion of an uncompressed second image along the data path during intervals between data block transmissions of the successive data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An imaging device comprising:
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an imaging module;
a data path; and
a graphics controller, the imaging device being operable in at least a preview mode and an image capture mode, wherein in the preview mode, the imaging module transmits successive preview images in an uncompressed format along the data path to the graphics controller, and in the image capture mode, the imaging module performs a block-based image compression on a capture image, and transmits along the data path successive data blocks, each data block containing compressed data representing a block of pixels from the first image, the imaging module transmitting along the data path at least a portion of one of the preview images during intervals of time between the successive blocks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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