METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE DATA TRANSFER IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an image processing circuitry configured to;
receive cropping data that defines a plurality of sub-images;
define individual lines of pixels for image capture by an image sensor of only lines of pixels needed for the plurality of sub-images;
direct an image sensor to provide, relating to one image frame, image information comprising only the defined individual lines of pixels;
receive from the image sensor the image information relating to the one image frame;
produce the plurality of sub-images from the received image information according to the cropping data; and
forward the plurality of sub-images through an output;
wherein the image sensor and the an image processing circuitry are parts of a camera unit and the output is a camera unit interface configured to exchange information between the camera unit and a circuitry external to the camera unit; and
wherein the image processing circuitry is further configured to send image information relating to the one frame over the camera unit interface only as the plurality of sub-images.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are described in which image information is received from an image sensor relating to one image frame, one or more sub-images are produced from the received image information according to given cropping data; and the produced one or more sub-images are forwarded through an output.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an image processing circuitry configured to; receive cropping data that defines a plurality of sub-images; define individual lines of pixels for image capture by an image sensor of only lines of pixels needed for the plurality of sub-images; direct an image sensor to provide, relating to one image frame, image information comprising only the defined individual lines of pixels; receive from the image sensor the image information relating to the one image frame; produce the plurality of sub-images from the received image information according to the cropping data; and forward the plurality of sub-images through an output; wherein the image sensor and the an image processing circuitry are parts of a camera unit and the output is a camera unit interface configured to exchange information between the camera unit and a circuitry external to the camera unit; and wherein the image processing circuitry is further configured to send image information relating to the one frame over the camera unit interface only as the plurality of sub-images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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in a camera unit; receiving cropping data that defines a plurality of sub-images; defining individual lines of pixels for image capture by an image sensor of only lines of pixels needed for the plurality of sub-images; directing an image sensor to provide, relating to one image frame, image information comprising only the defined individual lines of pixels; receiving from the image sensor the image information relating to the one image frame; producing the plurality of sub-images from the received image information according to the cropping data; forwarding the plurality of sub-images through an output that is a camera unit interface between the camera unit and a circuitry external to the camera unit, wherein image information relating to the one frame is sent over the camera unit interface only as the plurality of sub-images. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory memory medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, which when executed by a computer processor causes a camera unit to perform:
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receiving cropping data that defines a plurality of sub-images; defining individual lines of pixels for image capture by an image sensor of only lines of pixels needed for the plurality of sub-images; directing an image sensor to provide, relating to one image frame, image information comprising only the defined individual lines of pixels; receiving from the image sensor the image information relating to the one image frame; producing the plurality of sub-images from the received image information according to the cropping data; forwarding the plurality of sub-images through an output that is a camera unit interface between the camera unit and a circuitry external to the camera unit, wherein image information relating to the one frame is sent over the camera unit interface only as the plurality of sub-images. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A camera unit comprising:
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means for receiving cropping data that defines a plurality of sub-images; means for defining individual lines of pixels for image capture by an image sensor of only lines of pixels needed for the plurality of sub-images; means for directing an image sensor to provide, relating to one image frame, image information comprising only the defined individual lines of pixels; means for receiving from the image sensor the image information relating to the one image frame; means for producing the plurality of sub-images from the received image information according to the cropping data; means for forwarding the plurality of sub-images through an output that is a camera unit interface between the camera unit and a circuitry external to the camera unit, means for wherein image information relating to the one frame is sent over the camera unit interface only as the plurality of sub-images.
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