Mediatek Corporation

Ching-Chao Yang

Cheng-Che Chen

Chang-Fu Lin

Shu-Wen Teng

Ming-Chi Chen

Wei Cheng Gu

Chun-Kun Chan

Shih Tang Lin

An apparatus for performing timer management regarding a system timer scheduler service includes: a processor arranged to control operations of the apparatus; an ordinary timer arranged to provide the processor with time ticks, for use of timing control; and a hardware-based Operating System (OS) timer arranged to provide the processor with at least one scheduler timer, for use of the system timer scheduler service. An associated method for performing timer management regarding a system timer scheduler service is also provided, and can be applied to the apparatus. In particular, the apparatus and the method can give considerations to both run-time power consumption and sleep mode power consumption. For example, the hardware-based OS timer can support an event-based OS timer scheduler to save the run-time power consumption. In another example, the hardware-based OS timer can support timer alignment in accordance with modulator/demodulator (modem) activities to minimize the sleep mode power consumption.

Apparatus for performing timer management regarding a system timer scheduler service, and associated method

An apparatus for capturing and storing real-time images is provided. A camera module records frames corresponding to sensed light, outputs pixel data of the frames on a data bus, and generates synchronization control signals to control the synchronized transmission of the frames. An interrupt controller receives the synchronization control signals and correspondingly generates interrupt signals. A processing unit receives the interrupt signals, fetches the pixel data of the frames on the data bus according to at least one of the interrupt signals, and stores the fetched pixel data in a memory device.

Apparatuses for capturing and storing real-time images

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

Ching-Chao Yang