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Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Kilhyung Cha, Seoul, KR;

Dongwoo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Serhoon Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Kyungah Jeong, Seoul, KR;

Sungjin Huh, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23232 (2013.01); H04N 5/23245 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device includes an image sensor configured to generate a first signal corresponding to an image having a first resolution in a first mode, a second signal corresponding to an image having a second resolution higher than the first resolution in a second mode. The image sensor is configured to generate frame information regarding a resolution, the first mode and the second mode respectively determined based on a mode signal. The device further includes a channel allocator configured to allocate the first signal and the second signal to different channels, of a plurality of channels, based on the frame information; and an image signal processor (ISP) comprising the plurality of channels, a first channel configured to process the first signal and a second channel configured to process the second signal. The ISP is configured to post-process image data processed by the plurality of channels.


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