Abstract:
A system on chip and a mobile device are provided, the mobile device including a processor that receives raw image data, processes the raw image data into floating-point format image data, and output the floating-point format image data; a memory that stores therein the floating-point format image data; and a display processing unit that receives the floating-point format image data stored in the memory therefrom, and performs high dynamic range (HDR) processing on the floating-point format image data.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes a processor configured to perform a rendering operation of an image frame to acquire rendering data, and write the acquired rendering data on a memory device, and a display controller configured to perform a read operation of the memory device on which the rendering data is written, to acquire image data. The semiconductor device further includes a micro-sequencing circuit configured to transmit a start signal to the display controller, based on a degree of execution of the rendering operation. The display controller is further configured to, based on the transmitted start signal, start the read operation.
Abstract:
An image capture apparatus automatically sets an image capture mode based on a subject or surrounding, and a user changes set values of image processing options of the set image capture mode as needed, thereby providing convenience and flexibility. The image capture apparatus includes a scene mode selection unit that analyzes a live view image according to a predetermined scene selection algorithm and selects a scene mode based on the analysis result, a display unit that displays a user interface to select an image processing option related to the selected scene mode and to change a set value of the selected image processing option, and a controller that receives the changed set value of the selected image processing option before an image is captured in the selected scene mode, applies the changed set value to the selected scene mode, and captures the live view image in the selected scene mode.
Abstract:
A method of operating an integrated circuit is provided. The method includes receiving a data block offset from a second storage device, obtaining a target entry address using the data block offset, and reading an entry among a plurality of entries comprised in a buffer descriptor stored in a first storage device based on the target entry address. The method also includes reading data from a data buffer among a plurality of data buffers included in the first storage device using a physical address included in the entry and transmitting the data to the second storage device.
Abstract:
A display controller includes a resource controller configured to receive layer information about each of a first layer and a second layer that are output at different times through a display panel during a unit frame. The display controller includes a data input direct memory access (DMA) configured to receive first image data corresponding to the first layer and second image data corresponding to the second layer, and a hardware resource configured to receive the first and second image data from the data input DMA, process the received first and second image data according to the layer information, and generate first layer data of the first layer and second layer data of the second layer. The resource controller is configured to control the data input DMA according to the layer information to determine an order in which the first and second image data are provided to the hardware resource.
Abstract:
An image processor, an application processor, a method of operating an image processor, and a chips set of an image processor are provided. The image processor includes a scaler configured to perform scaling on an input image and generate a scaled input image; and a selection circuit configured to transmit the scaled input image to either a low latency memory or a high density memory according to a memory selection signal. The application processor includes a memory configured to store an input image; and an image processor configured to scale the input image, wherein the image processor comprises a scaler configured to perform scaling on the input image and generate a scaled input image and a selection circuit configured to transmit the scaled input image to either a low latency memory or a high density memory according to a memory selection signal.
Abstract:
A image processing method includes computing an initial phase corresponding to a difference between a position of a first pixel of an input image and a position of a first pixel of an output image using at least one of scaling ratio information between the input and output images, chroma subsampling format conversion information applied between the input and output images, or rotation angle information of the input image, and determining the position of the first pixel of the output image based on the initial phase and the position of the first pixel of the input image.