Patent ID: 6816192
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A motion pictures sending apparatus comprising:a camera interface configured to receive an image signal from a camera; a frame conversion unit configured to carry out coordinates conversion on the received image signal and generate image data; a memory configured to store the image data; an image processing unit configured to process the image data from the memory and providing processed data; an output interface configured to transfer the processed data to a communication interface unit; a memory control unit configured to stop the updating of image data to the memory in response to an input signal, a signal generation unit configured to generate a synchronizing signal; and a switching unit configured to receive the synchronizing signal from the signal generation unit and a synchronizing signal from the camera interface and provide the image processing unit with the synchronizing signal from the camera interface if the camera is operating and the synchronizing signal from the signal generation unit if the camera is not operating.