Patent ID: 7948520

Claim:
A device comprising: a first image sensor that includes a first pixel array circuit, wherein the first pixel array circuit is configured to generate image data; and a first interface that is directly connected to the first pixel array circuit, wherein the first interface is configured to receive the image data from the first image sensor based on a first synchronization signal, wherein the first interface has (i) a master mode that includes receiving the first synchronization signal from the first pixel array circuit and (ii) a slave mode that includes sending the first synchronization signal to the first pixel array circuit, and wherein at least one of the first interface is configured to selectively receive the image data from the first image sensor in at least one of a serial format or a parallel format, and the first interface comprises a serial-to-parallel interface, wherein the serial-to-parallel interface is configured to selectively provide the image data to a controller in one of a serial format and a parallel format.