Patent ID: 8155703

Claim:
A configurable camera interface within a wireless terminal operable to process images in accordance with multiple data formats, the configurable camera interface comprising: an advanced reduced instruction set computer (RISC) machine (ARM); and an image process accelerator operably coupled to the ARM, wherein a combination of the ARM and the image process accelerator supports substantially real time digital image processing of the captured digital image into the multiple data formats within the wireless terminal, the combination of the ARM and the image process accelerator operable to: receive an output of an image sensor operably coupled to the configurable camera interface, wherein the image sensor is operable to capture a digital image having a first data format of the multiple data formats; determine a mode of operation of the configurable camera interface from information contained within the captured digital image, wherein the information includes data format information; process in substantially real time, based on the determined mode of operation, the captured digital image to produce a second digital image having a second data format of the multiple data formats by dividing the processing between the ARM and the image process accelerator, wherein the first data format and second data format differ; output the captured digital image to a first client device compatible with the first data format of the multiple data formats; and output the second digital image to a second client device compatible with the second data format of the multiple data formats, wherein the second client device prepares the second digital image for wireless transmission by the wireless terminal over reverse link communications to a multimedia capable device.