Patent ID: 8804009

Claim:
A camera unit comprising: an image sensor configured to receive an optical signal of a photographed image from a lens and configured to convert the received optical signal into an electrical signal; an image signal processor configured to convert the electrical signal into an image signal and operable to control the image sensor; an application processor configured to process the image signal; and a multi-port memory including a plurality of data input/output ports, the multi-port memory configured to receive the image signal from the image signal processor and the application processor using different data input/output ports of the plurality of data input/output ports, wherein the multi-port memory includes, a first port configured to receive parameters that control data processed in the image signal processor and the image sensor from the image signal processor, a second port configured to receive data processed in the application processor, a first port bank configured to store the data control parameters received from the first port, and a second port bank configured to receive and store the data processed in the application processor.