Patent ID: 7667169

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of light sensor cells disposed in a substrate; first common readout circuitry coupled to at least two light sensor cells in the plurality of light sensor cells, wherein the first common readout circuitry is to read out image information from the at least two light sensor cells simultaneously; auto-focus circuitry coupled to the first common readout circuitry to receive the simultaneously read out image information; second common readout circuitry coupled to a second at least two light sensor cells in the plurality of light sensor cells, wherein the second common readout circuitry is to read out image information from the second at least two light sensor cells simultaneously; and preview circuitry coupled to the second common readout circuitry to cause an image to be displayed using the simultaneously read out image information in the second at least two light sensor cells, wherein the auto focus circuitry and the preview circuitry are configured to simultaneously read out image information.