Patent ID: 8054337

Claim:
A method of serializing signals output from an image sensor, comprising: sampling a vertical synchronization signal, a horizontal synchronization signal, and parallel image data output from the image sensor, at a first edge of a clock signal, for n cycles of the clock signal, where n is an integer; and generating a packet including information regarding a duration of each timing parameter in a header of the packet and valid image data based on a sampling result, wherein the duration of said each timing parameter is variable, and the information regarding the duration of said each timing parameter includes at least one of: information regarding an amount of a first valid image data, information regarding a length of a front porch duration, information regarding a length of duration of an active state of the vertical synchronization signal, information regarding a length of a back porch duration, information regarding a length of duration of a deactive state of the horizontal synchronization signal, the deactive state is between adjacent activated horizontal synchronization signals while the vertical synchronization signal is deactivated, and information regarding an amount of a second valid image data.