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the present invention hereby provides a differential signal modulating apparatus and method thereof , wherein , after the reception of digital imaging data , through modulating the transmission sequence of differential signal , the transmission sequence of differential signal of the interface pin at the receiver can be coordinated for receiving the digital imaging data , offering hence the advantage of being able to be flexibly applied to various interface development . if the transmitter transfers differential signals to the receiver , then the transmission sequence of the differential signal that the receiver receives must be consistent with the transmission sequence of the differential signal that the transmitter sends , so as to acquire correct data . however , since the interface specifications developed by each companies and manufacturer vary , if the receiver and the transmitter do not match , it is doomed to receive wrong information . therefore , the present invention proposes that , after the reception of differential signal , the apparatus according to the present invention can be used to modulate the transmission sequence of differential signal , which coordinates the transmission sequence of differential signal at the receiver , so as to receive the correct information . at the beginning , referring to fig2 , a system architecture diagram of a differential signal modulating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown . as illustrated in fig2 , the transmitter 21 transmits a differential data pair and a differential clock pair , wherein the differential data pair includes data positive signal d + and data complementary negative signal d −, the differential clock pair includes clock positive signal s + and clock complementary negative clock signal s −. the differential signal can be sent respectively via interface pins a , b , c , d in 8 combination sequences , i . e . { d +, d −, s +, s −}, { d −, d +, s +, s −}, { d +, d −, s −, s +} { d −, d +, s −, s +}, { s +, s −, d +, d −}, { s −, s +, d +, d −}& gt ;{ s +, s −, d −, d +}, { s −, s +, d −, d +}, and the receiver must use the same sequence to receive differential signal . the receiver has a differential signal modulating apparatus 23 , which is used for receiving the differential data pair and the differential clock pair , further generating multimedia stream md . the described differential signal modulating apparatus 23 includes a transmitting unit 231 , a modulating module 233 and an operational module 235 . the transmitting unit 231 includes two differential amplifiers 2311 , 2313 , which are used for receiving the differential data pair and the differential clock pair . the modulating module 233 is coupled with the transmitting unit 231 , for adjusting the transmission sequences of the differential data pair and the differential clock pair , further outputting a data flow d and a clock signal s . the operational module 235 is coupled with the modulating module 233 for receiving the data flow d according to the status of the clock signal s , performing operations on the data flow d and further generating the multimedia stream md . the above - mentioned modulating module 233 includes a first multiplexer 2331 , a second multiplexer 2333 , a third multiplexer 2335 and a fourth multiplexer 2337 , wherein the outputs of the first multiplexer 2331 and second multiplexer 2333 are controlled by selection signals sel_ 0 , sel_ 1 , and the outputs of the third multiplexer 2335 and fourth multiplexer 2337 are controlled by selection signal sel_ 2 . the described selection signals sel_ 0 , sel_ 1 and sel_ 2 may be user &# 39 ; s input values or system &# 39 ; s setup values . the receiver can coordinate the transmission sequence of differential signal of the transmitter through the switching of selection signals sel_ 0 , sel_ 1 and sel_ 2 , so as to correctly receive the differential signal . the modulation sequences of differential signal are shown in the following table 1 : if the differential signal of the transmitter 21 is transferred respectively via interface pins a , b , c , d in a transmission sequence of { d +, d −, s +, s −}, then the modulating module 233 will switch the selection signals { sel_ 2 , sel_ 1 , sel_ 0 } to { 100 }, and after that the transmitting unit 231 receives the differential signal in the sequence { d +, d −, s +, s −}, the data flow d and the status of clock signal s will be adjusted through the internal circuit of the modulating module 233 , so as to match the reception sequence of differential signal internally defined by the differential signal modulating apparatus 23 . other transmission sequence combinations may also be used to switch the corresponding selection signals based on table 1 , so as to match the transmission sequence of differential signal of the transmitter 21 . for further understanding the operations of the differential signal modulating apparatus 23 in details , refer now to fig3 , in which a step - wise flowchart of the modulation method of the differential signal modulating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown , wherein the related system architecture thereof may be referred to fig2 and table 1 . the differential signal of the transmitter 21 is sent in the transmission sequence { d +, d −, s +, s −}, as shown in fig3 , and the described modulation method of the differential signal includes the following steps : first , the transmitting unit 231 receives differential signal ( step s 301 ), and , after the reception of the data positive signal d + and data complementary negative data d −, the differential amplifier 2311 performs operations on them and outputs an intermediate data flow , and after the reception of the clock positive signal s + and clock complementary negative data s −, the differential amplifier 2313 performs operations on them and outputs an intermediate clock signal ( step s 303 ); thereafter , the modulating module 233 sets the selection signals { sel_ 2 , sel_ 1 , sel_ 0 } according to the transmission sequence { d +, d −, s +, s −} for adjusting the intermediate data flow and the status of intermediate clock signal and then outputs ( step s 305 ); finally , the operational module processes the operationally - adjusted intermediate data flow according to the adjusted intermediate clock signal , and then further outputs the multimedia stream md ( step s 307 ). referring now to fig4 , therein a system architecture diagram of a differential signal modulating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown . fig4 illustrates a system architecture partly modified from the architecture in fig2 , hence reference is made in conjunction with fig2 . as depicted in fig4 , the differential signal modulating apparatus 4 includes a modulating module 41 and a multiplexer 43 . the described modulating module 41 includes eight ( 8 ) transmitting units 411 ˜ 418 , each transmitting units 411 ˜ 418 employs differential amplifier to receive different combination sequence of differential signal , and performs operations then outputs a data flow and a clock signal ; 8 operational modules 421 ˜ 428 are respectively coupled with the transmitting unit 411 in one - by - one fashion , each operational modules 421 ˜ 428 is used to receive the data flow according to the status of the clock signal , and performs operations on the said data flow , then further outputs an intermediate multimedia stream . the multiplexer 43 is coupled with all the operational modules 421 ˜ 428 , and , according to a selection signal sel , outputs one of these intermediate multimedia stream as the multimedia stream md . here , the selection signal sel may be a user &# 39 ; s input value or a system &# 39 ; s setup value , and , through the switching of the selection signal sel , the receiver may coordinate the transmission sequence of the differential signal of the transmitter . for further understanding the operations of the differential signal modulating apparatus 4 , refer now to fig5 , in which a step - wise flowchart of the modulation method of the differential signal modulating apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown . herein refer to fig4 for the relevant system architecture . it is assumed that the transmitter still transmits in the transmission sequence { d +, d −, s +, s −}, as shown in fig5 , and the described modulation method of the differential signal includes the following steps : initially , transmitting units 411 ˜ 418 with different reception sequences are all defined to receive differential signal in the transmission sequence { d +, d −, s +, s −} ( step s 501 ), and the differential amplifiers performs operations on each combination sequence of differential signal then outputs eight ( 8 ) intermediate data flows and eight ( 8 ) intermediate clock signals ( step s 503 ); thereafter , the operational modules 421 ˜ 428 perform operations on the said intermediate data flow according to the received intermediate clock signal , then outputs ( step s 505 ); finally , since the sequence of differential signal received by the transmitting unit 411 , { d +, d −, s +, s −}, is identical to the transmission sequence defined by the transmitter , the multiplexer 43 selects the differential signal received from the transmitting unit 411 , and performs operations on the intermediate data flow , thus obtaining the desired multimedia stream md ( step s 507 ). in an embodiment , the above - mentioned transmitting unit is a low voltage differential signal ( lvds ) transmitter . and the described process operations on data include compression , decompression , combination , collection etc . the described differential signal modulating apparatus of the present invention is suitable for circuits which require conversion of differential signal to general data flow , e . g . mobile phone cam module , camera module and so on . by the description of the above examples , it should appreciate that the differential signal modulating apparatus of the present invention and method thereof is that , before the reception of digital imaging data , the transmission sequence of differential signal at the receiver is first modulated to match the transmission sequence of differential signal transferred from the transmitter ; or set up all combination sequences of differential signal at the receiver , so as to coordinate to receive different transmission sequences of differential signal . it is thus not limited by the interface of the transmitter , and the interfaces freely developed can be conveniently integrated into system chips , so as to be further flexibly applied to various products . the above - mentioned illustrations present simply the detailed descriptions and drawings of the embodiments of the present invention , without any intention to restrict the scope of the present invention thereto . the entire range of the present invention should be based on the subsequent claims , and all changes , substitutions or modifications that persons skilled in the art can easily consider and fabricate fall within the scope of the present invention delineated by the claims .

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