Abstract: Disclosed are an array camera, an electrical device, and a method for operating the same. A method for operating an array camera including a plurality of camera modules includes acquiring images through the camera modules, when a first object is located at a first position of a first distance, extracting a first image and a second image acquired by a first camera module and a second camera module selected from among the camera modules, respectively, calculating distance information regarding the first object based on the first image and the second image, and when a second object is located at a second position or a second distance, calculating distance information regarding the second object located at the second position or the second distance based on at least one of a third image acquired by a camera module different from the first camera module and a fourth image acquired by a camera module different from the second camera module. Consequently, user convenience is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are an array camera, an electrical device, and a method for operating the same. A method for operating an array camera including a plurality of camera modules includes acquiring images through the camera modules, when a first object is located at a first position of a first distance, extracting a first image and a second image acquired by a first camera module and a second camera module selected from among the camera modules, respectively, calculating distance information regarding the first object based on the first image and the second image, and when a second object is located at a second position or a second distance, calculating distance information regarding the second object located at the second position or the second distance based on at least one of a third image acquired by a camera module different from the first camera module and a fourth image acquired by a camera module different from the second camera module. Consequently, user convenience is improved.

Abstract: A power control device and method capable of reducing the power consumption of a DMB receiver according to whether or not CDM channels are received is provided. The power control device includes N CDM/FEC parts for demodulating a received broadcast signal into up to N CDM channel signals and error-correcting the demodulated channel signals and thereby generating a pilot payload signal and a transport stream, a plurality of clock switches for respectively turning on/off clock signals supplied to the N CDM/FEC parts, and a clock switch controller for controlling turning on/off of the clock switches, and controls supply of clock signals to the CDM/FEC parts according to CDM channel reception states, thereby making it possible to reduce the power consumption by the CDM/FEC parts.

Abstract: Different video codecs can be integrated or duplicated functions of each codec can be shared. According to an apparatus and method for supporting plural codecs of the present invention, a decoding process can be performed by analyzing information of a transmitted bit stream, deciding kind of codec being used by means of a header analysis unit, connecting through a switching unit to a corresponding decoder of a decoding unit including plural decoders or to a corresponding operation block among a plurality of operation blocks including at least one function.

Abstract: Different video codecs can be integrated or duplicated functions of each codec can be shared. According to an apparatus and method for supporting plural codecs of the present invention, a decoding process can be performed by analyzing information of a transmitted bit stream, deciding kind of codec being used by means of a header analysis unit, connecting through a switching unit to a corresponding decoder of a decoding unit including plural decoders or to a corresponding operation block among a plurality of operation blocks including at least one function.