Method and apparatus for reducing the effect of EMI on receiver sensitivity in a camera phone

摘要

A mobile communication device ( 100 ) includes a camera module ( 102 ) which provides an image stream when the camera module is active. The image stream is used to display images on a display ( 114 ) to provide a viewfinder function so that a user of the mobile communication device can see to what the camera is aimed. While the mobile communication device is operating in camera mode, the mobile communication device receives a signal at a radio receiver ( 104 ) during a time slot of a time division multiple access frame ( 110 ). To prevent the camera module from interfering with the receiver operation, the camera module operation is suspended during the receiver time slot.