Integrated interface apparatus and method of operating an integrated interface apparatus

1. An integrated interface apparatus for providing a serial differential data input for an integrated processor of a mobile radio terminal, said apparatus comprising a data reception apparatus comprising a physical layer configured to be operated in a first operating mode according to a first digital data interface standard or in a second operating mode according to a second digital data interface standard, the first digital data interface standard and the second digital data interface standard not being compatible with one another with respect to the physical layer,

wherein both the first digital data interface standard and the second digital data interface standard being interface standards for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal, and wherein the first digital data interface standard being the MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) standard and the second digital data interface standard being the SMIA (Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture) standard.

2. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 1 , the physical layer comprising a unit which is in a respectively used signal path both in the first operating mode and in the second operating mode.

3. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 2 , the physical layer further comprising contact-connection areas which are used to transmit input signals according to the first digital data interface standard in the first operating mode and to transmit input signals according to the second digital data interface standard in the second operating mode.

4. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 3 , the contact-connection areas comprising two connections for a differential clock signal and two other connections for a differential data signal.

5. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 1 , the physical layer comprising an analog unit to process analog input signals, in which input signals according to the first digital data interface standard and input signals according to the second digital data interface standard pass through an identical signal path.

6. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 5 , the physical layer further comprising a digital unit to process digital signals according to the first digital data interface standard and further comprising a further digital unit, which is different from said digital unit, to process digital signals according to the second digital data interface standard, the digital unit being connected downstream of the analog unit and the further digital unit being connected downstream of the analog unit.

7. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 1 , the first digital data interface standard and/or the second digital data interface standard being an interface standard for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal.

8. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 7 , the interface standard for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal being the MIPI standard or the SMIA standard.

9. A method of operating an integrated interface apparatus for providing a serial differential data input for an integrated processor of a mobile radio terminal, said method comprising:

operating a physical layer of a data reception apparatus of an integrated interface apparatus in a first operating mode according to a first digital data interface standard; and

operating the physical layer of the data reception apparatus of the integrated interface apparatus in a second operating mode according to a second digital data interface standard, the first digital data interface standard and the second digital data interface standard not being compatible with one another with respect to the physical layer,

wherein both the first digital data interface standard and the second digital data interface standard being interface standards for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal, and wherein the first digital data interface standard being the MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) standard and the second digital data interface standard being the SMIA (Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture) standard.

10. Method according to claim 9 , input signals being transmitted via contact-connection areas of the physical layer according to the first digital data interface standard in the first operating mode and input signals being transmitted via said contact-connection areas of the physical layer according to the second digital data interface standard in the second operating mode.

11. Method according to claim 9 , analog input signals being processed, and analog input signals according to the first digital data interface standard and analog input signals according to the second digital data interface standard passing through an identical signal path during processing.

12. Method according to claim 9 , the first digital data interface standard and/or the second digital data interface standard being an interface standard for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal.

13. Method according to claim 12 , the interface standard for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal being the MIPI standard or the SMIA standard.

14. Method according to claim 9 , further comprising providing a serial differential data input for an integrated processor of a mobile radio terminal.

15. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first digital data interface standard being the MIPI standard or the SMIA standard.

16. Method according to claim 9 , wherein the first digital data interface standard being the MIPI standard or the SMIA standard.

17. An integrated interface apparatus for providing a serial differential data input for an integrated processor of a mobile radio terminal, said apparatus comprising a data reception apparatus comprising a physical layer configured to be operated in a first operating mode according to a first interface standard or in a second operating mode according to a second interface standard, the first interface standard and the second interface standard not being compatible with one another with respect to the physical layer, and both the first interface standard and the second interface standard being interface standards for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal,

wherein the first interface standard being the MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) standard and the second interface standard being the SMIA (Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture) standard.

18. Integrated interface apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the first interface standard being the MIPI standard or the SMIA standard.

19. A method of operating an integrated interface apparatus for providing a serial differential data input for an integrated processor of a mobile radio terminal, said method comprising:

operating a physical layer of a data reception apparatus of an integrated interface apparatus in a first operating mode according to a first interface standard; and

operating the physical layer of the data reception apparatus of the integrated interface apparatus in a second operating mode according to a second interface standard, the first interface standard and the second interface standard not being compatible with one another with respect to the physical layer, and both the first interface standard and the second interface standard being interface standards for reading data from a camera into a processor of a mobile radio terminal,

wherein the first interface standard being the MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) standard and the second interface standard being the SMIA (Standard Mobile Imaging Architecture) standard.

20. Method according to claim 19 , wherein the first interface standard being the MIPI standard or the SMIA standard.