USB Video Class (UVC)

modulename: uvcvideo.ko

configname: CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS

Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Device Drivers
└─>Multimedia support
└─>Media drivers
└─>Media USB Adapters
└─>USB Video Class (UVC)
In linux kernel since version 2.6.26 (release Date: 2008-07-13)  
Support for the USB Video Class (UVC). Currently only video
input devices, such as webcams, are supported.

For more information see: <http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/>

source code:
drivers/media/usb//uvc/