×

Dynamic conservation of imaging power

  • US 10,063,757 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2012
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a sensor arranged to capture a low-resolution image of an area in a first operating mode and a higher-resolution, three-dimensional image of the area in a second operating mode; and

    a controller arranged to determine a difference between the low-resolution image or the higher-resolution image and a previously captured image of the area, and to determine an operating mode of the apparatus based on whether the difference indicates object movement within the area, the controller arranged to set the apparatus in the first operating mode when the difference indicates no object movement within the area.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×