Image capturing device and activation method therefor

• US 10,200,611 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2017
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sakurai, Masaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Laballe, Clayton E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fenwick, Warren K
• Application Number:
  US15/661,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20170324903A1
• Time in Patent Office: 558 Days
• Field of Search: 396129, 396205, 396301-303, 34820816, 34833313, 348372
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/651 for reducing power consumption by affecting camera operations, e.g. sleep mode, hibernation mode or power off of selective parts of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

An image capturing device includes a first controller operable to control image capturing; an operation section including a switch; a detector operable to detect a change to an image capturing mode and to send a signal representing the change; a second controller operable to monitor and process the sent signal, the second controller having a power consumption less than that of the first controller; and a power supply operable to supply power to the first controller, the second controller, and a functional section of the device. When the second controller receives the signal sent from the detecting section in a power saving state in which power is supplied from the power supply to the second controller, the power saving state is changed to a power supplying state capable of image capturing by supplying power from the power supply to portions of the device including the first controller.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to;

receive an attitude detection signal from an attitude sensor; and

control the information processing apparatus to change operational state from a low power operational state to a high power operational state in a case the attitude detection signal satisfies an attitude condition, in which the information processing apparatus operates at a power higher than a power of the low power operational state, in which an operational state change according to the attitude detection signal is set to enable and disable according to a user input.

2. The information processing apparatus according to the claim 1, further comprising:

a touch sensor to output a touch detection signal, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to control the information processing apparatus to change the operational state from the low power operational state to the high power operational state in a case the touch detection signal satisfies a touch condition and the attitude detection signal satisfies the attitude condition.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the circuitry is configured to control the information processing apparatus to change the operational state from the low power operational state to the high power operational state in a case the touch condition or the attitude condition is satisfied in a first mode, and in a case both the touch condition and the attitude condition are satisfied in a second mode.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the information processing apparatus is a portable apparatus.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the attitude condition represents that the apparatus is raised by a user.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the attitude condition represents that the apparatus is held by a user.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the circuitry is configured to control the information processing apparatus to change the operational state from the high power operational state to the low power operational state in a case when there is no user instruction detected in the high power operational state for a predetermined time.

8. A method for controlling operation of an information processing apparatus, wherein the apparatus is configured to be provided with an attitude sensor to output an attitude detection signal, the method comprising:

controlling, by a circuitry configured to be connected to the attitude sensor, the information processing apparatus to change operational state from a low power operational state to a high power operational state, in which the information processing apparatus operates at a power higher than a power of the low power operational state in a case the attitude detection signal satisfies an attitude condition, in which an operational state change according to the attitude detection signal is set to enable and disable according to a user input.

9. The method according to the claim 8, wherein the information processing apparatus is configured to be provided with a touch sensor to output a touch detection signal, the method further comprising:

controlling, by the circuitry, in which the circuitry is configured to be connected to the touch sensor, the information processing apparatus to change the operational state from the low power operational state to the high power operational state in a case the touch detection signal satisfies a touch condition and the attitude detection signal satisfies the attitude condition.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

controlling, by the circuitry, the information processing apparatus to change the operational state from the low power operational state to the high power operational state in a case the touch condition or the attitude condition is satisfied in a first mode, and in a case both the touch condition and the attitude condition are satisfied in a second mode.

11. The method according to claim 9,

wherein the information processing apparatus is a portable apparatus.

12. The method according to claim 9,

wherein the attitude condition represents that the apparatus is raised by a user.

13. The method according to claim 9,

wherein the attitude condition represents that the apparatus is held by a user.

14. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

controlling, by the circuitry, the information processing apparatus to change the operational state from the high power operational state to the low power operational state in a case when there is no user instruction detected in the high power operational state for a predetermined time.