Systems and methods for reducing boot time and power consumption in wearable display systems

• US 10,261,313 B1
• Filed: 03/20/2018
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Snap, Inc.
• Inventors: Bamberger, Alex, Brook, Peter, Dahlquist, Nicolas, Hanover, Matthew, Patton, Russell Douglas, Rodriguez, II, Jonathan M
• Primary Examiner(s): Haskins, Twyler L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Trehan, Akshay
• Application Number:
  US15/926,906
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/32 Means for saving power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3293 by switching to a less power-consuming processor, e.g. sub-CPU
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• 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 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

One aspect disclosed is a method including determining a location from a positioning system receiver, determining, using a hardware processor and the location, that the location is approaching a path of direction of visual direction information, displaying the visual direction information on a display of a wearable device in response to the determining, determining, using the positioning system receiver, whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, determining, by the hardware processor, a first period of time for display of the content data based on whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, powering on the display and displaying, using the display, content data for the first period of time, turning off the display and the hardware processor following display of the content data.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

first wireless circuitry configured to;

establish a wireless connection with a client device;

receive, from the client device via the wireless connection, instructions to display content data including visual direction information indicating a path of direction and a turn;

processing circuitry configured to perform operations comprising;

determining a location from a positioning system receiver;

determining, based on the location, that the device is approaching the path of direction of the visual direction information;

displaying the visual direction information on a display of the device in response to the determining that the device is approaching the path of direction;

in response to determining, using the positioning system receiver, that the turn of the visual direction information has been made, determining a first period of time for display of the content data;

powering on the display and displaying, using the display, the content data for the first period of time;

turning off the display following display of the content data for the first period of time; and

turning off the processing circuitry following display of the content data for the first period of time; and

receiving the content data from the client device via the wireless connection, wherein the first wireless circuitry is configured to perform further operations comprising;

communicating a power on query to the client device;

receiving a response from the client device indicating that the processing circuitry and second wireless circuitry should be powered on,

booting the processing circuitry in response to the response from the client device, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to power on the second wireless circuitry in response to the response from the client device.

2. The device of claim 1, the processing circuitry further configured to perform operations comprising:

failing to establish a wireless connection with the second wireless circuitry following receipt of the response from the client device;

powering down the second wireless circuitry and the processing circuitry following the failure to establish the wireless connection; and

wherein the instructions are received via the first wireless circuitry following the failure to establish the wireless connection.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the content data comprises map information and visual direction information received via the second wireless circuitry.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the map information and visual direction information is streamed to the device from a server via the client device.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the positioning system receiver operates on the client device, and the location is received at the device from the client device.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the first period of time is a predetermined number fixed by a device setting.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the first period of time is determined by sensor data from the device.

8. The device of claim 1, the processing circuitry further configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving, during display of the content data, a user input;

interrupting display of the content data in response to receipt of the user input; and

in response to the user input signal;

booting a video processor,

capturing, using the video processor, first camera data,

writing the first camera data to a memory,

shutting down the video processor after writing the first camera data to the memory, and

resuming display of the content data.

9. A method comprising:

establish a wireless connection with a client device;

receiving, at first wireless circuitry of a wearable device, via the wireless connection, instructions to display content data including visual direction information indicating a path of direction and a turn;

determining a location from a positioning system receiver;

determining, using a hardware processor and the location, that the location is approaching the path of direction of the visual direction information;

displaying the visual direction information on a display of the wearable device in response to the determining;

determining, using the positioning system receiver, whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made;

determining, by the hardware processor, a first period of time for display of the content data based on whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made;

powering on the display and displaying, using the display, the content data for the first period of time;

turning off the display following display of the content data for the first period of time; and

turning off the hardware processor following display of the content data for the first period of time;

communicating, from the first wireless circuitry of the wearable device to the client device, a power on query;

receiving, at the first wireless circuitry, a response from the client device indicating that second wireless circuitry should be powered on;

powering on the second wireless circuitry in response to the response from the client device;

wherein the hardware processor is booted in response to the response from the client device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

failing to establish a wireless connection with the second wireless circuitry following receipt of the response from the client device;

powering down the second wireless circuitry and the hardware processor following the failure to establish the wireless connection; and

wherein the instructions are received via the first wireless circuitry following the failure to establish the wireless connection.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the content data comprises map information and visual direction information received via the second wireless circuitry.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the map information and visual direction information is streamed to the wearable device from a server via the client device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the positioning system receiver operates on the client device, and the location is received at the wearable device from the client device.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the first period of time is a predetermined number fixed by a device setting.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the first period of time is determined by sensor data from the wearable device.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving, at an interface of a camera device during display of the content data, a user input;

interrupting display of the content data in response to receipt of the user input;

transmitting a user input signal from the interface to a hardware processor of the camera device; and

in response to the user input signal;

booting a video processor,

capturing, using the video processor, first camera data,

writing the first camera data to a memory,

shutting down the video processor after writing the first camera data to the memory, and

resuming display of the content data.