DOMAIN AWARE CAMERA SYSTEM

• US 20150189176A1
• Filed: 12/30/2013
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lyve Minds, Inc. (Seagate Technology Holdings Plc)
• Original Assignee: Lyve Minds, Inc. (Seagate Technology Holdings Plc)
• Inventors: Pacurariu, Mihnea Calin, von Sneidern, Andreas, Hoenig, David
• Application Number:
  US14/144,005
• Publication Number:
  US 20150189176A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

A camera system is disclosed according to some embodiments described herein that may include a motion sensor 135, an image sensor, a user interface, a memory, and a processor communicatively coupled with at least the motion sensor 135 and the user interface. The processor may be configured to enter a hibernate state; receive motion data from the motion sensor 135; determine whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system; in the event motion is determined from the motion data, entering a sleep state; receive a user input from the user interface while in the sleep state; and entering an active state such that an image sensor of the camera system is powered on and is actively sampling images.

Claims

1. A method for managing power with a camera system, the method comprising:

receiving at a processor motion data from a motion sensor 135 while in a hibernate state;

determining, at the processor, whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system;

in the event the motion data indicates motion of the camera system, entering a sleep state;

receiving a user input while in the sleep state; and

entering an active state such that an image sensor of the camera system is powered on and is actively sampling images.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the hibernate state an image sensor of the camera system is powered off;

and in the hibernate state a memory of the camera system is powered off.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the sleep state a memory of the camera system is powered on.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system further comprises determining whether the motion data exceeds a threshold value.

5. The method according to claim 1, in the event the motion data indicates motion of the camera system, sending an indication to enter a sleep state to a central processor, wherein the central processor is different than the processor.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the motion data comprises acceleration data.

7. A camera system comprising:

a motion sensor 135;

an image sensor;

a user interface;

a memory; and

a processor communicatively coupled with at least the motion sensor 135 and the user interface, the processor configured to;

enter a hibernate state;

receive motion data from the motion sensor 135;

determine whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system;

in the event motion is determined from the motion data, entering a sleep state;

receive a user input from the user interface while in the sleep state; and

entering an active state such that an image sensor of the camera system is powered on and is actively sampling images.

8. The camera system according to claim 7, wherein in the hibernate state the image sensor is powered off;

and in the hibernate state the memory is powered off.

9. The camera system according to claim 7, wherein the motion sensor 135 comprises at least a motion sensor 135 selected from the list consisting of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a magnetometer.

10. The camera system according to claim 7, wherein the processor comprises a central processor and a motion processor, wherein in the event motion is determined from the motion data the motion processor sends an indication to the central processor to enter a sleep state, wherein the central processor is different than the motion processor.

11. A method for managing communication in a camera system, the method comprising:

turning off a Wi-Fi transceiver;

receiving, at a processor, global positioning data from a global positioning device;

determining, at the processor, whether the global positioning data indicates that the camera system is positioned within a geo-fence;

in the event the global positioning data indicates that the camera system is positioned within a geo-fence, turning on the Wi-Fi transceiver; and

transferring images or video from the camera system to the data hub via Wi-Fi.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the geo-fence bounds a geographical location within which the camera system can communicate with the data hub via Wi-Fi.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the geo-fence is a geographical location bounded by a plurality of global positioning coordinates.

14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising waiting a predetermined period of time before receiving global positioning data from a global positioning device.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, at the processor, motion data from a motion sensor 135; and

determining, at the processor, whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system.

16. A camera system comprising:

a global positioning device;

an image sensor;

a Wi-Fi transceiver; and

a processor communicatively coupled with at least the global positioning device and the Wi-Fi transceiver, the processor configured to;

turn off the Wi-Fi transceiver;

receive global positioning data from the global positioning device;

determine whether the global positioning data indicates that the camera system is positioned within a geo-fence;

in the event the global positioning data indicates that the camera system is positioned within a geo-fence, turn on the Wi-Fi transceiver; and

transfer images or video stored in the memory to a data hub using the Wi-Fi transceiver.

17. The camera system according to claim 16, wherein the geo-fence bounds a geographical location within which the camera system can communicate with the data hub via Wi-Fi.

18. The camera system according to claim 16, further comprising a motion sensor 135, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive motion data from the motion sensor 135; and

determine whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system.

19. A method for managing communication in a camera system, the method comprising:

turning off a Wi-Fi transceiver;

receiving, at a processor, Bluetooth signal data from a Bluetooth transceiver;

determining, at the processor, whether the Bluetooth signal indicates that the camera system is within a selected proximity of a data hub;

in the event the Bluetooth signal indicates that the camera system is within a selected proximity of a data hub, turning on the Wi-Fi transceiver; and

transferring images or video from the camera system to the data hub via Wi-Fi.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein determining whether the Bluetooth signal indicates that the camera system is within a selected proximity of a data hub further comprises determining whether a received signal strength is above a threshold.

21. A camera system comprising:

a Bluetooth transceiver;

an image sensor;

a Wi-Fi transceiver; and

a processor communicatively coupled with at least the Bluetooth transceiver, the image sensor, and the Wi-Fi transceiver, the processor configured to;

turn off the Wi-Fi transceiver;

receive a Bluetooth signal data from the Bluetooth transceiver;

determine whether the Bluetooth signal indicates that the camera system is within a selected proximity of a data hub;

in the event the Bluetooth signal indicates that the camera system is within a selected proximity of a data hub, turn on the Wi-Fi transceiver; and

transfer images or video to the data hub using the Wi-Fi transceiver.

22. The camera system according to claim 21, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine whether the Bluetooth signal indicates that the camera system is within a selected proximity of a data hub;

determine whether a received signal strength is above a threshold.

23. A method occurring at a camera system, the method comprising:

receiving, at a processor, motion data from a motion sensor 135;

determining, at the processor, whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system;

receiving proximity data;

determining whether the proximity data indicates that the camera system is positioned within a proximity zone bounding a data hub;

turning on the Wi-Fi transceiver; and

transferring images or video from the camera system to the data hub via Wi-Fi.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the proximity data is received from a Bluetooth transceiver and is based on the signal strength of a Bluetooth signal.

25. The method according to claim 23, wherein the proximity data is received from a global positioning device.

26. The method according to claim 23, wherein the proximity zone comprises a geo-fence.

29. The camera system according to claim 23, wherein the proximity sensor is a global positioning device and the proximity data is global positioning data.

30. The camera system according to claim 29, wherein the proximity zone comprises a geo-fence.

27. A camera system comprising:

a motion sensor 135;

a proximity sensor;

a Wi-Fi transceiver;

an image sensor; and

a processor communicatively coupled with at least the motion sensor 135, the proximity sensor, the image sensor, and the Wi-Fi transceiver, the processor configured to;

receive motion data from the motion sensor 135;

determine whether the motion data indicates motion of the camera system;

receive proximity data from the proximity sensor;

determine whether the proximity data indicates that the camera system is positioned within a proximity zone bounding a data hub;

turn on the Wi-Fi transceiver; and

transfer images or video with the data hub using the Wi-Fi transceiver.

28. The camera system according to claim 27, wherein the proximity sensor is a Bluetooth transceiver and the proximity data comprises Bluetooth data.