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Utilizing a portable electronic device to detect motion

  • US 7,190,263 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2004
  • Issued: 03/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A motion detection device comprising:

  • a mobile telephone with a camera feature, said mobile telephone comprising an image capture software routine and a motion detection software routine, wherein said image capture software routine is configured to use the camera feature to automatically generate a plurality of time spaced images, and wherein the motion detection software routine is configured to detect motion based upon differences between the plurality of time spaced images, wherein the motion detection software routine is configured to selectively utilize a plurality of different algorithms, wherein one of the plurality of algorithms used by the motion detection software routine comprises a RGB summation algorithm, said RGB summation algorithm comparing images encoded as an array of red, green, and blue values.

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