Image capturing device and activation method therefor
First Claim
1. A portable apparatus having functions of image capturing and power management, the portable apparatus operable in a plurality of operational states including a first and a second operational states an image capturing operation being performable in the first operational state wherein:
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a touch sensor for detecting user'"'"'s touch,one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit, the one or plurality of components consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, anda power supply section for supplying power to the one or plurality of components; and
a power management unit of said portable apparatus configured;
to monitor a user'"'"'s touch operation to the touch sensor in the second operation state,when detecting a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch operation instructing activation of the image capturing operation in the second operational state, to control the operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operational state to the first operational state and to supply sufficient power to said one or plurality of components so that the one or more components capable of working for the image capturing operation, andto shut off the power supply to the one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit when there is no user'"'"'s instruction detected in the first operational state,wherein the portable apparatus is configured to change to a state capable of image capturing with background processing.
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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.
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Citations
84 Claims
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1. A portable apparatus having functions of image capturing and power management, the portable apparatus operable in a plurality of operational states including a first and a second operational states an image capturing operation being performable in the first operational state wherein:
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said portable apparatus comprising; a touch sensor for detecting user'"'"'s touch, one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit, the one or plurality of components consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, and a power supply section for supplying power to the one or plurality of components; and a power management unit of said portable apparatus configured; to monitor a user'"'"'s touch operation to the touch sensor in the second operation state, when detecting a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch operation instructing activation of the image capturing operation in the second operational state, to control the operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operational state to the first operational state and to supply sufficient power to said one or plurality of components so that the one or more components capable of working for the image capturing operation, and to shut off the power supply to the one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit when there is no user'"'"'s instruction detected in the first operational state, wherein the portable apparatus is configured to change to a state capable of image capturing with background processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A portable apparatus having functions of image capturing and power management, the portable apparatus operable in a plurality of operational states including a first and a second operational states an image capturing operation being performable in the first operational state wherein:
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a touch sensor for detecting user'"'"'s touch, one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit, the one or plurality of components consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, and a power supply section for supplying power to the one or plurality of components; and a power management unit of said portable apparatus configured; to monitor a user'"'"'s touch operation to the touch sensor in the second operational state, when detecting a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch operation instructing activation of the image capturing operation in the second operational state, to control the operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operational state to the first operational state and to supply sufficient power to said one or plurality of components so that the one or more components capable of working for the image capturing operation, and to control the operational state of the portable apparatus change from the first operational state to the second operational state when there is no user'"'"'s explicit instruction in the first operational state, wherein the portable apparatus is configured to change to a state capable of image capturing with background processing. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A portable apparatus having functions of image capturing and power management, the portable apparatus operable in a plurality of operational states including a first and a second operational states an image capturing operation being performable in the first operational state wherein:
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said portable apparatus comprising; a touch sensor for detecting user'"'"'s touch, one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit, the one or plurality of components consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, and a power supply section for supplying power to the one or plurality of components; and a power management processing unit of said portable apparatus configured; to monitor a user'"'"'s touch operation to the touch sensor in the second operational state, when detecting a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch operation instructing activation of the image capturing operation in the second operational state, to control the operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operational state to the first operational state and to supply sufficient power to said one or plurality of components so that the one or more components capable of working for the image capturing operation, and to control the operational state of the portable apparatus change from the first operational state to the second operational state according to certain detecting condition of a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch in the first operational state, wherein the portable apparatus is configured to change to a state capable of image capturing with background processing. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A portable apparatus having functions of image capturing and power management, the portable apparatus operable in a plurality of operational states including a first and a second operational states an image capturing operation being performable in the first operational state wherein:
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said portable apparatus comprising; a touch sensor for detecting user'"'"'s touch, one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit, the one or plurality of components consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, and a power supply section for supplying power to one or plurality of components; and a power management processing unit of said portable apparatus configured; to monitor a user'"'"'s touch operation to the touch sensor in the second operational state, when detecting a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch operation instructing activation of the image capturing operation in the second operational state, to control the operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operational state to the first operational state and to supply sufficient power to said one or plurality of components so that the one or more components capable of working for the image capturing operation, and to control the operational state change from the first operational state to the second operational state, when a signal representing a user'"'"'s certain touch operation is not detected, wherein the portable apparatus is configured to change to a state capable of image capturing with background processing. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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57. A portable apparatus having functions of image capturing and power management, the portable apparatus operable in a plurality of operational states including a first and a second operational states an image capturing operation being performable in the first operational state wherein:
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said portable apparatus comprising; a touch sensor for detecting user'"'"'s touch, one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit, the one or plurality components consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operations state, and a power supply section for supplying power to the one or plurality of components; and a power supply section for supplying power to the one or plurality of components; and a power management processor of said portable apparatus configured; to monitor a user'"'"'s touch operation to the touch sensor in the second operations state, when detecting a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch operation instructing activation of the image capturing operation in the second operational state, to control the operational state change of the portable apparatus from the second operation state to the first operational state and supplying sufficient power to said one or plurality of components so that the one or more components capable of working for the image capturing operation, and to control the operational state of the portable apparatus change from the first operational state to the second operational state without any user'"'"'s explicit operation instruction in the first operational state, wherein the portable apparatus is configured to change to a state capable of image capturing with background processing. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59)
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60. A portable apparatus having functions of image capturing and power management, the portable apparatus operable in a plurality of operational states including a first and a second operational states an image capturing operation being performable in the first operational state wherein:
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said portable apparatus comprising; a touch sensor for detecting user'"'"'s touch, one or plurality of components including imaging capturing unit, the one or plurality of components consuming less power in the second operational state than in the first operational state, and a power supply section for supplying power to the one or plurality of components; and
whereinwhen a signal representing a user'"'"'s touch operation instructing activation of the image capturing operation in the second operational state, the operational state of the portable apparatus is switched from the second operational state to the first operational state by supplying sufficient power to said one or plurality of components so that the one or more components capable of working for the image capturing operation, and when there is no user'"'"'s explicit instruction in the first operational state, the portable apparatus gets time-out of the first operational mode, wherein the portable apparatus is configured to change to a state capable of image capturing by background processing. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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