Recall device
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1. A device comprising:
- an optical image capture component configured to optically capture an image;
one or more sensors; and
a controller configured to;
receive a first signal from at least one of the sensors, the first signal being indicative of movement of the device;
based on the first signal, detect occurrence of a capture condition indicating a change in motion of the device;
receive a second signal from at least one of the sensors, the second signal being indicative of movement of the device;
based on the second signal, detect occurrence of a stable condition;
determine that the stable condition and the capture condition occurred within a predefined time period of one another; and
based on the determination that the stable condition and the capture condition occurred within the predefined time period, control the device to obtain the image in a data storage component associated with the device, whereinthe stable condition occurs before the capture condition,the image is captured by the image capture component before the determination, andthe controller is configured to control the device to obtain the image by controlling storage of the image in the data storage component based on the determination.
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Abstract
A small wearable recall device is provided to capture images triggered by a combination of a detection of a capture condition (e.g., changes in motion, temperature or light level) followed by a relatively stable period, as detected by an accelerometer. By triggering on the combination of a detected capture condition followed by a detected stability condition, a clearer image of the environment of an interesting event is expected to be captured. The small size of the recall device makes it possible to integrate it into common portable consumer products, such as MP3 players, purses, clothing, hats, backpacks, necklaces, collars, and other human-wearable products.
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1. A device comprising:
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an optical image capture component configured to optically capture an image; one or more sensors; and a controller configured to; receive a first signal from at least one of the sensors, the first signal being indicative of movement of the device; based on the first signal, detect occurrence of a capture condition indicating a change in motion of the device; receive a second signal from at least one of the sensors, the second signal being indicative of movement of the device; based on the second signal, detect occurrence of a stable condition; determine that the stable condition and the capture condition occurred within a predefined time period of one another; and based on the determination that the stable condition and the capture condition occurred within the predefined time period, control the device to obtain the image in a data storage component associated with the device, wherein the stable condition occurs before the capture condition, the image is captured by the image capture component before the determination, and the controller is configured to control the device to obtain the image by controlling storage of the image in the data storage component based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a first sensor signal indicative of a first acceleration of a portable computing device; based on the first acceleration, detecting a capture condition by determining that a change in motion of the portable computing device is above a threshold; receiving a second sensor signal indicative of a second acceleration of the portable computing device; detecting a stable condition by determining that the second acceleration is below a threshold; determining that the stable condition occurred within a defined temporal proximity of the capture condition; based on determining that the stable condition occurred within a defined temporal proximity of the capture condition, controlling an image capture component associated with the device to capture an image; storing the image in memory local to the portable computing device; receiving a third sensor signal indicative of an orientation of the device; and based on the orientation of the device, transferring the stored image from the memory to a computing system that is separate from the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A device comprising:
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an image capture component configured to capture an image; and a controller configured to; receive a first sensor signal indicative of a first acceleration of the device; detect a stable condition by determining that the first acceleration is below a threshold; trigger the image capture component to capture the image; receive a second sensor signal indicative of a second acceleration of the device; based on the second acceleration, detect a capture condition by determining that a change in motion of the device is above a threshold, wherein the stable condition occurs before the capture condition; after the image is captured by the image capture component, determine that the capture condition occurred within a defined temporal proximity of the stable condition; and based on determining that the stable condition occurred within a defined temporal proximity of the capture condition, control storage of the image in a data storage component. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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