US Patent Application 18351404. Systems and Methods of Power-Management on Smart Devices simplified abstract
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Systems and Methods of Power-Management on Smart Devices
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Sahana Mysore of Mountain View CA (US)
Jacobi Grillo of Mountain View CA (US)
Mikko Pekka Sannala of Mountain View CA (US)
Robinder Virk of Mountain View CA (US)
William Saperstein of Mountain View CA (US)
Systems and Methods of Power-Management on Smart Devices - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18351404 titled 'Systems and Methods of Power-Management on Smart Devices
Simplified Explanation
This patent application describes methods, devices, and systems for power-management on camera devices. The invention focuses on conserving power by deactivating the wireless communication component of the camera device when not in use.
- The camera device captures a series of images when a motion event is detected.
- The motion event is characterized to determine its significance.
- Based on the characterization, the camera device decides whether to send video data to a remote computing system.
- If the decision is to send video data, the wireless communication component is activated.
- The camera device establishes a wireless connection with the remote computing system.
- Video information is then sent to the remote computing system via the established wireless connection.
Original Abstract Submitted
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for power-management on camera devices. In one aspect, a method is performed at a camera device having memory, one or more processors, and an image sensor. The method includes: (1) while a wireless communication component of the camera device is deactivated: (a) capturing a plurality of images containing a motion event; (b) characterizing the motion event; and (c) determining, based on the characterization of the motion event, whether to send video data to a remote computing system; and (2) in accordance with a determination to send video data to the remote computing system: (i) activating the wireless communication component of the camera device; (ii) establishing a wireless connection to the remote computing system via the wireless communication component; and (iii) sending video information to the remote computing system via the established wireless connection.
