Analytics based power management for cameras
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsNicholas Dye Abalos, Ian Matthew Snyder
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing power use of a camera and/or camera system. In response to a wakeup trigger, contents of a scene are captured by the camera. Based on a received energy budget for the camera, a scene analysis is performed on the scene, where the contents of the scene are analyzed according to one or more analytics models. Based on the output of the one or more analytics models and the received energy budget for the camera, it is determined whether the camera should continue capturing the contents of the scene or enter a power state lower than a previous power state (e.g., go to sleep).
Claims20
A method of managing power use of a camera, the method comprising:
- capturing by the camera contents of a scene in response to a wakeup trigger;
- determining whether another camera has analyzed the captured contents of the scene;
- performing an initial analysis, in response to a negative result of the determining, on at least a portion of captured contents of a scene by one or more analytics models, wherein the one or more analytics models output information regarding contents of the scene;
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- determining, by a camera, whether to continue capturing the contents of the scene or to enter a low power state based on the output information regarding the contents of the scene and an energy budget for the camera.
A camera comprising:
- at least one processor and at least one memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
- capturing by the camera contents of a scene in response to a wakeup trigger;
- determining whether another camera has analyzed the captured contents of the scene;
- perform an initial analysis, in response to a negative result of the determining, on at least a portion of captured contents of a scene by one or more analytics models, wherein the one or more analytics models output information regarding contents of the scene;
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- determine, by the camera, whether to continue capturing the contents of the scene or to enter a low power state based on the output information regarding the contents of the scene and an energy budget for the camera.
A system for managing power use of a camera system, comprising:
- a first camera configured to:
- capture by the first camera contents of a first scene in response to a first wakeup trigger;
- determining whether another camera has analyzed the captured contents of the scene;
- perform a first initial analysis, in response to a negative result of the determining, on at least a portion of captured contents of the first scene by one or more analytics models, wherein the analytics models output information regarding contents of the first scene;
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- determine, by the first camera, whether to continue capturing the contents of the first scene or to enter a low power state based on first output information regarding the contents of the first scene and an energy budget for the first camera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.