Recall device
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsLyndsay Williams, Kenneth Robert Wood, Kevin Michael Schofield
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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.
Claims22
1-33. (canceled)
A portable recall device configured to be carried by a wearer comprising:
- a camera;
- at least one accelerometer operably connected to the camera, the accelerometer triggering capture of an image by the camera based on detection of a stable condition by the at least one accelerometer;
- and
- a memory maintaining storage of the image, responsive to the triggering of the capture of image, if a capture condition is detected in temporal proximity of the capture;
- the memory deleting the storage of the image if no capture condition is detected in a defined temporal proximity of the capture.
37-43. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- monitoring acceleration of a camera along at least one axis using an accelerometer;
- detecting a stable condition by the at least one accelerometer along the at least one axis;
- triggering capture of an image by the camera into memory based on detection of the stable condition;
- and
- deleting the image from the memory if a capture condition is not detected in a defined temporal proximity of the capture.
A portable recall device configured to be carried by a wearer comprising:
- a camera;
- and
- at least one accelerometer configured to generate a signal indicative of acceleration of the Camera;
- wherein image capture by the camera is triggered based on detection of a capture condition followed by detection of a stable condition, the capture condition being detected based on a change in motion of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.