Adaptive Trail Cameras
OwnerJoseph F Hlatky, Steven D Thomas, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity, and other camera functions can be altered. The settings can be altered based on environmental conditions such as weather and ambient noise. The settings can also be altered based on trail camera conditions such as available battery capacity or image storage capacity. The trail camera settings can also be altered based on images obtained by the trail camera, with or without analyzing content of the images.
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A trail camera comprising:
- a lens;
- a motion sensor;
- a flash;
- a hardware storage device;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- obtain first trail camera settings and second trail camera settings;
- initially upon being deployed, begin operation of the trail camera according to the first trail camera settings;
- detect conditions at the trail camera;
- and
- based at least upon the detected conditions, and in the absence of explicit user input, transition the trail camera to the second trail camera settings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.