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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1-20. (canceled)
A trail camera comprising:
- a lens;
- a motion sensor;
- a flash;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive an indication of a species of interest to a user;
- in an instance when a particular image is captured by the trail camera:
- determine whether the particular image is qualifying based at least on whether the particular image likely includes an animal of the species of interest to the user;
- and
- based at least on a determination that the particular image is qualifying, perform at least one of:
- adjusting settings on the trail camera;
- or
- transmitting the particular image to another device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.