Energy management of a video capsule
AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.
InventorsGavriel J. Iddan, Gavriel Meron
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Abstract
An energy saving device for acquiring in vivo images of the gastro-intestinal tract is provided. The device, such as an autonomous capsule (10), includes at least one imaging unit (12), a control unit (14) connected to the imaging unit, and a power supply (24) connected to the control unit. The control unit includes a switching unit (18, 20), and an axial motion detector (22) connected to the switching unit, disconnects the power supply thereby preventing the acquisition of redundant images.
Claims5
A device for acquiring in vivo images of the gastro-intestinal tract, said images forming a sequence of electronic scenes, said device comprising:
- at least one imaging unit;
- a control unit connected to said at least one imaging unit, said control unit comprising:
- a switching unit;
- and
- an axial motion detector connected to said switching unit;
- and
- a power supply connected to said control unit;
- wherein said axial motion detector detects the axial movement of the device and if the axial acceleration is below a pre-determined threshold, disconnects said power supply thereby preventing the acquisition of redundant images.
A method for reducing redundant image acquisition of the internal gastro-intestinal tract by an imaging unit residing within a capsule within said tract, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the axial motion of said capsule;
- and
- if said detected motion is below a pre-determined threshold, disconnecting said imaging unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.