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US 8,911,360 B2Granted
System and method for controlling power consumption of an in vivo device
AssigneeGiven Imaging Ltd.
InventorsSemion Khait, Eli Horn, Micha Nisani, Ofra Zinaty
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Abstract
A method and device may control energy consumption of in an in vivo imaging device by determining or estimating an amount of energy needed to capture images at a frame rate until a complete passage of the device through a predetermined region of the gastrointestinal tract, and alter or limit the frame capture rate accordingly.
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A method for controlling energy consumption of an in vivo imaging device, the method comprising:
- repeatedly calculating a minimal amount of energy needed to operate the in vivo imaging device at a minimum non-zero frame capture rate to complete a passage of the device through at least a predetermined region of the GI tract;
- calculating the amount of available energy remaining in the device power supply, based on an amount of energy associated with capturing a frame and the number of frames captured;
- when the amount of available energy remaining in the device power supply is greater than the minimal amount of energy, enabling operation of the device at a frame capture rate above the minimum non-zero frame capture rate;
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- when the available energy remaining in the device power supply is not greater than the minimal amount of energy, operating the device at the minimum non-zero frame capture rate.
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