System that conserves power of a battery-powered streaming video camera

摘要

A system for conserving power of a battery powered accelerometer controlled Wi-Fi streaming video camera is disclosed. The system conserves power by allowing for Wi-Fi and video streaming to be turned on only during certain events and for video quality to be adjusted based on battery life. Some embodiments of the systems allow for a real time point of view streaming video device to be connected to a subject without having to constantly be connected via Wi-Fi. The system also allows for video quality to be adjusted both manually and automatically to maximize battery life.

主权项

1. A system that conserves battery power in a real time streaming video device, the system comprising:
a battery that provides power to the real time streaming video device; a camera configured to capture sequences of video images; an image processing module that is configured to adjust the quality of the video images based on one or more of a streaming bit rate, resolution, frame rate, or compression to transmit the captured sequences of video images; a wireless module that establishes a Wi-Fi network connection over which to stream the captured sequences of video images; an accelerometer sensor that detects movements of the real time streaming video device; and a processing unit programmed to:
monitor the accelerometer sensor for an event condition as a result of detected movement;monitor the internal clock for an event condition as a result of a timed event condition;send a push message to a remote user in response to a detected event condition, the push notification requesting the remote user to provide an instruction related to real time power usage of the system;receive the remote instruction from the user;activate the camera and the image processing module based on the remote instruction received from the user; andadjust processing of video received from the camera based on a power level of the battery.