Google Inc.

James A Rumpler

Scott DeBates

Douglas Alfred Lautner

Paul C Davis

Eric Jay Hefner

Jianguo Li

Di You

Mary K Hor-Lao

Jason Jae Hyun Koh

Ryan D Jones

Disclosed are techniques () and apparatuses () for drawing an inference using multiple sensors. These techniques and apparatuses enable a computing device to choose () a set of sensors that are capable of providing information for an inference, invoke () the chosen set of sensors to provide the information, receive () the information from at least a subset of the chosen sensors, and draw (), based on the received information, the inference. In some cases, the set of sensors are chosen such that time or resources of the computing device can be conserved.

Drawing an inference of a usage context of a computing device using multiple sensors

A method, device, system, or article of manufacture is provided for low-power management of multiple sensor chip architecture. In one embodiment, a method comprises, at a computing device that includes a first processor, a second processor and a third processor, receiving, by the first processor, sensor data from a first sensor; determining, by the first processor, a movement by the computing device using the sensor data; receiving, by the first processor, a modality of the computing device; in response to determining that the modality corresponds to a predetermined state, determining, by the first processor, a modality move distance associated with the predetermined state; determining, by the first processor, a move distance of the computing device using the modality move distance; determining, by the first processor, that the move distance of the computing device is at least a move distance threshold; and, in response to determining that the move distance of the computing device is at least a move distance threshold, reporting, by the first processor, to at least one of the second processor and the third processor, that the move distance of the computing device is at least the move distance threshold.

Low power management of multiple sensor integrated chip architecture

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James A Rumpler