Gopro, Inc.

Michael A Ramirez

Naveen Chinya Krishnamurthy

Anandhakumar Chinnaiyan

Ojas Gandhi

Feng Li

Kenneth Lee

Kejen Shen

Described is an image capture device which provides substantially immediate indications to a user that an image capture device is on after the user has turned on the image capture device. The image capture device can include a processor and a low power processor. The low power processor can perform or initiate multiple substantially parallel processes upon detection of an image capture device power on event. In some implementations, the low power processor can initiate a boot-up process for the processor and a light emitting device (LED) power on process for a LED indicator. In some implementations, the low power processor can initiate a boot-up process for the processor, a LED power on process for a LED indicator, and a battery authentication process for a battery inserted in the image capture device.

Power sequencing and low power processor with multiple boot processes

Methods and systems for detecting and monitoring memory card performance characteristics. A method for detecting memory card performance characteristics includes obtaining at least one memory card performance characteristic from a memory card when the memory card is inserted in an image capture device, determining whether the at least one memory card performance characteristic meets a defined image capture device requirement, and providing an alert when the at least one memory card performance characteristic fails to match the defined image capture device requirement.

Memory card performance characteristic detection and monitoring

Image capture devices and methods may be used to pre-buffer media storage. The pre-buffering method includes recording an image capture segment in a circular buffer. The circular buffer includes a number of recordable segments. The pre-buffering method includes determining whether a key moment command is received. If a key moment command is not received, the method includes recording a next image capture segment in a next adjacent recordable segment of the circular buffer if the next adjacent recordable segment of the predetermined number of recordable segments is available. If a key moment command is not received, the method includes overwriting an oldest recordable segment if the next adjacent recordable segment of the predetermined number of recordable segments is not available. If a key moment command is received, the pre-buffering method includes marking a wrap point in the circular buffer and switching from recording in the circular buffer to linear recording.

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Michael A Ramirez