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Patent No.:

US 11792507 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 15, 2021

Video monitoring using a hierarchical combination of camera sensors

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paolo Di Febbo, Redwood City, CA (US);

Chaminda N. Vidanagamachchi, San Jose, CA (US);

Yohan Rajan, Cupertino, CA (US);

Anselm Grundhoefer, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.

Scott W. Pape

Dean M. Munyon

Primary Examiner:

Mark T Monk

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/65 (2023.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 10/10 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/651 (2023.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08B 13/19643 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/61 (2023.01); H04N 23/667 (2023.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 10/16 (2022.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01);
Abstract

An apparatus includes a primary camera sensor configured to capture images having a first resolution, a primary processing circuit configured to process images captured by the primary camera sensor, a secondary camera sensor configured to capture images having a second resolution, and a secondary processing circuit configured to process images captured by the secondary camera sensor. In response to a determination that a particular object of interest is included in a particular image, the secondary processing circuit may be further configured to cause the primary processing circuit and the primary camera sensor to exit a reduced power mode. The primary camera sensor may be further configured, in response to the exiting, to capture a different image. The primary processing circuit may also be configured to process the different image to validate the particular object of interest.

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