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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Zeku Technology (Shanghai) Corp., Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Huang Huang, San Diego, CA (US);
Yu Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
ZEKU TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CORP., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Abstract
Embodiments of apparatus and method for operating a companion processing unit. In an example, an apparatus includes an application processor, a memory, and a companion processing unit. The apparatus also includes an image sensor. The application processor is configured to turn on the image sensor, perform a scene detection on an image received from the image sensor, and determine whether a scene category of the image is supported by the companion processing unit. In response to the scene category being supported by the companion processing unit, the application processor controls the companion processing unit to start a boot-up sequence corresponding to the scene category. The boot-up sequence enables the companion processing unit to enter a mission mode in which the companion processing unit is ready to receive and process image data from the image sensor and send processed image data to the application processor.