Electronic devices and corresponding methods for transferring electronic communications operations between wireless communication subsystems for dark shot noise reduction

Abstract

A method in an electronic device manages thermal energy events affecting the performance of an image capture device. The method includes detecting an elevated thermal energy event at the image capture device, determining if a second wireless communication subsystem is situated farther from the image capture device than a first wireless communication subsystem, and checking if the second wireless communication subsystem is inactive and has a lower temperature than the first wireless communication subsystem. If these conditions are met, the method transfers electronic communication operations from the first wireless communication subsystem to the second wireless communication subsystem. Additionally, the method can perform thermal mitigation operations as well.