Patent ID: 8085342
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A single-chip wireless camera comprising; a receiving element to wirelessly receive external command signals from a remote device, wherein the external command signals comprise: an active pixel sensor having a plurality of addressable units, each said unit associated with a pixel processing element; active pixel sensor control circuitry, including circuiting that addresses and controls reading operation of the active pixel sensor; a power management element to support the operating state in which circuitry of the chip is powered, the receiving state in which the receiving element is powered once within a duration of time, and the sleep state in which most circuitry is unpowered; and a programmable control logic coupled to the receiving element and the active pixel sensor, operating to respond to the received command signals and to control an amount of battery consumption used by said camera by performing the following: