Patent Document ID: 9223136
Application ID: 13758888
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computing device comprising: an image-capture device comprising at least one image sensor; and a control system configured to: while the computing device is powered on and the at least one image sensor is powered off: (a) receive sensor data from one or more sensors, and (b) analyze the sensor data to detect at least one pre-image-capture signal that indicates a subsequent image-capture signal is likely to be received, wherein the at least one pre-image-capture signal comprises sensor data that corresponds to fixation on a location in an environment of the computing device; and in response to detection of the at least one pre-image-capture signal, initiate an image-capture preparation process that: (a) puts the image-capture device in an image-ready state by at least powering on the at least one image sensor, and (b) provides no explicit visual indication that the image-capture device is in the image-ready state.