Methods, systems, and apparatuses for power management of a video doorbell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12137286-B2
Application number	US-202318093229-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2023
Priority date	Jan 4, 2023
Publication date	Nov 5, 2024
Grant date	Nov 5, 2024

Abstract

A device (e.g., a security device, a video doorbell, a security camera, etc.) may receive an input voltage and based on the input voltage may determine the input power available to the device. The device may access various power level requirements associated with one or more functional components associated with the device. The device may then determine one or more functional components to activate or set to an active status on the device based on the input power available to the device, component power level requirements for one or more of the functional components, and other factors such as priority levels and preferences.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a video doorbell device, an input voltage;
determining, based on the input voltage, an input power for the device;
accessing information associated with a plurality of functional components of the device, wherein the information comprises a power level associated with each functional component of the plurality of functional components;
determining, based on the input power and the information, one or more functional components of the plurality of functional components to set to an active status on the device; and
setting the one or more functional components of the device to the active status.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, based on the input power and the information, one or more additional functional components of the plurality of functional components to deactivate; and
deactivating the one or more additional functional components of the device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting the one or more functional components to the active status comprises supplying the one or more functional components with a portion of the input power.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the input voltage comprises:
receiving, by the device, the input voltage at a plurality of voltage levels; and
determining a minimum input voltage level of the plurality of voltage levels as the input voltage.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, to a user device and based on the input power being less than a power threshold, a notification that the input voltage is not sufficient to power all of the plurality of functional components of the device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a user device and based on an indication that a battery of the device needs to be recharged, a notification to modify a recharge process for the battery; and
modifying the recharge process for the battery.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein setting the one or more functional components to the active status comprises turning on the one or more functional components with a portion of the input power.

8. A method comprising:
receiving, by a video doorbell device, an input voltage;
determining, based on the input voltage, an input power for the device;
accessing information associated with a plurality of functional components of the device, wherein the information comprises a power level associated with each functional component of the plurality of functional components;
determining, based on the input power and the information, one or more functional components of the plurality of functional components to deactivate on the device; and
deactivating the one or more functional components of the device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining, based on the input power and the information, one or more additional functional components of the plurality of functional components to activate; and
activating the one or more additional functional components of the device.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein deactivating the one or more functional components comprises preventing the one or more functional components from receiving a portion of the input power.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving the input voltage comprises:
receiving, by the device, the input voltage at a plurality of voltage levels; and
determining a minimum input voltage level of the plurality of voltage levels as the input voltage.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
sending, to a user device and based on the input power being less than a power threshold, a notification that the input voltage is not sufficient to power all of the plurality of functional components of the device.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, from a user device and based on an indication that a battery of the device needs to be recharged, a notification to modify a recharge process for the battery; and
modifying the recharge process for the battery.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the input voltage comprises one or more of voltage from mains power or voltage from a battery.

15. A method comprising:
receiving, by a video doorbell device, an input voltage;
determining, based on the input voltage, an input power for the device;
accessing information associated with a plurality of functional components of the device, wherein the information comprises a power level associated with each functional component of the plurality of functional components;
determining an activation status of one or more functional components of the plurality of functional components to modify; and
based on the input power and the information, modifying the activation status of the one or more functional components of the plurality of functional components.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein modifying the activation status of a functional component of the one or more functional components comprises one of activating the functional component, deactivating the functional component, reducing an amount of time the functional component is on while the functional component is in an active state, reducing an output intensity of the functional component while maintaining the functional component in the active state, reducing a power level of the functional component while the functional component is in the active state, reducing a video resolution of the functional component while the functional component is in the active state, or reducing a speed of the functional component while the functional component is in the active state.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
determining, based on the input power and the information, one or more additional functional components of the plurality of functional components to activate; and
activating the one or more additional functional components of the device.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
determining, based on the input power and the information, one or more additional functional components of the plurality of functional components to deactivate; and
deactivating the one or more additional functional components of the device.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein receiving the input voltage comprises:
receiving, by the device, the input voltage at a plurality of voltage levels; and
determining a minimum input voltage level of the plurality of voltage levels as the input voltage.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the input voltage comprises one or more of voltage from mains power or voltage from a battery.

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Urban David
• Rekstad Jr Gary Michael
• Dubey Vijayanand
• Garpathi Uday Krishna
• Pruden Benny
• Rodolico Joseph
• Frank Joseph
• Stone Christopher

Classifications

• H04N7/186

  Video door telephones · CPC title

• G06F1/3296

  by lowering the supply or operating voltage · CPC title

• H04N23/651 Primary

  for reducing power consumption by affecting camera operations, e.g. sleep mode, hibernation mode or power off of selective parts of the camera · CPC title