Recording device, recording control method and non-transitory computer readable medium thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016249011-A1
Application number	US-201514828501-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 17, 2015
Priority date	Feb 25, 2015
Publication date	Aug 25, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A recording device includes a camera component, a temperature sensor, and a processing component. The camera component is configured to capture a video to generate video data. The temperature sensor is configured to detect an operating temperature of the recording device. The processing component is configured to process the video data, and to enable the camera component to dynamically adjust at least one of a data rate of the video data and a frame rate of the video data according to the operating temperature during the camera component captures the video.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A recording device, comprising:
a camera component configured to capture a video to generate video data; a temperature sensor configured to detect an operating temperature of the recording device; and a processing component configured to process the video data, and to enable the camera component to dynamically adjust at least one of a data rate of the video data and a frame rate of the video data according to the operating temperature during the camera component captures the video.

2 . The recording device of claim 1 , wherein the processing component is further configured to determine whether a recording time of the video exceeds a time threshold, and the process component is configured to enable the camera component to adjust the at least one of the data rate and the frame rate when the recording time exceeds the time threshold.

3 . The recording device of claim 2 , wherein the processing component is further configured to determine whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is higher than an upper temperature threshold for every predetermined period after the recording time exceeds the time threshold.

4 . The recording device of claim 1 , wherein the processing component is further configured to determine whether the data rate is higher than a first lower bound when the operating temperature is higher than an upper temperature threshold, and when the data rate is higher than the first lower bound, the camera component is enabled to decrease the data rate of the video data by a first predetermined amount.

5 . The recording device of claim 4 , wherein the processing component is further configured to determine whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is lower than a lower temperature threshold when the operating temperature is lower than the upper temperature threshold, and the camera component is enabled to recover the at least one of the data rate of the video data and the frame rate of the video data when the operating temperature is lower than the lower temperature threshold.

6 . The recording device of claim 5 , wherein the processing component is further configured to determine whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is higher than the upper temperature threshold after the data rate of the video data is decreased or when the operating temperature is higher than the lower temperature threshold.

7 . The recording device of claim 4 , wherein when the data rate is lower than the first lower bound, the processing component is further configured to determine whether the frame rate of the video data is higher than a second lower bound, and when the frame rate of the video data is higher than the second lower bound, the camera component is enabled to decrease the frame rate of the video data by a second predetermined amount.

8 . The recording device of claim 7 , wherein the processing component is configured to output a message, and to count down from a predetermined time when the frame rate is lower than the second lower bound;
wherein the message is configured for reminding a user that the camera component is going to stop capturing the video within the predetermined time, and the processing component is configured to terminate the camera component from capturing the video when the predetermined time is reached.

9 . The recording device of claim 7 , wherein the processing component is further configured to determine whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is higher than the upper temperature threshold after the frame rate of the video data is decreased.

10 . A recording control method for an electronic device, the method comprising:
capturing a video, by a camera component of the electronic device, to generate a video data; detecting an operating temperature of the electronic device by a temperature sensor of the electronic device; and enabling the camera component to dynamically adjust at least one of a data rate of the video data and a frame rate of the video data, by a processing component of the electronic device, according to the operating temperature during the camera component captures the video.

11 . The recording control method of claim 10 , wherein the step of enabling the camera component comprises:
determining whether a recording time of the video exceeds a time threshold by the processing component; and enabling the camera component to adjust the at least one of the data rate and the frame rate when the recording time exceeds the time threshold.

12 . The recording control method of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is higher than an upper temperature threshold for every predetermined period, by the processing component, after the recording time exceeds the time threshold.

13 . The recording control method of claim 10 , wherein the step of enabling the camera component comprises:
determining whether the data rate is higher than a first lower bound, by the processing component, when the operating temperature is higher than an upper temperature threshold; and decreasing the data rate of the video data by a first predetermined amount by the camera component, when the data rate is higher than the first lower bound.

14 . The recording control method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is lower than a lower temperature threshold, by the processing component, when the operating temperature is lower than the upper temperature threshold; and recovering the at least one of the data rate of the video data and the frame rate of the video data, by the camera component, when the operating temperature is lower than the lower temperature threshold.

15 . The recording control method of claim 14 , further comprising:
determining whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is higher than the upper temperature threshold, by the processing component, after the data rate of the video data is decreased or when the operating temperature is higher than the lower temperature threshold.

16 . The recording control method of claim 13 , further comprising:
determining whether the frame rate of the video data is higher than a second lower bound, by the processing component, when the data rate is lower than the first lower bound; and decreasing the frame rate of the video data by a second predetermined amount, by the camera component, when the frame rate of the video data is higher than the second lower bound.

17 . The recording control method of claim 16 , further comprising:
outputting a message by the processing component, for reminding a user that the camera component is going to stop capturing the video within a predetermined time when the frame rate of the video data is lower than the second lower bound; counting down from the predetermined time by the processing component; and terminating the camera component from capturing the video, by the processing component, when the predetermined time is reached.

18 . The recording control method of claim 16 , further comprising:
determining whether the operating temperature sensed by the temperature sensor is higher than the upper temperature threshold, by the processing component, after the frame rate of the video data is decreased.

9 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program which, when executed by a processing component

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Lai Jen-Cheng
• Hsu Jia-Yuan
• Tan Tzu-Chia
• KUO Chih-Yao
• Lin Chun-Hao
• Wu Szu-Han

Classifications

• H04N23/667

  Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes · CPC title

• H04N23/66 Primary

  Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices · CPC title

• H04N23/60

  Control of cameras or camera modules · CPC title

• H04N5/77 Primary

  between a recording apparatus and a television camera · CPC title

• H04N5/765

  Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus · CPC title