IP Library Granted Patent US 9,491,345
Granted Patent B2
US 9,491,345 · App. 14/229,554 · Granted Nov 8, 2016

Adjustment of flash device based on temperature

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Patent No.
US 9,491,345
App. No.
14/229,554
Granted
Nov 8, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method may be provided that includes sensing a temperature, determining a current of a flash device based on the sensed temperature, and operating the flash device based on the determined current to provide light.

Claims (25)

1. A method of an electronic device comprising:

sensing an ambient temperature of the electronic device;

determining whether the sensed ambient temperature is greater than a previously stored reference temperature;

when the sensed ambient temperature is determined to be greater than the previously stored reference temperature, determining a previously stored high power level for a flash device;

when the sensed ambient temperature is determined to be less than the reference temperature, selecting one of a plurality of pre-stored power levels in which each power level is associated with a different temperature value;

operating the flash device at the determined power level to provide light;

sensing a temperature of a battery of the electronic device; and

shutting down a component of the electronic device when the sensed temperature of the battery is below a minimum value.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

capturing an image while providing light from the flash device.

3. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of pre-stored power levels each corresponding specifically to a different corresponding temperature;

a camera to capture an image;

a flash device to provide light;

an ambient temperature sensor to sense an ambient temperature of the electronic apparatus;

a battery temperature sensor to sense a temperature of a battery; and

a processor to determine whether the sensed ambient temperature is greater than a previously stored reference temperature, and when the sensed ambient temperature is determined to be greater than the previously stored reference temperature, the processor to determine a previously stored high power level for a flash device, and when the sensed ambient temperature is determined to be less than the reference temperature, the processor to select one of the plurality of stored power levels of the flash device based on the sensed ambient temperature, and the flash device to operate based on the determined power level to provide light, and the processor to shut down a component of the electronic device when the sensed temperature of the battery is below a minimum value.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the flash device includes a light emitting diode.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the flash device further includes a flash driver to control the light emitting diode.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the camera to capture the image while the flash device provides the light.

7. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the processor to decrease the current of the flash device when the sensed ambient temperature is below a prescribed temperature.

8. An electronic apparatus comprising:

logic, at least a portion of which is hardware, to determine whether a sensed ambient temperature is greater than a previously stored reference temperature, and when the sensed ambient temperature is determined to be greater than the previously stored reference temperature, the logic to determine a previously stored high power level for a flash device, and when the sensed ambient temperature is determined to be less than the reference temperature, the logic to select one of stored plurality of power levels of the flash device based on the sensed ambient temperature and to operate the flash device based on the determined power level, and the power levels are stored to each correspond to a different one of the plurality of temperatures, wherein the logic to sense a temperature of a battery of the electronic device, and to shut down a component of the electronic device when the sensed temperature of the battery is below a minimum value.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:

a camera to capture an image while light is provided from the flash device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: SK HYNIX NAND PRODUCT SOLUTIONS CORP.
Reel/Frame 062437/0255 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2014
From: NOKKONEN, ERKKI
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032590/0168 →