Wireless network camera systems
Apparatus, systems and techniques associated with battery powered wireless camera systems are provided. In an example, a system includes a battery powered wireless camera including an internal battery to provide energy and an image capture module to capture images. Further, the battery powered wireless camera includes a low-bandwidth radio transceiver which may wirelessly communicate with a base station and a micro switch, and may receive commands for operation of the battery powered wireless camera. The battery powered wireless camera also includes a high-bandwidth radio transceiver which may wirelessly communicate with the base station. If the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered down, the image capture module may store captured images. If the micro switch triggers activation, the high-bandwidth radio transceiver may power up and transmit the captured images to the base station. In an example, the low-bandwidth radio transceiver may wirelessly communicate with the base station over a low-bandwidth radio link.
1. A battery powered wireless network camera, comprising:
an image capturing module, operatively coupled to a memory and an internal battery, the image capturing module configured to capture images;
a low-bandwidth radio transceiver operatively coupled to the image capturing module, the memory and the internal battery, the low-bandwidth radio transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with a base station and a micro switch, and to receive commands for operation of the battery powered wireless camera;
a high-bandwidth radio transceiver operatively coupled to the image capturing module, the memory, the internal battery and the low-bandwidth radio transceiver, the high-bandwidth radio transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the base station; and
on a condition that the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered down, the image capturing module configured to store captured images in the memory; and
on a condition that the micro switch triggers activation, the high-bandwidth radio transceiver configured to power up and to transmit the captured images to the base station.
2. The battery powered wireless network camera of claim 1 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver is further configured to wirelessly communicate with the base station over a low-bandwidth radio link.
3. The battery powered wireless network camera of claim 1 , wherein the battery powered wireless network camera operates at lower power, and consumes less power from the internal battery, when the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered down than when the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered up.
4. The battery powered wireless network camera of claim 1 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver has a longer range than the high-bandwidth radio transceiver.
5. The battery powered wireless network camera of claim 1 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver is further configured to perform handshaking operations with the base station to allow the high-bandwidth radio transceiver to communicate with the base station.
6. The battery powered wireless network camera of claim 1 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver is further configured to receive information indicating open channels for the high-bandwidth radio transceiver from the base station.
7. A method for operating a battery powered wireless network camera, the method comprising:
capturing images via an image capturing module;
wirelessly communicating with a base station and a micro switch, and receiving commands for operation of the battery powered wireless camera, via a low-bandwidth radio transceiver;
wirelessly communicating with the base station via a high-bandwidth radio transceiver;
on a condition that the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered down, storing captured images in a memory via the image capturing module; and
on a condition that the micro switch triggers activation, powering up and transmitting the captured images to the base station via the high-bandwidth radio transceiver.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
wirelessly communicating with the base station over a low-bandwidth radio link via the low-bandwidth radio transceiver.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the battery powered wireless network camera operates at lower power, and consumes less power from an internal battery, when the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered down than when the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered up.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver has a longer range than the high-bandwidth radio transceiver.
11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
performing handshaking operations, via the low-bandwidth radio transceiver, with the base station to allow the high-bandwidth radio transceiver to communicate with the base station.
12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving information indicating open channels for the high-bandwidth radio transceiver from the base station, via the low-bandwidth radio transceiver.
13. A wireless system comprising:
a base station; and
a battery powered wireless network camera including:
an image capturing module, operatively coupled to a memory and an internal battery, the image capturing module configured to capture images;
a low-bandwidth radio transceiver operatively coupled to the image capturing module, the memory and the internal battery, the low-bandwidth radio transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with a base station and a micro switch, and to receive commands for operation of the battery powered wireless camera;
a high-bandwidth radio transceiver operatively coupled to the image capturing module, the memory, the internal battery and the low-bandwidth radio transceiver, the high-bandwidth radio transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the base station; and
on a condition that the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered down, the image capturing module configured to store captured images in the memory; and
on a condition that the micro switch triggers activation, the high-bandwidth radio transceiver configured to power up and to transmit the captured images to the base station.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver is further configured to wirelessly communicate with the base station over a low-bandwidth radio link.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the battery powered wireless network camera operates at lower power, and consumes less power from the internal battery, when the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered down than when the high-bandwidth radio transceiver is powered up.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver has a longer range than the high-bandwidth radio transceiver.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver is further configured to perform handshaking operations with the base station to allow the high-bandwidth radio transceiver to communicate with the base station.
18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the low-bandwidth radio transceiver is further configured to receive information indicating open channels for the high-bandwidth radio transceiver from the base station.