METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING WIFI CAMERAS
A WiFi camera includes an accelerometer and detects mechanical shock events. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the accelerometer and produces a record of the shock events detected by the accelerometer. The electronic processor performs shock monitoring while the camera is in low power and sleep modes. A system-on-chip performs shock monitoring while the camera is in full operation, standby and idle modes.
1 . A WiFi camera, comprising:
an accelerometer configured to detect mechanical shock events; and
an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the accelerometer and configured to produce a record of the shock events detected by the accelerometer.
2 . The camera of claim 1 wherein the electronic processor is configured to perform shock monitoring while the camera is in low power and sleep modes.
3 . The camera of claim 2 further comprising a system-on-chip communicatively coupled to the accelerometer and configured to perform shock monitoring while the camera is in full operation, standby and idle modes.
4 . The camera of claim 3 wherein the system-on-chip includes a real time streaming protocol server and an internet protocol stack.
5 . A method for detecting a freeze frame condition in a WiFi camera, the method comprising:
using the WiFi camera to capture a plurality of images;
comparing one of the images to another one of the images; and
detecting the freeze frame condition as a result of determining that a level of similarity between the two captured images exceeds a threshold level.
6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the camera includes a lens, an image digital signal processor, a video encoder, a video decode engine, a video processing engine pipeline.
7 . The method of claim 5 wherein the comparing and/or detecting steps are performed by use of a display screen.
8 . A camera system configured to automatically adjust video stream resolution and frame rate accordingly for a low latency video stream.
9 . The camera system of claim 8 wherein the video stream is transmitted to a vehicle infotainment display.
10 . The camera system of claim 8 wherein the video stream is transmitted from one of a motor vehicle and a trailer to the other of a motor vehicle and a trailer.
11 . A WiFi Camera Pairing Method, comprising:
presenting a motor vehicle's receiver information on the vehicle's display screen; and
using a Wi-Fi camera to directly scan the vehicle's receiver information on the vehicle's display screen.
12 . The method of claim 11 wherein the vehicle's receiver information includes the receiver's WiFi name and password.
13 . The method of claim 11 further comprising detecting a user activating a Wi-Fi camera application on a head unit in order to get further directions for pairing.
14 . A WiFi camera, comprising:
A humidity sensor configured to detect humidity levels; and
an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the humidity sensor and configured to:
produce a record of the humidity levels detected by the humidity sensor; and
notify a user in response to the detected humidity levels exceeding a threshold.
15 . The camera of claim 14 wherein the record includes a log, timestamp and humidity leak event.
16 . The camera of claim 14 wherein the user is notified via a video signal receiver.
17 . The camera of claim 14 further comprising a system-on-chip communicatively coupled to the humidity sensor and configured to perform humidity monitoring while the camera is in full operation, standby and idle modes.
18 . The camera of claim 17 wherein the electronic processor is configured to perform humidity monitoring while the camera is in low power and sleep modes.
19 . A wireless IP camera configured, in a non-video streaming, energy conserving mode, to shut down a main microprocessor, peripherals and high-power antennas to conserve energy and enable only Bluetooth low energy on a low power antenna for command and control.
20 . The camera of claim 19 wherein the camera is configured to be woken up from the energy conserving mode by a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) wakeup message or by a USB cable being plugged in.