System and method for sensor-driven automatic device interaction

1. A system for directing an image capture device based on motion comprising:

a device direction computer comprising at least a processor, a memory, and a plurality of programmable instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor, wherein the programmable instructions, when operating on the processor, cause the processor to determine a threshold for device direction comprising:

a plurality of hardware sensors;

a sensor aggregator for analyzing sensor data;

a polling module communicatively connected to the plurality of hardware sensors;

a threshold calculator;

wherein the sensor aggregator is operable to a receive a plurality of motion points from the polling module;

wherein the threshold calculator is operable to iteratively:

calculate a weighted average of motion data, using the plurality of motion points, over a last interval, wherein the weighted average is based on a length of the last interval;

calculate a motion threshold;

set a motion threshold based on comparisons the weighted average of motion data to the motion threshold;

directing the device.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a user database;

wherein the threshold calculator is further operable to:

check for a user profile in the database, the user profile associated to the device;

wherein if the user profile exists, the threshold calculator loads motion threshold configuration information associated to the device;

overriding the motion threshold.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hardware sensors comprises at least an accelerometer.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hardware sensors comprises at least a gyroscope.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the sensor data is stored, by the threshold calculator, in the database, for future reference.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a digital camera.

7. A method for directing a device comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving, at a sensor aggregator, a plurality of motion points from a polling module, the polling module monitoring a plurality of hardware sensors on a device;

(b) calculating, by a threshold calculator, a weighted average of motion data, using the plurality of motion points, over a last interval, wherein the weighted average is based on a length of the last interval;

(c) calculating, by the threshold calculator, a motion threshold;

(d) comparing, by the threshold calculator, the weighted average of motion data to the motion threshold;

(e) if the weighted average of motion data is higher than the motion threshold, repeating the previous steps restarting at step (a);

(f) otherwise, rechecking, by the sensor aggregator the plurality of motion points and comparing, by the threshold calculator, to the motion threshold;

(g) if the rechecked plurality of motion points is higher than the motion threshold, repeating the previous steps restarting at step (a);

(h) otherwise, directing the device.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the step of calculating the motion threshold comprises the steps of:

(c1) receiving, at the threshold calculator, a current elapsed time for the device; checking, by the threshold calculator, a first elapsed time:

(c2) if the first elapsed time is zero, setting, by the threshold calculator, the first elapsed time equal to the elapsed time;

(c3) otherwise, setting, by the threshold calculator, a previous elapsed time equal to the elapsed time and raising, by the threshold calculator, a motion threshold;

(c4) if the current elapsed time is greater than the previously elapsed time, raising, by the threshold calculator, the motion threshold;

(c5) if the first elapsed time when subtracted from current elapsed time is greater than the motion threshold, finalizing, by the threshold calculator, the motion threshold;

(c6) otherwise, receiving, from the device, a shutter speed setting;

(c7) if the shutter speed is below a prespecified shutter speed threshold, lowering the threshold, and finalizing the motion threshold;

(c8) otherwise, raising the motion threshold, and finalizing the motion threshold.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising the steps of:

checking, by the threshold calculator, for a user profile, the user profile associated to the device;

if the user profile exists, loading, by the threshold calculator, motion threshold configuration information associated to the device;

overriding the motion threshold.