| US 7,487,375 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for powering on an electronic device with a video camera that detects motion | ||
| David S. Lourie, Portland, Oreg. (US); Pedro E. Fajardo, Hillsboro, Oreg. (US); and Gunner D. Danneels, Beaverton, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 22, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/677,971. | ||
| Application 11/677971 is a division of application No. 09/036501, filed on Mar. 06, 1998, granted, now 7,196,720. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0136774 A1, Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 1/32 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 713—323 [713/310; 713/320] | 11 Claims |
| 1. A system comprising:
a computer, the computer to transition from an active mode to a sleep mode in response to a predetermined period of computer
inactivity; and
a video camera coupled to the computer to detect motion, the video camera including a memory to store a plurality of frames
corresponding to a view of an area proximate to the computer at different times and a processor coupled to the memory to compare
two of the plurality of frames of the view to each other while the computer is in the sleep mode to determine whether there
is motion proximate to the computer and to cause the computer to exit the sleep mode in response to detected motion proximate
to the computer.
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