Low Power Management of Multiple Sensor Integrated Chip Architecture

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-11-27
GOOGLE TECH HLDG LLC
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The patent text describes a method for managing multiple sensors in a computing device, specifically in an integrated chip architecture. The technical effect of this patent is to provide a way for the computing device to manage the sensor data from these multiple sensors while conserving battery power and allowing for low power management of the sensors while the computing device is in a low power state. This is important for ensuring the accuracy and robustness of the sensors in the computing device, and for improving the overall performance and user experience of the device.

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Furthermore, computing devices are typically battery operated and, as such, power consumption is an important feature in marketing these devices.
During the low power state, most of the resources of the computing device are powered down resulting in limited capability of the device.

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[0027]Described herein is a method for managing processor analysis of multiple sensors in a computing device that includes monitoring a first sensor signal that may be coupled to a sensor hub processor and thereafter comparing the first monitored sensor signal with a predetermined signature for establishing a confidence relationship associated with received sensor signaling from multiple sensors. Alternatively, the first monitored sensor signal may simply be compared with the predetermined signature.

[0028]In addition, the efficacy of operation for the multiple sensors may be determined; and a second sensor signal that is coupled to a low power core may be monitored. The second monitored sensor signal may be compared with another predetermined signature for establishing a confidence relationship associated with received sensor signaling from multiple sensors. The method confirms that one or more sensors has met a predetermined confidence state.

[0029]In one embodiment, a short range w...

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A method, device, system, or article of manufacture is provided for low-power management of multiple sensor chip architecture. In one embodiment, a method comprises, at a computing device that includes a first processor, a second processor and a third processor, performing, by the second processor, a first scan at a first scan rate for first location data using a sensor; receiving, at the second processor, from the sensor, the first location data; determining, by the second processor, a first location using the first location data; receiving, by the second processor, a modality of the computing device; in response to determining the first location, determining, by the second processor, that the modality corresponds to a predetermined state; and in response to determining that the modality corresponds to the predetermined state, performing, by the second processor, a second scan at a second scan rate for second location data using the sensor.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 728,921, filed Nov. 21, 2012, entitled “LOW POWER MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SENSOR CHIP ARCHITECTURE,” U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 776,868, filed Mar. 12, 2013, entitled “LOW POWER MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SENSOR CHIP ARCHITECTURE,” and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 827,458, filed May 24, 2103, entitled “LOW POWER MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SENSOR CHIP ARCHITECTURE,” all of which the contents are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth below.FIELD OF USE[0002]The embodiments described herein relate to multiple and varied communication sensors within an integrated chip architecture and more particularly to managing sensor data from the multiple and varied communication sensors.BACKGROUND[0003]In today's sophisticated computing devices such as mobile computing devices, smartphones, tablet computers, and wearable computing devices...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F15/80
CPCG06F15/80G06F1/3206G06F3/0346H04W52/0251Y02D30/70G06F1/324G06F1/3293
InventorLAUTNER, DOUGLAS A.DEBATES, SCOTT P.HOR-LAO, MARY K.FOREST, FRANCIS W.SHAH, JAGATKUMAR V.STANDISH, GEORGE B.
OwnerGOOGLE TECH HLDG LLC