Patents by Inventor Terence William Hampson

Terence William Hampson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for deferring power consumption by post-processing sensor data
    Patent number: 9665157
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a battery-level of an electronic device and conserving the battery charge of the electronic device are disclosed. The battery consumption of an electronic device may be reduced when the user or the device learns via user input or determines via prediction that the battery will be depleted before the next possible charge cycle. Reducing battery consumption could be accomplished by accessing an application requiring less power consumption and/or delaying post-processing of sensor data related to that application, for example a camera application. Prediction of battery life could include determining the time to the next expected battery charge and delaying the processing of sensor data until the electronic device is plugged in and charging or has reached a predetermined charge level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Terence William Hampson, Evan Robert Hildreth, Babak Forutanpour
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFERRING POWER CONSUMPTION BY POST-PROCESSING SENSOR DATA
    Publication number: 20150293575
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a battery-level of an electronic device and conserving the battery charge of the electronic device are disclosed. The battery consumption of an electronic device may be reduced when the user or the device learns via user input or determines via prediction that the battery will be depleted before the next possible charge cycle. Reducing battery consumption could be accomplished by accessing an application requiring less power consumption and/or delaying post-processing of sensor data related to that application, for example a camera application. Prediction of battery life could include determining the time to the next expected battery charge and delaying the processing of sensor data until the electronic device is plugged in and charging or has reached a predetermined charge level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Terence William Hampson, Evan Robert Hildreth, Babak Forutanpour