System and method for sensor-driven automatic device interaction

Abstract

A system and method for sensor-driven automatic device interaction, comprising a sensor aggregator that receives a plurality of sensor data from a plurality of hardware sensors, analyzes at least a portion of the sensor data, determines a sensor threshold, iteratively compares the results of the analysis to the sensor threshold, and directs the operation of a camera based on the results of the comparison.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for setting a threshold for directing a photographic device comprising the steps of:
 (a) receiving, at a sensor aggregator, a first motion value and a second motion value, wherein the second motion value is not the same as the first motion value;;   (b) calculating, by a threshold calculator, a time elapsed value, the time elapsed value calculated based on time difference between the first motion value and the second motion value;   (c) obtaining, by the threshold calculator, a threshold value in a user profile if the threshold value is available in the user profile;   (d)adjusting, by the threshold calculator, the threshold value based on additional available data; and   (f) directing, by a processor, the photographic device to perform an action if the elapsed time value is below the adjusted threshold.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the step of adjusting the threshold value is comprised of changing, by a threshold calculator, the threshold value based on available time elapsed value. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the step of adjusting the threshold value based on available time elapsed value further comprises the steps of:
 checking, by the threshold calculator, a first elapsed time:   setting, by the threshold calculator, the first elapsed time equal to the elapsed time if the first elapsed time is zero,   otherwise, setting, by the threshold calculator, a previous elapsed time equal to the elapsed time; and   raising, by the threshold calculator, the threshold.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the step of adjusting the threshold value based on available time elapsed value further comprises the step of raising, by the threshold calculator, the threshold if the current elapsed time is greater than the previously elapsed time; 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the step of adjusting the threshold value based on available time elapsed value further comprises the step of finalizing, by the threshold calculator, the threshold if the first elapsed time when subtracted from current elapsed time is greater than the threshold. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of adjusting the threshold value is comprised of changing, by the threshold calculator, the threshold value based on shutter speed data available for the photographic device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the step of adjusting the threshold value based on available shutter speed data further comprises the steps of:
 lowering the threshold, and finalizing the motion threshold if the shutter speed is below a prespecified shutter speed threshold,   otherwise, raising the motion threshold, and finalizing the motion threshold.