US 11,871,108 B2
Integrated internal and removable battery power management for image capture device
Shiva Kumar Belavadi Mallegowda, Belmont, CA (US); Naveen Chinya Krishnamurthy, Fremont, CA (US); Kevin Hinge, Danville, CA (US); Rajesh Madhur, San Jose, CA (US); and Joseph Tucker, Foster City, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/469,965.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,722, filed on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0086347 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. H04N 23/65 (2023.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 23/65 (2023.01) [H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/00712 (2020.01); H02J 2207/30 (2020.01); H02J 2310/22 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system configured to continuously supply power to an image capture device during an image capture session, the system comprising:
an integrated internal battery located internal to the image capture device;
a removable battery removably connected to the image capture device; and
a power management integrated circuit located internal to the image capture device, the power management integrated circuit configured to:
provide power to the image capture device from the removable battery;
detect when the removable battery is disconnected from the image capture device;
provide power to the image capture device from the integrated internal battery when the removable battery is disconnected from the image capture device;
detect when a new removable battery is connected to the image capture device; and
provide power to the image capture device from the new removable battery when the new removable battery is connected to the image capture device,
wherein power is continuously supplied to the image capture device from the integrated internal battery while the removable battery is disconnected and replaced with the new removable battery.