US 12,231,752 B2
Device temperature control using device components
Gary Michael Rekstad, Jr., Langhorne, PA (US); Vijayanand Dubey, Downingtown, PA (US); Joseph Frank, Medford, NJ (US); Uday Krishna Garpathi, Downingtown, PA (US); Benny Pruden, Brownstown, PA (US); Joseph Thomas Rodolico, Horsham, PA (US); Christopher Stone, Newtown, PA (US); and David Urban, Cinnaminson, NJ (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/156,768.
Prior Publication US 2024/0251146 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/23 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/52 (2023.01) [H04N 23/23 (2023.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, that a camera lens of the computing device is at least partially fogged;
based on the determining that the camera lens is at least partially fogged, heating the camera lens by causing a change in an operation state of a first component of the computing device; and
based on a further determination that the heated camera lens remains at least partially fogged after heating the camera lens:
selecting a second component of a plurality of components of the computing device, wherein the plurality of components comprise components that are each configured to perform one or more of functions of the computing device; and
further heating the camera lens by causing a change in an operation state of the selected second component.