Method and device for processing motion events

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10127783-B2
Application number	US-201514736162-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2015
Priority date	Jul 7, 2014
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments include an electronic device with a display, processor(s), and memory. The electronic device displays a user interface on the display, the user interface including video information corresponding to a camera, the video information including a field of view of the camera. The electronic device receives user identification of a spatial zone within the user interface, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera; and forgoes user notification of subsequent motion events involving the spatial zone.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at a client device comprising memory, one or more processors, and a display:
activating a smart home application linked to a particular user account;
displaying within the application a user interface including an image representing a field of view of a remote camera linked to the particular user account;
receiving a first user identification within the user interface of a first spatial zone corresponding to a first portion of the field of view of the remote camera;
sending to a remote server system information identifying the first spatial zone, wherein the remote server system is configured to manage a plurality of distinct user accounts, including the particular user account;
displaying a first user-customizable outline for the first spatial zone overlaid on the visual image, wherein the first user-customizable outline is displayed in a first color;
receiving a second user identification within the user interface of a second spatial zone corresponding to a second portion of the field of view of the remote camera, different than the first portion of the field of view of the remote camera;
sending to the remote server system information identifying the second spatial zone;
displaying a second user-customizable outline for the second spatial zone overlaid on the visual image, wherein the second user-customizable outline is displayed in a second color distinct from the first color;
receiving a user adjustment to the first user-customizable outline, the user adjustment including user manipulation of a displayed feature of the first user-customizable outline such that, after the adjustment, the first spatial zone corresponds to a third portion of the field of view of the remote camera distinct from the first portion of the field of view of the remote camera;
sending to the remote server system information identifying the adjusted first spatial zone;
receiving from the remote server system information regarding motion detected in at least one of the first spatial and the second spatial zone from video captured at the remote camera; and
in response to receiving a user input, displaying a visual indicator indicating that the motion was detected in at least one of the first spatial zone and the second spatial zone based on the received information from the remote server system, the visual indicator having the same color as the user-customizable outline corresponding to the at least one spatial zone in which the motion was detected.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first user identification of the first spatial zone within the user interface comprises:
receiving user selection of the first portion of the image; and
defining the first spatial zone in accordance with the user selection.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the user selection of the first portion is received via one or more touch inputs on a touch-sensitive surface of the client device, the one or more touch inputs detected on a portion of the touch-sensitive surface corresponding to the image.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding to the user interface user notification for a past motion event involving the first spatial zone.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the user interface includes displaying an event timeline, the event timeline including an indication of a past motion event involving the first spatial zone.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the user interface includes displaying a video feed of the remote camera.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving user input setting one or more zone monitoring triggers associated with the first spatial zone.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that a subsequent motion event does not involve the first spatial zone or the second spatial zone, forgoing user notification of the subsequent motion event; and
in accordance with a determination that the subsequent motion event involves either the first spatial zone or the second spatial zone, generating a user notification for the subsequent motion event.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein generating the user notification comprises including notification of the motion event on an event timeline within the user interface.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein generating the user notification comprises presenting a user alert at the client device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the user alert includes an audio alert.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in accordance with a determination that at least part of a subsequent motion event occurs inside the first spatial zone, generating a user notification.

13. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:
activating a smart home application linked to a particular user account;
displaying within the application a user interface including an image representing a field of view of a remote camera linked to the particular user account;
receiving a first user identification within the user interface of a first spatial zone corresponding to a first portion of the field of view of the remote camera;
sending to a remote server system information identifying the first spatial zone, wherein the remote server system is configured to manage a plurality of distinct user accounts, including the particular user account;
displaying a first user-customizable outline for the first spatial zone overlaid on the visual image, wherein the first user-customizable outline is displayed in a first color;
receiving a second user identification within the user interface of a second spatial zone corresponding to a second portion of the field of view of the remote camera, different than the first portion of the field of view of the remote camera;
sending to the remote server system information identifying the second spatial zone;
displaying a second user-customizable outline for the second spatial zone overlaid on the visual image, wherein the second user-customizable outline is displayed in a second color distinct from the first color;
receiving a user adjustment to the first user-customizable outline, the user adjustment including user manipulation of a displayed feature of the first user-customizable outline such that, after the adjustment, the first spatial zone corresponds to a third portion of the field of view of the remote camera distinct from the first portion of the field of view of the remote camera;
sending to the remote server system information identifying the adjusted first spatial zone;
receiving from the remote server system information regarding motion detected in at least one of the first spatial and the second spatial zone from video captured at the remote camera; and
in response to receiving a user input, displaying a visual indicator indicating that the motion was detected in at least one of the first spatial zone and the second spatial zone based on the received information from the remote server system, the visual indicator having the same color as the user-customizable outline corresponding to the at least one spatial zone in which the motion was detected.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein receiving the first user identification of the first spatial zone within the user interface comprises:
receiving user selection of the first portion of the image; and
defining the first spatial zone in accordance with the user selection.

15. The device of claim 13 , wher

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Laska Jason N
• Nelson Greg R
• Duffy Greg
• Hill Cameron
• Davidsson Martin

Classifications

• G08B13/1961

  Movement detection not involving frame subtraction, e.g. motion detection on the basis of luminance changes in the image · CPC title

• G08B13/19673

  Addition of time stamp, i.e. time metadata, to video stream · CPC title

• G08B13/19682 Primary

  Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system · CPC title

• G08B13/19671

  Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream · CPC title

• G08B13/19608

  Tracking movement of a target, e.g. by detecting an object predefined as a target, using target direction and or velocity to predict its new position · CPC title