Sharing video footage from audio/video recording and communication devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10467766-B2
Application number	US-201715728499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	Feb 26, 2016
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

Sharing video footage recorded by audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, such as video doorbells and security cameras. When an A/V recording and communication device records video footage of suspicious activity, or even criminal activity, a user viewing the footage may alert his or her neighbors by sharing the video. In various embodiments, the user may share the video with anyone of the user's choosing, including neighbors, friends, and family.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for communicating among a first audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), a first client device associated with the first A/V device, a plurality of other A/V devices, and a network device, the system comprising:
the network device having a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores code that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations including:
receiving a first video signal from the first A/V device, the first video signal comprising images captured by a camera of the first A/V device;
receiving a share signal from the first client device, the share signal indicating that the images captured by the camera of the first A/V device are to be shared with one or more users associated with the plurality of other A/V devices;
in response to receiving the share signal from the first client device, determining that the first A/V device is within a predefined distance from a second A/V device from among the plurality of other A/V recording and communication devices; and
transmitting a share notification signal to a second client device associated with the second A/V device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores further code that, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to receive a playback request signal from the second client device in response to the share notification signal.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the memory stores further code that, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to transmit a second video signal to the second client device in response to the playback request signal, the second video signal including the images captured by the camera of the first A/V device.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the share signal from the first client device includes text describing the images captured by the camera of the first A/V device.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the memory stores further code that, when executed by the processor, further causes the processor to transmit the text together with the share notification signal to the second client device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the predefined distance is configurable by a user of the second A/V device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first A/V device and the second A/V device is an audio/video communication doorbell.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first client device and the second client device is a smartphone.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the network device is a server.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the network device comprises one or more network services.

11. A method for communicating among a first audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), a first client device associated with the first A/V device, a plurality of other A/V devices, and a network device, the method comprising:
the network device receiving, from the first A/V device, images captured by a camera of the first A/V device;
the network device receiving, from the first client device, a command to share the images captured by the camera of the first A/V device with one or more users associated with the plurality of other A/V devices;
in response to receiving the command from the first client device, the network device determining that the first A/V device is within a predefined distance from a second A/V device from among the plurality of other A/V devices; and
the network device transmitting a share notification signal to a second client device associated with the second A/V device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the network device receiving a playback request signal from the second client device in response to the share notification signal.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the network device transmitting, to the second client device in response to the playback request signal, the images captured by the first A/V device.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising the network device receiving, from the first client device, text describing the images captured by the first A/V device.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the network device transmitting the text to the second client device.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the predefined distance is configurable by a user of the second A/V device.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first A/V device and the second A/V device is an audio/video communication doorbell.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first client device and the second client device is a smartphone.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the network device is a server.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the network device comprises one or more network services.

Assignees

• Ring Inc
• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Siminoff James
• Cziment August
• Harpole Aaron
• Lemberger Elliott
• Modestine John
• Sommerlatt Darrell

Classifications

• G08B13/19636

  pertaining to the camera · 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

• G06T7/292 Primary

  Multi-camera tracking · CPC title

• H04N23/651 Primary

  for reducing power consumption by affecting camera operations, e.g. sleep mode, hibernation mode or power off of selective parts of the camera · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title