Parcel theft deterrence for A/V recording and communication devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10650650-B2
Application number	US-201815967097-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2018
Priority date	Aug 12, 2016
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

Parcel theft deterrence for audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, such as video doorbells and security cameras. When an A/V recording and communication device captures image data that includes a parcel, a parcel boundary may be created for monitoring the parcel within. In various embodiments, when the parcel is removed from the parcel boundary, a user alert may be generated to notify a user of a client device associated with the A/V recording and communication device that the parcel has been removed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network device comprising:
one or more processors;
a communication component; and
a non-transitory machine-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving, using the communication component, image data from an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device installed at a property;
based at least in part on the image data, determining that a parcel has been delivered to the property;
after determining that the parcel has been delivered to the property, transmitting, using the communication component and to a client device, a first message indicating that the parcel has been delivered to the property;
determining that the property has been unoccupied for a threshold period of time;
based at least in part on the parcel being delivered to the property and the property being unoccupied for the threshold period of time, transmitting, using the communication component and to the client device, a second message representing a request to place the A/V recording and communication device in a package protection mode;
receiving, using the communication component and from the client device, a third message instructing the network device to place the A/V recording and communication device in the package protection mode; and
after receiving the third message, transmitting, using the communication component, a command to the A/V recording and communication device to cause the A/V recording and communication device to operate in the package protection mode.

2. The network device of claim 1 , wherein determining that the parcel has been delivered to the property comprises:
analyzing the image data; and
based at least in part on analyzing the image data, determining that the image data depicts the parcel.

3. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the image data is first image data, and wherein the non-transitory machine-readable memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:
receiving, using the communication component, second image data generated by the A/V recording and communication device,
wherein determining that the property has been unoccupied for the threshold period of time comprises determining, using the second image data, that a first person has left the property at a first time and at least one of the first person or a second person has not entered the property between the first time and a second time.

4. The network device of claim 1 , the non-transitory machine-readable memory storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:
receiving, using the communication component, motion data generated by one or more sensors associated with the property;
wherein determining that the property has been unoccupied for the threshold period of time comprises determining, using the motion data, that motion has not been detected within the property for the threshold period of time.

5. The network device of claim 1 , the non-transitory machine-readable memory storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:
receiving, using the communication component, audio data generated by one or more sensors associated with the property,
wherein determining that the property has been unoccupied for the threshold period of time comprises determining, using the audio data, that an occupant is not present.

6. The network device of claim 1 , the non-transitory machine-readable memory storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:
determining that the parcel is not removed from a delivery location after a period of time,
wherein transmitting the second message is further based at least in part on the parcel not being removed from the delivery location after the period of time.

7. The network device of claim 1 , wherein the request is first request and the client device is a first client device, and wherein the non-transitory machine-readable memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:
determining that a predetermined period of time has elapsed since transmitting the second message to the first client device; and
after determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed, transmitting, using the communication component, a fourth message to a second client device, the fourth message representing a second request to place the A/V recording and communication device in the package protection mode.

8. The network device of claim 1 , wherein:
the third message indicates one or more rules associated with the package protection mode; and
wherein the non-transitory machine-readable memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising transmitting, using the communication component and to the A/V recording and communication device, the one or more rules associated with the package protection mode.

9. The network device of claim 1 , wherein:
the third message indicates a boundary associated with the package protection mode; and
wherein the non-transitory machine-readable memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising transmitting, using the communication component and to the A/V recording and communication device, the boundary associated with the package protection mode.

10. A method comprising:
receiving, by a network device, image data from an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device;
based at least in part on the image data, determining, by the network device, that a parcel has been delivered to a property;
determining, by the network device, that a security system associated with the property is operating in a mode;
based at least in part on the parcel being delivered to the property and the security system operating in the mode, transmitting, by the network device, a first message to a client device, the first message representing a request to place the A/V recording and communication device in a package protection mode;
receiving, by the network device, a second message instructing the network device to place the A/V recording and communication device in the package protection mode; and
after receiving the second message, transmitting, by the network device, a command to the A/V recording and communication device to cause the A/V recording and communication device to operate in the package protection mode.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein determining that the parcel has been delivered to the property comprises determining that the image data represents the parcel.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the image data is first image data, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, by the network device, second image data generated by the A/V recording and communication device; and
determining, using the second image data, that the property is unoccupied,
wherein transmitting the first message occurs after determining that the property is unoccupied.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving, by the netw

Assignees

• A9 Com Inc

Inventors

• Siminoff James
• Roth Joshua
• Modestine John

Classifications

• G08B13/19613 Primary

  Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion · CPC title

• G08B13/19628

  of wide angled cameras and camera groups, e.g. omni-directional cameras, fish eye, single units having multiple cameras achieving a wide angle view · CPC title

• G08B13/19684

  Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely · CPC title

• G08B25/08

  using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} · 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