Neighborhood alert mode for triggering multi-device recording, multi-camera locating, and multi-camera event stitching for audio/video recording and communication devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10762646-B2
Application number	US-201815904398-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2018
Priority date	Feb 26, 2016
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

The present embodiments relate to improvements to audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, including improved approaches to using a neighborhood alert mode for triggering multi-device recording, to a multi-camera motion tracking process, and to a multi-camera event stitching process to create a series of “storyboard” images for activity taking place across the fields of view of multiple cameras, within a predetermined time period, for the A/V recording and communication devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
storing, by a backend system, first data representing a first location of a first camera device;
storing, by the backend system, second data that associates the first camera device with a first client device;
storing, by the backend system, third data representing a second location of a second camera device;
storing, by the backend system, fourth data that associates the second camera device with a second client device;
receiving, by the backend system, an alert signal from the first client device;
based at least in part on receiving the alert signal, determining, by the backend system and using the second data, that the first client device is associated with the first camera device;
after determining that the first client device is associated with the first camera device, determining, by the backend system and using the first data, that the first camera device is located within a geographic area;
determining, by the backend system and using the second data, that the second camera device is located within the geographic area;
transmitting, by the backend system and to the second camera device, an activation signal including a command to generate image data; and
receiving, by the backend system, the image data from the second camera device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the geographic area, the geographic area including a circular area defined by a predetermined radius extending outwardly from the first camera device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to receiving the alert signal from the first client device, receiving an opt-in signal from the second client device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing fifth data associating at least one of the first camera device or the second camera device with a group of users.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing fifth data associating at least one of the first camera device or the second camera device with a neighborhood organization.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a warning signal to the second client device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising analyzing the image data to identify an event represented by the image data.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the image data to the second client device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing fifth data representing a third location of a third camera device;
determining, using the fifth data, that the third camera device is located within the geographic area;
after determining that the third camera device is located within the geographic area, transmitting, to the third camera device, an additional activation signal including an additional command to generate additional image data; and
receiving the additional image data from the third camera device.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the backend system and from the first client device, fifth data that associates the first client device with the first camera device.

11. A backend system comprising:
one or more network interfaces;
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
storing first data representing a first location of a first camera device;
storing second data that associates the first camera device with a client device;
storing third data representing a second location of a second camera device;
receiving, using the one or more network interfaces, a first signal from the client device;
based at least in part on receiving the first signal, determining, using the second data, that the client device is associated with the first camera device;
after determining that the client device is associated with the first camera device, determining, using the first data and the third data, that the second camera device is located within a geographic area that includes the first camera device;
transmitting, using the one or more network interfaces and to the second camera device, a second signal including a command to generate image data; and
receiving, using the one or more network interfaces, the image data from the second camera device.

12. The backend system of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising, prior to receiving the first signal, receiving, using the one or more network interfaces and from an additional client device associated with the second camera device, a third signal to opt-into a service.

13. The backend system of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media storing 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 one or more network interfaces and to an additional client device associated with the second camera device, a third signal representing a warning.

14. The backend system of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising analyzing the image data to identify an event represented by the image data.

15. The method of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising analyzing the image data to determine that the image data represents an object moving within the geographic area.

16. The method of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising analyzing the image data to determine a location and a direction of movement of an object.

17. The backend system of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media storing further instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising determining the geographic area, the geographic area including a circular area defined by a predetermined radius extending outwardly from the first location.

18. The backend system of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media 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 one or more network interfaces and from the client device, fourth data that associates the client device with the first camera device.

19. The backend system of claim 11 , the one or more computer-readable media 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 one or more network interfaces and from the client device, fourth data indicating that an event is occurring,
wherein determining that the second camera device is located within the geographic area that includes the first camera device is based at least in part on receiving the fourth data indicating that the event is occurring.

20. A method comprising:
storing first data repres

Assignees

• A9 Com Inc

Inventors

• Modestine John
• Troughton Mark
• Lemberger Elliott

Classifications

• G06T7/292 Primary

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