Augmenting and sharing data from audio/video recording and communication devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11399157-B2
Application number	US-202016995547-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2020
Priority date	Feb 26, 2016
Publication date	Jul 26, 2022
Grant date	Jul 26, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods for augmenting and sharing data from audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices are provided. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving, from an A/V recording and communication device, image data representing an image, analyzing the image data to determine one or more objects depicted by the image data, based on the analyzing the image data, determining at least one comment associated with the one or more objects; transmitting, to a first client device associated with the A/V recording and communication device, the image data representing the image and the at least one comment, receiving, from the first client device, consent for sharing the image data with a geographic area network, the consent indicating a selection of a comment from the at least one comment, and transmitting, to a second client device, the image data representing the image and the comment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
associating a first comment with a characteristic;
receiving first image data generated by a first electronic device;
determining that the first image data represents an object;
determining that the object is associated with the characteristic;
determining, based at least in part on the associating of the first comment with the characteristic and the determining that the object is associated with the characteristic, that the first comment describes the first image data;
determining a first user device based at least in part on the first electronic device;
sending the first image data to the first user device; and
sending the first comment to the first user device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the first user device, consent for sharing the first image data, the consent indicating a selection of the comment; and
based at least in part on the receiving of the consent:
sending the first image second data to a second user device; and
sending the first comment to the second user device.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the determining the first comment that describes the first image data comprises determining, based at least in part on the associating of the first comment with the characteristic and the determining that the object is associated with the characteristic, the first comment that describes at least one of an identity of the object or an action being performed by the object.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the determining the first comment that describes the first image data comprises determining, based at least in part on the associating of the first comment with the characteristic, the first comment to include at least text describing the characteristic.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving second image data generated by a second electronic device;
determining a second comment that describes the second image data; and
determining that the second image data also represents the characteristic,
wherein the first comment is similar to the second comment.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
determining information associated the first image data, the information including at least one of:
a time that the first image data was generated; or
a location associated with the first electronic device that generated the first image data; and

sending the information to the first user device.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the determining the characteristic associated with the object comprises determining at least one of:
a size of the object;
a weight of the object;
a color of the object; or
a type of movement associated with the object.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
storing first identifier associated with the first electronic device;
storing second identifier associated with the first user device; and
associating the first identifier data with the second identifier data,
wherein the determining the first user device comprises determining the first user device based at least in part on the associating of the first identifier data with the second identifier data.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the determining of the first user device comprises:
determining a geographic area that includes a first location associated with a second electronic device, the first user device being associated with the second electronic device; and
determining that a second location associated with the first electronic device is located within the geographic area.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the associating of the first comment with the characteristic comprises:
storing first data representing the comment;
storing second data representing the characteristic; and
storing third data that matches the comment to the characteristic.

11. One or more devices comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more devices to perform operations comprising:
associating a first comment with an object type;
receiving first image data generated by a first electronic device;
sending the first image data to a first user device;
receiving, from the first user device, consent to share the first image data;
based at least in part on the receiving of the consent, determining that the first image data represents the obj ect type;
determining, based at least in part on the associating of the first comment with the object type and the determining that the first image data represents the object type, that the first comment describes the first image data;
determining a second user device;
sending the first image data to the second user device; and
sending the first comment to the second user device.

12. The one or more devices as recited in claim 11 , wherein the determining the first comment that describes the first image data comprises determining, based at least in part on the associating of the first comment with the object type and the determining that the first image data represents the object type, the first comment that describes at least one of an identity of the object or an action being performed by the object.

13. The one or more devices as recited in 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 devices to perform further operations comprising:
determining a characteristic associated with the object,
wherein the the first comment includes at least text describing the characteristic.

14. The one or more devices as recited in 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 devices to perform further operations comprising:
receiving second image data generated by a second electronic device;
determining a second comment that describes the second image data; and
determining that the second image data also represents the object type,
wherein the first comment is similar to the second comment.

15. The one or more devices as recited in 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 devices to perform further operations comprising:
determining information associated the first image data, the information including at least one of:
a time that the first image data was generated; or
a location associated with the first electronic device that generated the first image data; and

sending the information to the second user device.

16. The one or more computing devices as recited in 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 devices to perform further operations comprising:
based at least in part on the receiving of the consent, determining a first location associated with the first electronic device;
determining a geographic area that includes the first location;
determining a second location associated with a second electronic device, the second electronic device being associated with the second user device; and
determining that the second location is within the geographic area,
wherein the determining of the second user device is based at least in part on the second location being wit

Assignees

• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Siminoff James
• Troughton Mark
• Gilboa Aviv
• Lemberger Elliott
• Sommerlatt Darrell
• Jacobson Alex

Classifications

• G06V40/16 Primary

  Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions · CPC title

• G06F16/58

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title

• H04L12/2818

  from a device located outside both the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007) · CPC title

• H05B47/19

  via wireless transmission · CPC title

• G08B27/005

  with transmission via computer network · CPC title