Method and System for Processing Motion Event Notifications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016005281-A1
Application number	US-201514736134-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 10, 2015
Priority date	Jul 7, 2014
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments include a system for processing motion events. The system obtains a video stream from a camera, the video stream corresponding to a field of view of the camera and obtains identification of a spatial zone, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera. For each motion event detected in the video stream: (1) the system determines whether the motion event involves the spatial zone; and (2), in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the spatial zone, the system suppresses a first user notification for the motion event.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of processing motion events, the method comprising:
obtaining a video stream from a camera, the video stream corresponding to a field of view of the camera; obtaining identification of a spatial zone, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera; and for each motion event detected in the video stream:
determining whether the motion event involves the spatial zone; and
in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the spatial zone, suppressing a first user notification for the motion event.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the motion event involves the spatial zone includes determining whether a respective event mask of the motion event overlaps with the spatial zone by at least a predetermined overlap factor.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein suppressing the first user notification for the motion event includes forgoing generating a user alert for the motion event.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein suppressing the first user notification for the motion event includes forgoing including notification of the motion event on an event timeline.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identification of the spatial zone is received from a client device and the spatial zone is defined by a user of the client device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining identification of the spatial zone includes obtaining category information for the spatial zone, the category information denoting the spatial zone as a spatial zone in which user notifications are suppressed.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the obtained category information includes information regarding whether user notifications for the spatial zone are disabled.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in accordance with a determination that the motion event does not involve the spatial zone, generating the first user notification for the motion event.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
obtaining identification of a second spatial zone; and for each motion event detected in the video stream:
in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the second spatial zone, generating a second user notification for the motion event.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining identification of the spatial zone comprises:
receiving a user selection corresponding to a first portion of the camera's field of view; and defining the spatial zone so as to exclude the first portion of the camera's field of view.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting motion in the video stream, including detecting an amount of motion; determining whether the amount of motion detected meets predefined criterion; and in accordance with a determination that the amount of motion detected meets the predefined criterion, designating the motion as a motion event.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein determining whether the amount of motion detected meets the predefined criterion includes determining whether the amount of motion detected exceeds a motion amount threshold.

13 . A motion processing system, comprising:
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:
obtaining a video stream from a camera, the video stream corresponding to a field of view of the camera;
obtaining identification of a spatial zone, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera; and
for each motion event detected in the video stream:
determining whether the motion event involves the spatial zone; and
in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the spatial zone, suppressing a first user notification for the motion event.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein suppressing the first user notification for the motion event includes forgoing generating a user alert for the motion event.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein suppressing the first user notification for the motion event includes forgoing including notification of the motion event on an event timeline.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein identification of the spatial zone is received from a client device and the spatial zone is defined by a user of the client device.

17 . The system of claim 13 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions for, in accordance with a determination that the motion event does not involve the spatial zone, generating the first user notification for the motion event.

18 . The system of claim 13 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions for:
obtaining identification of a second spatial zone; and for each motion event detected in the video stream:
in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the second spatial zone, generating a second user notification for the motion event.

19 . The system of claim 13 , wherein obtaining identification of the spatial zone comprises:
receiving a user selection corresponding to a first portion of the camera's field of view; and defining the spatial zone so as to exclude the first portion of the camera's field of view.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by a system with one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a video stream from a camera, the video stream corresponding to a field of view of the camera; obtaining identification of a spatial zone, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera; and for each motion event detected in the video stream:
determining whether the motion event involves the spatial zone; and
in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the spatial zone, suppressing a first user notification for the motion event.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• H04N7/188

  Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position (signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253) · CPC title

• H04N7/18

  Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast · CPC title

• G08B13/1961

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

• H04N7/181 Primary

  for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources · CPC title