Wireless camera with motion detector and face detector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016358433-A1
Application number	US-201514731092-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 4, 2015
Priority date	Jun 4, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wireless camera system. One or more wireless bridges include a computing device, an internet-facing radio, and a second radio, a first radio within communication range of the second radio of the wireless bridge, and a third internet-facing radio responsible for transmitting video. One or more cameras are provided. A motion detection device coupled to the one or more cameras. In a first step the motion detection device detects motion of an individual approaching a dwelling, and in a second step if the motion detector detects the approach then the camera is turned on in sufficient time to take a face or body picture of the individual.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A wireless camera system, comprising:
one or more wireless bridges each including a computing device, an internet-facing radio, and a second radio, a first radio within communication range of the second radio of the wireless bridge, and a third internet-facing radio responsible for transmitting video; one or more cameras; a motion detection device coupled to the one or more cameras; and wherein in a first step the motion detection device detects motion of an individual approaching a dwelling, and in a second step if the motion detector detects the approach then the camera is turned on in sufficient time to take a face picture of the individual.

2 . A wireless camera system, comprising::
one or more wireless bridges each including a computing device, an internet-facing radio, and a second radio, a first radio within communication range of the second radio of the wireless bridge, and a third internet-facing radio responsible for transmitting video; one or more cameras; one or more Bluetooth devices or Bluetooth peripheral devices, collectively, Bluetooth devices in communication with the one or more bridges; an intelligent door lock system in communication with the one or more bridges and the one or more Bluetooth devices; and wherein in a first step the motion detection device detects motion of an individual approaching a dwelling, and in a second step if the motion detector detects the approach then the camera is turned on in sufficient time to take a face picture of the individual.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the motion detection device is selected from at least one of, infrared (passive and active sensors); optics (video and camera systems); radio frequency energy (radar, microwave and tomographic motion detection); sound (microphones and acoustic sensors); vibration (triboelectric, seismic, and inertia-switch sensors); and magnetism (magnetic sensors and magnetometers);

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras consume less power in a standby mode in response to the internet facing radio consuming less power when configured to receive triggers and a third radio is efficient at transmitting video over the internet.

5 . The system of claim one wherein the one or more cameras is a one demand camera system.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more wireless bridges is selected from at least one of a: WiFi bridge, WiMax bridge, cellular bridge, a bridge with Bluetooth low energy a bridge that executes 802.15.4, a Zigbee bridge and a Z-wave bridge.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges determines how far the person is from the dwelling.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges tracks signal strength over time between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine if known or unknown people are at the exterior of the dwelling.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges tracks signal strength over time between the bridge and the Bluetooth device when to determine if the person is approaching the dwelling.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges tracks signal strength over time between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine if the person is entering the dwelling from the exterior.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges tracks lock operations of the intelligent door lock system.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the lock operations are either manual or via a mobile application.

13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges tracks door movements of the dwelling.

14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges tracks door knocks at the dwelling.

15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges interacts with a cloud lock access services to gather and relay data.

16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges discovers the intelligent door lock system over Bluetooth device networking.

17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges discovers lock devices of the intelligent door lock system by scanning a Bluetooth LE network for connected devices.

18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges in operation obtains lock device status of the intelligent door lock system, wherein the status is one of a door being secured or unsecured.

19 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges in operation communicates lock device activity of the intelligent door lock system.

20 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges in operation communicates a dwelling door activity.

21 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or bridges are at an exterior of the dwelling.

22 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges uses detection of a Bluetooth device that is associated with a person to track signal strength between the bridge and the Bluetooth device to determine where the person is located at the exterior relative to the dwelling.

23 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an audio sensor configured to receive a sound from one or more non-internet connected devices.

24 . The bridge of claim 1 , wherein on a plug side at the dwelling a frequency of sound is determined from the one or more non-internet connected devices.

25 . The bridge of claim 1 , wherein on a plug side at the dwelling a frequency distribution of sound is determined from the one or more non-internet connected devices.

26 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bridges are in an interior of the dwelling.

Assignees

• August Home Inc

Inventors

• Johnson Jason

Classifications

• G06K9/00228

  Physics · mapped topic

• G08B13/19602 Primary

  Image analysis to detect motion of the intruder, e.g. by frame subtraction · CPC title

• G06K9/00771

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04W4/008

  Electricity · mapped topic

• 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