Detecting an event and automatically obtaining video data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020216026-A1
Application number	US-201916243499-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 9, 2019
Priority date	Jan 9, 2019
Publication date	Jul 9, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A server device obtains, from a primary device associated with a first vehicle, event data concerning an event, video data concerning the event, and/or location data concerning a location of the first vehicle. The server device processes the event data to determine a type of the event, and determines, based on the type of the event and the location data, a proximity zone around the location of the first vehicle. The server device determines additional devices within the proximity zone, where each additional device is associated with a different vehicle. The server device sends, to the additional devices, a message requesting additional video data concerning the event, and obtains the additional video data from at least one additional device. The server device performs, based on relevant event information based on the event data, the video data, and the additional video data, an action concerning the event.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a primary device and from a detecting device, event data concerning an event,
wherein the primary device and the detecting device are associated with a first vehicle, and
wherein the detecting device is associated with a sound level meter and the event data includes sound level data concerning the event;
determining, by the primary device and based on the event data, a type of the event,
the type of the event including at least one of:
a broken window event type,
an unauthorized entry event type,
a physical damage event type,
a vandalism event type, or
a personal harm event type, and

the type of the event being determined using a machine learning model,
the machine learning model being trained with historical event data associated with unauthorized entry event types, physical damage event types, vandalism event types, and personal harm event types;

obtaining, by the primary device and from a camera device, and based on the type of the event, video data concerning the event,
wherein the camera device is associated with the first vehicle;
obtaining, by the primary device and from a location device, and based on the type of the event, first location data concerning a location of the first vehicle,
wherein the location device is associated with the first vehicle;
determining, by the primary device, a proximity zone around the first vehicle,
wherein a size of the proximity zone is selectively determined based on the type of the event,
a first size of the proximity zone being selectively determined based upon a first type of event, or
a second size of the proximity zone being selectively determined based upon a second, different type of event;

sending, by the primary device, a location query to a plurality of additional devices; receiving, by the primary device and from a device of the plurality of additional devices, second location data associated with a second vehicle,
the device being associated with the second vehicle;
determining, by the primary device, that the second vehicle is within the proximity zone; sending, by the primary device and based on the type of the event, a message to the device associated with the second vehicle,
wherein the message requests the device to:
obtain at least one of:
additional event data concerning the event,
additional video data concerning the event, or
additional location data concerning a location of the second vehicle, and

send the at least one of the additional event data, the additional video data,

or the additional location data concerning the location of the second vehicle to a server device;
sending, by the primary device, the type of the event, the video data, and the first location data concerning the location of the first vehicle to the server device to cause the server device to process the event data, the video data, the first location data concerning the location of the first vehicle, and the at least one of the additional event data, the additional video data, or the additional location data concerning the location of the second vehicle to determine relevant event information; obtaining, by the primary device and from the server device, the relevant event information; causing, by the primary device, storage of the relevant event information
wherein the relevant event information includes a first portion of the video data and a second portion of the additional video data; and
causing, by the primary device, concurrent display of the first portion of the video data and the second portion of the additional video data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting device is a microphone and the event data includes audio data concerning the event.

3 . (canceled)

4 . (canceled)

5 . (canceled)

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the video data concerning the event from the camera device comprises:
determining, based on the event data, a start time of the event; collecting the video data from the camera device relating to a first interval of time before the start time of the event; collecting the video data from the camera device relating to a second interval of time after the start time of the event; and joining the video data relating to the first interval of time and the video data relating to the second interval of time.

7 . (canceled)

8 . (canceled)

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a correspondence between the first portion of the video data and the second portion of the additional video data; synchronizing, based on the correspondence, the first portion of the video data and the second portion of the additional video data; and wherein causing concurrent display of the first portion of the video data and the second portion of the additional video data comprises:
causing concurrent display of the first portion of the video data and the second portion of the additional video data based on synchronizing the first portion of the video data and the second portion of the additional video data.

10 . A server device, comprising:
one or more memories; and one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
obtain event data concerning an event from a primary device associated with a first vehicle,
wherein the primary device is associated with a sound level meter and the event data includes sound level data concerning the event;

obtain video data concerning the event from the primary device associated with the first vehicle;
obtain first location data concerning a location of the first vehicle from the primary device associated with the first vehicle;
process the event data to determine a type of the event,
the type of the event including at least one of:
a broken window event type,
an unauthorized entry event type,
a physical damage event type,
a vandalism event type, or
a personal harm event type, and

the type of the event being determined using a machine learning model,
the machine learning model being trained with historical event data associated with unauthorized entry event types, physical damage event types, vandalism event types, and personal harm event types;

determine, based on the type of the event and the first location data concerning the location of the first vehicle, a proximity zone around the location of the first vehicle,
wherein a size of the proximity zone is selectively determined based on the type of the event,
a first size of the proximity zone being selectively determined based upon a first type of the event, or
a second size of the proximity zone being selectively determined based upon a second, different type of the event;

send a location query to a plurality of additional devices;
receive, from a device of the plurality of additional devices, second location data associated with a second vehicle,
the device being associated with the second vehicle;
determine that the second vehicle is within the proximity zone;

send, to the device associated with the second vehicle, a message requesting additional video data concerning the event;
obtain the additional video data concerning the event from the device associated with the second vehicle;
process the event data, the video data, and the additional video data to determine relevant event information; and
perform, based on the relevant event information, an action concerning the event.

11 . The server device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors, when performing the action concerning the event, are configured to:
initiate a phone call to an emergency services provider; and provide the relevant event information to the emergenc

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Price Micah
• Tang Qiaochu
• Wylie Stephen

Classifications

• G08B25/009

  Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range · CPC title

• G08B13/19647

  Systems specially adapted for intrusion detection in or around a vehicle · CPC title

• B60R25/33 Primary

  of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates · CPC title

• B60R25/305

  using a camera · CPC title

• B60R25/302 Primary

  using recording means, e.g. black box · CPC title