Powering up cameras based on shared video footage from audio/video recording and communication devices

• US 10,506,160 B2
• Filed: 06/16/2017
• Issued: 12/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lemberger, Elliott
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Hee-Yong
• Application Number:
  US15/625,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20170289450A1
• Time in Patent Office: 907 Days
• Field of Search: 348159
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Abstract

Systems and methods for communicating in a network using share signals in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for communicating in a network may include receiving, from a first client device associated with an A/V recording and communication device, at a backend server in network communication with the A/V recording and communication device, a share signal comprising location data and first image data captured by a first camera of the A/V recording and communication device, the share signal including a command to share the first image data with a network of users; generating a power-up command signal based on the share signal; identifying at least one second camera to power up; and transmitting the power-up command signal to the at least one second camera, by the backend server, using a network interface.

Claims

1. A method for communicating in a network, the method comprising:

receiving, from an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), at a server in network communication with the A/V device, first image data captured by the A/V device;

receiving, from a first client device associated with the A/V device, at the server, a share signal comprising location data, the share signal including a command to share the first image data with a network of users;

generating a power-up command signal based on the share signal from the first client device associated with the A/V device;

identifying at least one second camera to power up based on the share signal from the first client device associated with the A/V device; and

transmitting the power-up command signal to the at least one second camera, by the server, using a network interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the power-up command signal configures the at least one second camera to power up and capture second image data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one second camera captures the second image data for a predetermined length of time.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one second camera powers down after the predetermined length of time.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the first image data is captured at a first resolution and the second image data is captured at a second resolution.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first resolution is higher than the second resolution.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a suspect in the first image data.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising determining a suspect location based on the identified suspect in the first image data and the location data.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising identifying the at least one second camera to power up based on a predetermined distance from the suspect location.

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving, at the server from the at least one second camera in network communication with the server, an output signal comprising the second image data captured by the at least one second camera.

11. A method for communicating in a network, the method comprising:

receiving a crime report signal at a server in network communication with an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), the crime report signal including location data and a command to share the crime report signal with a network of users;

generating a power-up command signal based on the crime report signal, wherein the power-up command signal configures at least one camera in network communication with the server to power up;

identifying the at least one camera to power up based on the crime report signal; and

transmitting the power-up command signal to the at least one camera, by the server, using a network interface.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one camera is a first camera of the A/V device, in network communication with the server, configured to capture first image data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the power-up command signal configures the first camera of the A/V device to power up and capture first image data.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the first camera of the A/V device captures the first image data for a predetermined length of time and powers down after the predetermined length of time.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the at least one camera is a second camera in network communication with the server.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the power-up command signal configures the second camera to power up and capture second image data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second camera captures the second image data for a predetermined length of time and powers down after the predetermined length of time.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining a crime location based on the location data of the crime report signal.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising identifying the at least one camera to power up based on a predetermined distance from the crime location.

20. A method for communicating in a network, the method comprising:

receiving, from an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), at a server in network communication with the A/V device, first image data captured by a first camera of the A/V device;

receiving, from a first client device associated with the A/V device, at the server, a share signal comprising location data, the share signal including a command to share the first image data with a network of users;

generating a power-up command signal based on the share signal from the first client device associated with the A/V device;

determining a suspect location based on the location data;

identifying at least one second camera to power up based on a predetermined distance from the suspect location; and

transmitting the power-up command signal to the at least one second camera, by the server, using a network interface, wherein the power-up command signal configures the at least one second camera to power up and capture second image data.