Sharing video footage from audio/video recording and communication devices

• US 10,733,456 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2017
• Issued: 08/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lemberger, Elliott, Harpole, Aaron, Troughton, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Aghevli, Reza
• Application Number:
  US15/839,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20180101734A1
• Time in Patent Office: 966 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/19 by using information detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4825 using a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlists
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 : Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 : involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

Video footage captured by A/V recording and communication devices may be readily uploaded to the cloud and shared with a requesting party, such as a law enforcement agency. When a request is received from a requesting party for video footage, videos meeting the criteria specified by the requesting party may be determined. Consent requests may then be sent to users associated with each of the A/V recording and communication devices that recorded the videos meeting the criteria specified by the requesting party. When user consents to share the videos, the videos may be provided to the requesting party.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a preauthorized audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), first image data generated by a first camera of the preauthorized A/V device;

storing the first image data in a database;

receiving registration data from a third-party client device associated with a third-party A/V device that includes a second camera, the registration data indicating at least a location of the third-party A/V device;

receiving, from a public safety client device, a first request, the first request indicating a specified area and a specified time window;

based on receiving the first request, determining, based on the registration data, that the location of the third-party A/V device is within the specified area;

based on determining that the location of the third-party A/V device is within the specified area, transmitting, to the third-party client device, a second request for second image data generated by the second camera during the specified time window;

based on transmitting the second request, receiving the second image data;

transmitting the second image data to the public safety client device;

determining that the preauthorized A/V device is located within the specified area; and

based on determining that the preauthorized A/V device is located within the specified area, transmitting the first image data to the public safety client device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on receiving the registration data, generating a user account associated with the third-party A/V device, the user account including at least the location of the third-party A/V device and contact information associated with the third-party client device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on receiving the registration data, registering the third-party A/V device with a public safety service,

wherein the preauthorized A/V device is also registered with the public safety service.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

before storing the first image data, determining that a consent has been provided for sharing the first image data,

wherein transmitting the first image data is further based on the consent being provided.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a consent for sharing the first image data,

wherein transmitting the first image data is further based on the consent being provided.

6. A method comprising:

receiving registration data from a client device, the registration data indicating at least a location of a video device that includes a camera;

storing the registration data in a database;

receiving a first request from a public safety client device, the first request indicating a specified area;

based on receiving the first request, determining, using the registration data, that the location of the video device is within the specified area;

based on determining that the location of the video device is within the specified area, transmitting a second request to the client device, the second image data request for image data generated by the camera of the video device;

based on transmitting the second request, receiving the image data generated by the camera of the video device; and

transmitting the image data to the public safety client device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first request further indicates a specified time window, and wherein the second request is for the image data generated by the camera during at least the specified time window.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the database is a first database, the camera is a first camera, and the image data is first image data, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving second image data generated by a second camera of an audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device);

storing the second image data in at least one of the first database or a second database;

determining that the A/V device is located within the specified area; and

based on the first request and determining that the A/V device is located within the specified area, transmitting the second image data to the public safety client device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving identification data from the public safety client device, wherein the identification data is associated with at least one of a person or an object;

analyzing the first image data and the second image data using the identification data;

based on analyzing the first image data and the second image data, determining that one of the first image data or the second image data represents the at least one of the person or the object; and

determining that the one of the first image data or the second image data that represents the at least one of the person or the object is to be displayed before the other of the first image data and the second image data in an ordered list of videos,

wherein transmitting the first image data and transmitting the second image data to the public safety client device causes the one of the first image data or the second image data that represents the at least one of the person or the object to be displayed before the other of the first image data or the second image data in the ordered list of videos.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

before storing the second image data, determining that a consent has been provided for sharing the second image data,

wherein storing the second image data is based on the consent being provided.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a consent for sharing the second image data,

wherein transmitting the second image data is further based on the consent being provided.

12. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

based on receiving the registration data, generating a user account associated with the video device, the user account including at least the location of the video device and contact information associated with the client device.

13. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

based on receiving the registration data, registering the video device with a public safety service,

wherein transmitting the second request is further based on the video device being registered with the public safety service.

14. A method comprising:

receiving first image data generated by a first camera of a first audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device);

determining that a first consent has been provided for sharing the first image data;

based on determining that the first consent has been provided, storing the first image data in a database;

receiving second image data generated by a second camera of a second A/V device;

determining that a second consent has not been provided for sharing the second image data;

receiving a request from a public safety client device, the request indicating a specified area;

determining that the first A/V device is located within the specified area;

determining that the second A/V device is located within the specified area; and

based on the first image data being stored in the database, transmitting the first image data to the public safety client device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the database comprises a public safety database, and wherein the method further comprises:

based on receiving the first image data, storing the first image data in an image data database; and

based on receiving the second image data, storing the second image data in the image data database.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

based on determining that the first consent has been provided, storing in the database, data indicating that the first consent has been provided for sharing the first image data with the public safety client device; and

based on receiving the second image data, storing the second image data in the database,

wherein transmitting the first image data from the database to the public safety client device is further based on the data indicating that the first consent has been provided.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the request is a first request, and wherein the method further comprises:

based on determining that the second consent has not been provided, transmitting a second request to a client device associated with the second A/V device, the second request for sharing the second image data;

based on transmitting the second request, receiving the second consent from the client device, the second consent for sharing the second image data; and

based on receiving the second consent, transmitting the second image data to the public safety client device.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the request further indicates a specified time window, and wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the first image data was generated by the first camera during the specified time window,

wherein transmitting the first image data to the public safety client device is further based on determining that the first image data was generated by the first camera during the specified time window.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving registration data associated with the first A/V device, the registration data indicating that the image data generated by the first camera of the first A/V device may be shared with a public safety service,

wherein determining that the first consent has been provided for sharing the first image data is based on receiving the registration data.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

generating a list indicating A/V devices that have provided consent for sharing image data with a public safety service; and

determining that the first A/V device is included in the list,

wherein determining that the first consent has been provided for sharing the first image data is based on determining that the first A/V device is included in the list.