METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A LOCATION

• US 20140362217A1
• Filed: 08/25/2014
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Goffin, Glen P., Groat, Evan A., Grubb, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,602,782 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A method and system for monitoring a location via a called telephony communication device is disclosed. The method at the called telephony communication device includes receiving a request from a calling telephony communication device. Further, the method includes determining whether the received request is for monitoring the location. The method further includes automatically transmitting audio/video data captured via the called telephony communication device to the calling telephony communication device when the received request is determined to be one for monitoring the location.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring a location via a video capable communication device, comprising:

receiving a request from a telephony communication device to monitor a first location at which the video capable communication device is located, wherein the video capable communication device is located at or substantially nearby the first location;

capturing video data of the first location via the video capable communication device; and

automatically transmitting the captured video data of the first location via the video capable communication device to the telephony communication device in response to the received request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the request from the telephony communication device comprises receiving a request from a telephony communication device located at a second location.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising authenticating the telephony communication device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein authenticating the telephony communication device comprises determining an identity of the telephony communication device, receiving a password entered at the telephony communication device, receiving a biometric parameter sampled at the telephony communication device, or any combination thereof

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video capable communication device comprises a camera.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the request from the telephony communication device comprises receiving a request via an intermediate communication device over a wireless communication network.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the intermediate communication device is configured to communicatively couple to the telephony communication device via a wide area wireless communication network and communicatively couple to the video capable communication device via a local area wireless communication network or a short range wireless communication network.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising capturing audio data of the first location substantially concurrently with the capturing of the video data.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising capturing a temperature of the first location, a humidity of the first location, a pressure of the first location, a motion at the first location, or any combination thereof

10. The method of claim 1, comprising not providing an audible alert signal in response to the received request from the telephony communication device.

11. A video capable communication device configured to monitor one or more locations, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a request from a telephony communication device to monitor a first location at which the video capable communication device is placed;

a processor configured to process the received request;

a camera configured to capture video data of the first location in response to the received request; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the captured video data.

12. The video capable communication device of claim 11, comprising a microphone configured to capture audio data of the first location, and wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the captured audio data along with the captured video data.

13. The video capable communication device of claim 11, wherein the telephony communication device is located at a second location, and wherein the second location is distant from the first location.

14. The video capable communication device of claim 11, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the captured video data to the telephony communication device.

15. The video capable communication device of claim 11, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the captured video data to a wireless communication device via a short range wireless communication network.

16. A wireless sensing device, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a request from a wireless communication device to monitor one or more physical parameters of a location at which the wireless sensing device is located;

a telemetry sensor configured to detect the one or more physical parameters of the location in response to the request from the wireless communication device; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the one or more physical parameters to the wireless communication device in response to the request.

17. The wireless sensing device of claim 16, wherein the telemetry sensor comprises a motion detection sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a pressure sensor, or any combination thereof

18. The wireless sensing device of claim 16, comprising an audio sensor configured to capture audio data of the location, an image sensor configured to capture image data of the location, or a combination thereof.

19. The wireless sensing device of claim 16, wherein the wireless sensing device is configured to authenticate the wireless communication device prior to transmitting the one or more physical parameters to the wireless communication device.

20. The wireless sensing device of claim 19, wherein the wireless sensing device is configured to authenticate the wireless communication device based at least in part on location data of the wireless communication device, an identification data of the wireless communication device, a received authorization code, a received password, biometric data associated a user of the wireless communication device, or any combination thereof.