TRIGGERING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE USING EMBEDDED VOICE, SPEECH, OR SOUND RECOGNITION

• US 20170064262A1
• Filed: 08/31/2015
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sensory Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sensory Incorporated
• Inventors: Mozer, Todd F.
• Granted Patent: US 10,582,167 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1672 using sonic detecting means, e.g. a microphone operating in the audio frequency range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19682 Graphic User Interface [GUI] presenting system data to the user, e.g. information on a screen helping a user interacting with an alarm system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19689 Remote control of cameras, e.g. remote orientation or image zooming control for a PTZ camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 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

Abstract

Techniques for automatically triggering video surveillance using embedded voice, speech, or sound recognition are provided. In one embodiment, a computer system can receive an audio signal captured from an area to be monitored via video surveillance. The computer system can further recognize, via an embedded recognition component, a voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound in the audio signal, and can determine that the recognized voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound corresponds to a predefined trigger condition. The computer system can then automatically transmit a signal to one or more video capture devices to begin video recording of the area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computer system, an audio signal captured from an area to be monitored via video surveillance;

recognizing, by the computer system via an embedded recognition component, a voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound in the audio signal;

determining, by the computer system, that the recognized voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound corresponds to a predefined trigger condition; and

in response to the determining, transmitting, by the computer system, a signal to one or more video capture devices to begin video recording of the area.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the recognizing of the voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound is performed entirely locally by the embedded recognition component, without interacting with any remote computing resources.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the predefined condition indicates that a security breach or an emergency situation has occurred in the area to be monitored.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the predefined condition is configured by a user of the computer system.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the area to be monitored is within a home, and wherein the predefined condition is configured by a homeowner or occupant of the home.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising sending an alert to the homeowner or a third party indicating that video surveillance has been initiated.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising presenting a user interface to the homeowner or the third party for acting upon the alert, wherein the user interface includes controls for:

making a phone call, controlling an alarm, or controlling operation of the one or more video capture devices.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

termination event, transmitting a signal to the one or more video capture devices to stop the video recording.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code executable by a processor, the program code comprising:

code that causes the processor to receive an audio signal captured from an area to be monitored via video surveillance;

code that causes the processor to recognize, via an embedded recognition component, a voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound in the audio signal;

code that causes the processor to determine that the recognized voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound corresponds to a predefined trigger condition; and

in response to the determining, code that causes the processor to transmit a signal to one or more video capture devices to begin video recording of the area.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the recognizing of the voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound is performed entirely locally by the embedded recognition component, without interacting with any remote computing resources.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the predefined condition indicates that a security breach or an emergency situation has occurred in the area to be monitored.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the predefined condition is configured by a user of the computer system.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein the area to be monitored is within a home, and wherein the predefined condition is configured by a homeowner or occupant of the home.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 wherein the program code further comprises code that causes the processor to send an alert to the homeowner or a third party indicating that video surveillance has been initiated.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein the program code further comprises code that causes the processor to present a user interface to the homeowner or the third party for acting upon the alert, wherein the user interface includes controls for:

making a phone call, controlling an alarm, or controlling operation of the one or more video capture devices.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 wherein the program code further comprises:

after expiration of a preconfigured time period or after occurrence of a predefined termination event, code that causes the processor to transmit a signal to the one or more video capture devices to stop the video recording.

17. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable program code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

receive an audio signal captured from an area to be monitored via video surveillance;

recognize, via an embedded recognition component, a voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound in the audio signal;

determine that the recognized voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound corresponds to a predefined trigger condition; and

in response to the determining, transmit a signal to one or more video capture devices to begin video recording of the area.

18. The computer system of claim 17 wherein the recognizing of the voice, speech phrase, or environmental sound is performed entirely locally by the embedded recognition component, without interacting with any remote computing resources.

19. The computer system of claim 17 wherein the predefined condition indicates that a security breach or an emergency situation has occurred in the area to be monitored.

20. The computer system of claim 17 wherein the predefined condition is configured by a user of the computer system.

21. The computer system of claim 20 wherein the area to be monitored is within a home, and wherein the predefined condition is configured by a homeowner or occupant of the home.

22. The computer system of claim 21 wherein the program code further causes the processor to send an alert to the homeowner or a third party indicating that video surveillance has been initiated.

23. The computer system of claim 22 wherein the program code further causes the processor to present a user interface to the homeowner or the third party for acting upon the alert, wherein the user interface includes controls for:

making a phone call, controlling an alarm, or controlling operation of the one or more video capture devices.

24. The computer system of claim 17 wherein the program code further causes the processor to:

after expiration of a preconfigured time period or after occurrence of a predefined termination event, transmit a signal to the one or more video capture devices to stop the video recording.