SMART RECORDING SYSTEM

• US 20200137297A1
• Filed: 09/15/2014
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ainemo Inc. (Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Ainemo Inc. (Beijing Baidu Netcom Science & Technology Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: SONG, Chenfeng
• Granted Patent: US 11,184,529 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/61 based on recognised objects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/617 Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2226 Determination of depth image, e.g. for foreground/background separation determining depth by image analysis in general G06T7/50; segmentation by image analysis in general G06T7/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

The present invention discloses a smart recording system, comprising: a video capture unit, configured to capture video of the surrounding environment; an audio capture unit, configured to capture audio of the surrounding environment; a recording device, configured to respond to a specific action or specific action of a person or specific action of a specific person, identified in the captured video or audio: the video and audio captured by the video capture unit and audio capture unit behind the identified specific action or specific action of a person or specific action of a specific person are recorded to a fixed storage area by the recording device, and when the identified specific action or action of a specific person or specific action of a specific person ends, the recording device responds and stops recording to the fixed storage area. In contrast to the prior art, the present invention does not rely on a user'"'"'s activation operation, and smartly records certain moments for the user, improving intelligence and convenience in recording.

Claims

1. A smart recording system comprising:

a video capture unit configured to capture video of the surrounding environment;

an audio capture unit configured to capture audio of a surrounding environment; and

a recorder configured, in response to identifying an action from the captured video and audio and further determining whether the action has a specific attribute, in response to determining that the action has a specific attribute, the video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit are recorded to a fixed storage area and recording to the fixed storage area is stopped in response to the end of the action.

2. The smart recording system according to claim 1, wherein the recorder is configured to record video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit in real time to the pre-storage area, wherein the pre-storage area has a predetermined storage capacity, the post-recorded video and audio automatically overwrite the oldest recorded video and audio in the pre-storage area if the storage capacity is full, and

the recorder is configured to identify, in response to determining that the action identified from the captured video and audio has a specific attribute, the action with the specific attribute from the video and audio stored in the pre-storage area, and copy the identified video and audio of the action with that specific attribute to a fixed storage area.

3. The smart recording system according to claim 1, wherein the specific attribute comprises at least one of:

dramatic changes in the video captured by the video capture unit;

audio captured by the audio capture unit above a certain threshold; and

a dramatic change in audio captured by the audio capture unit.

4. The smart recording system according to claim 1, wherein a model is previously established for various actions, and the recorder searches the captured video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit for matches to each model to identify actions from the captured video and audio.

6. The smart recording system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a transceiver configured to send notification information to the trusted user in response to determining that the identified action has a specific attribute.

7. The smart recording system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a transceiver for sending the recorded content to a trusted user.

8. The smart recording system according to claim 1, further comprising:

rotating means for rotating the video capture unit.

18. The smart recording system of claim 1, further comprising:

rotating means configured to rotate the video capture unit, wherein in response to determining that the action is an action that has never been recognized before or an action that number of times of recognition is less than a specific threshold, the rotation means rotates the video capture unit in a direction facing the recognized action to facilitate record.

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10. A smart recording system comprising:

a video capture unit configured to capture video of the surrounding environment;

an audio capture unit configured to capture audio of a surrounding environment; and

a recorder configured to respond to an action of recognizing an action from the collected video and audio and further determining whether the action is an action that has never been identified before or an action of which the identified number of times is less than a specific threshold, after it is determined that the action is an action that has never been recognized or whose number of times of recognition is less than a specific threshold, the action will be determined to be an action that has never been recognized or an action that has been identified less than a certain threshold, then the video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit are recorded to a fixed storage area and the recording to the fixed storage area is stopped in response to the recognition that the action has ended.

11. The smart recording system according to claim 10, wherein the recorder is configured to record the video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit in real time to a pre-storage area, wherein the pre-storage area has a predetermined storage capacity, the post-recorded video and audio automatically overwrite the oldest recorded video and audio in the pre-storage area if the storage capacity is full, and

the recorder is configured to, in response to determining that the action identified in the video and audio captured from the video capture unit and the audio capture unit is a previously unidentified action or number of times of recognition is less than a specific threshold, the video and audio of the action are identified in the video and audio stored in the pre-storage, and the identified video and audio of the action are copied to the fixed storage.

12. The smart recording system according to claim 10, wherein a corresponding counter is set for various actions in the recorder, and in response to identifying an action from the captured video and audio, the recorder have the counter corresponding to the action incremented by one, wherein the judgement on whether the action is an action which has never been recognized before or an action of which the number of times of recognition is less than a specific threshold is determined by referring to the counter.

13. The smart recording system according to claim 10, wherein a model is previously established for various actions, and the recorder searches the captured video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit for matches to each model to identify actions from the captured video and audio.

15. The smart recording system according to claim 10, further comprising;

a transceiver configured to, in response to determining that the action was a previously unrecognized action or the number of times of recognition being less than a specific threshold, send a notification to trusted users.

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19. A smart recording system comprising;

a video capture unit configured to capture video of the surrounding environment;

an audio capture unit configured to capture audio of a surrounding environment; and

a recorder configured to, in response to identifying a specific person'"'"'s action from the captured video and audio and further to determine whether the action is a previously unidentified action of the specific person, or the number of times of recognition is less than a certain threshold;

in response to determining that the action is a previously unknown action of the specific person or an action of which the number of times of recognition is less than a specific threshold. determining that the action is a previous unrecognized action, or the number of times of recognition is less than a certain threshold, thereafter store the video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit to the fixed storage area;

when the action is finished, slop recording to the fixed storage.

20. The smart recording system according to claim 19, wherein the recorder is configured to record video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit in real time to a pre-storage area, wherein the pre-storage area has a predetermined storage capacity, the post-recorded video and audio automatically overwrite the oldest recorded video and audio in the pre-storage area if the storage capacity is full, and

the recorder is configured to, in response to determining that the action of a specific person identified in the video and audio captured from the video capture unit and the audio capture unit is one that the specific person has never previously identified or the number of times of recognition less than a specific threshold, identifying video and audio with the action of the specific person in the video and audio stored in the pre-storage, video and audio about the action of a specific person are copied to a fixed storage area.

21. The smart recording system according to claim 20, wherein a corresponding counter is set for various actions in the recorder, and in response to identifying an action from the captured video and audio, the recorder have the counter corresponding to the action incremented by one, wherein the judgement on whether the action is an action which has never been recognized before or an action of which the number of times of recognition is less than a specific threshold is determined by referring to the counter.

22. The smart recording system according to claim 20, wherein a model is previously established for various actions, and the recorder searches the captured video and audio captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit for matches to each model to identify actions from the captured video and audio.

23. The smart recording system according to claim 20, further comprising a depth sensor, the action is identified by basing on video and audio respectively captured by the video capture unit, the audio capture unit and the depth sensed by the depth sensors.

25. The smart recording system of claim 20, further comprising:

a transceiver configured to, in response to determining that the action is a previously unrecognized action of the specific person or identify the number of times of recognition less than a specific threshold action, send notification to the trusted user.

28. The smart recording system of claim 20, further comprising:

rotating means configured to rotate the video capture unit, wherein in response to determining that the action is a previously unidentified action of the specific person or an action of which the number of times of recognition is less than a specific threshold, the rotating means causes the video capture unit to face the identified action and ready to record.

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