Adaptive camera setting modification based on analytics data

• US 9,811,748 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Mirza, Momin
• Primary Examiner(s): Velez, Roberto
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, QUAN L
• Application Number:
  US14/299,803
• Publication Number:
  US 20150358537A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,247 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30168 Image quality inspection
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0002 Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/226 Characteristics of the server or Internal components of the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234363 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for clients with a lower screen resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• 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 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof

Abstract

The quality at which camera data (e.g., images, video, and/or audio captured by a camera device) is transmitted and/or stored may be adjusted based on the application of analytic techniques. For example, a camera processing device may receive camera data and receive information relating to conditions external to the capturing of the camera data. The camera processing device may control the resolution associated with the camera data based on the information relating to the conditions.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

capturing, by a camera processing device, camera data for storage;

receiving, by the camera processing device, information relating to conditions external to the capturing of the camera data, the information including a plurality of individual quality scores that are each associated with an individual condition, wherein at least a first one of the individual quality scores is based on a condition relating to an existence of an external public security threat and a second one of the individual quality scores is based on whether a location of a user associated with the camera data is at a home of the user, the second of the individual quality scores being assigned a larger value when the user is not at the home of the user relative to when the user is at the home;

generating a cumulative quality score based on the individual quality scores,

the generating including combining the plurality of individual quality scores in a manner such that higher values for the plurality of individual quality scores result in a higher cumulative quality score;

controlling, by the camera processing device, a resolution associated with the camera data based on the cumulative quality score such that a higher value of the cumulative quality score is associated with a higher resolution of the camera data than a lower value of the cumulative quality score; and

storing, by the camera processing device, the camera data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the conditions includes at least one of:

information identifying an event,

wherein controlling the resolution additionally includes modifying the resolution based on a type of the event.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the conditions includes at least one of:

information identifying a type of network via which the camera processing device communicates, or

information identifying weather in an area associated with the camera data,

wherein controlling the resolution additionally includes controlling the resolution based on the information identifying the type of network or the information identifying the weather.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the resolution includes adjusting settings used to capture the camera data or compressing the camera data in order to adjust the resolution.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling the resolution includes recording audio data but not image data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the combining includes summing the individual quality scores.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the condition relating to an existence of an external public security threat indicates whether an AMBER alert is in effect.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of the individual quality scores include a third individual quality score that is set based on a preferred resolution setting of the camera data by the user.

9. A camera comprising:

a non-transitory memory device storing;

a plurality of processor-executable instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the processor to;

capture camera data for storage;

receive information relating to conditions external to the capturing of the camera data, the information including a plurality of individual quality scores that are each associated with an individual condition, wherein at least a first one of the individual quality scores is based on a condition relating to an existence of an external public security threat and a second one of the individual quality scores is based on whether a location of a user associated with the camera data is at a home of the user, the second of the individual quality scores being assigned a larger value when the user is not at the home of the user relative to when the user is at the home;

generate a cumulative quality score based on the individual quality scores, the generating including combining the plurality of individual quality scores in a manner such that higher values for the plurality of individual quality scores results in a higher cumulative quality score;

control a resolution associated with the camera data based on the cumulative quality score such that a higher value of the cumulative quality score is associated with a higher resolution of the camera data than a lower value of the cumulative quality score; and

store the camera data.

10. The camera of claim 9, wherein the information relating to the conditions includes at least one of:

information identifying an event,

wherein executing the processor-executable instructions, to control the resolution, additionally causes the processor to modify the resolution based on a type of the event.

11. The camera of claim 9, wherein the information relating to the conditions includes at least one of:

information identifying a type of network via which the camera communicates, or

information identifying weather in an area associated with the camera data,

wherein executing the processor-executable instructions, to control the resolution, additionally causes the processor to adjust the resolution based on the information identifying the type of network or the information identifying the weather.

12. The camera of claim 9, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions, to control the resolution or audio bitrate, causes the processor to adjust settings used to capture the camera data or compressing the camera data in order to adjust the resolution.

13. The camera of claim 9, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions, to control the resolution, causes the processor to record audio data but not image data.

14. The camera of claim 9, wherein the combining includes summing the individual quality scores.

15. The camera of claim 9, wherein the plurality of the individual quality scores include a third individual quality score that is set based on a preferred resolution setting of the camera data by the user.

16. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device, camera data, captured by a camera and transmitted over a network;

storing, by the device, the camera data;

receiving, by the device, information relating to conditions external to the capturing of the camera data, the information including a plurality of individual quality scores that are each associated with an individual condition, wherein at least a first one of the individual quality scores is based on a condition relating to an existence of an external public security threat and a second one of the individual quality scores is based on whether a location of a user associated with the camera data is at a home of the user, the second of the individual quality scores being assigned a larger value when the user is not at the home of the user relative to when the user is at the home;

generating a cumulative quality score based on the individual quality scores, the generating including combining the plurality of individual quality scores in a manner such that higher values for the plurality of individual quality scores results in a higher cumulative quality score;

determining, by the device, whether to adjust a resolution of the camera data, based on the cumulative quality score such that a high value of the cumulative quality score is associated with a higher resolution of the camera data than a lower value of the cumulative quality score; and

controlling, by the device and based on the determination, the camera to adjust the resolution of the camera data and to establish an amount of bandwidth required to transmit the camera data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the information relating to the conditions includes at least one of:

information identifying an event,

wherein determining whether to adjust a resolution of the camera data is further based on information identifying a type of the event.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the combining includes summing the individual quality scores.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the plurality of the individual quality scores include a third individual quality score that is set based on a preferred resolution setting of the camera data by the user.