Sharing video footage from audio/video recording and communication devices

• US 9,819,713 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2017
• Issued: 11/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bot Home Automation Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Siminoff, James, Cziment, August, Harpole, Aaron, Lemberger, Elliott, Modestine, John, Sommerlatt, Darrell
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Krisna
• Application Number:
  US15/431,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20170251035A1
• Time in Patent Office: 274 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
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• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19671 : Addition of non-video data, i.e. metadata, to video stream
• 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
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/65 : Control of camera operation in relation to power supply
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• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 : Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 : Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 : User group management

Abstract

Sharing video footage recorded by audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, such as video doorbells and security cameras. When an A/V recording and communication device records video footage of suspicious activity, or even criminal activity, a user viewing the footage may alert his or her neighbors by sharing the video. In various embodiments, the user may share the video with anyone of the user'"'"'s choosing, including neighbors, friends, and family.

Claims

1. A computer program application for sharing recorded video footage from an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device associated with a first user, the computer program application being embodied in code executable by a processor of a client device, which when executed causes the client device to:

provide a user alert and display, on a display of the client device, streaming video footage recorded by a camera of the A/V recording and communication device associated with the first user;

receive an input of an answer to the user alert;

in response to the answer to the user alert, display a live call screen on the display of the client device, the live call screen including a neighborhood share button, wherein the neighborhood share button allows the first user to share the recorded video footage of the live call with one or more other users associated with one or more other A/V recording and communication devices;

receive an input of a selection of the neighborhood share button during the live call;

in response to the input of the selection of the neighborhood share button, and after the live call is terminated, display share information on the display of the client device, the share information indicating that the recorded video footage of the live call will be shared with the one or more other users associated with the one or more other A/V recording and communication devices;

receive an input of a share command; and

transmit a share signal to a network, the share signal including information to enable the network to identify the one or more other users who will be notified of the shared recorded video footage.

2. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein receiving the input of the share command comprises receiving an input of a selection of a share button.

3. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein the client device is a smartphone.

4. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein the live call screen further includes at least one of a call end button, a volume adjust button, a mute button, a full screen button, and a menu button.

5. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein the computer program application code, when executed by the processor of the client device, further causes the client device to display, in response to the input of the selection of the neighborhood share button, a notification on the display of the client device that a prompt will be provided after the live call to share the recorded video footage of the live call with the one or more other users.

6. The computer program application of claim 5, wherein the notification appears in a banner portion of the live call.

7. The computer program application of claim 5, wherein the notification does not interrupt the live call.

8. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein the share information further includes a still image from the recorded video footage.

9. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein the share information further includes a notice that the recorded video footage will be shared along with a general indication of where the recorded video footage was recorded.

10. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein the share information further includes a text entry box.

11. The computer program application of claim 10, wherein the computer program application code, when executed by the processor of the client device, further causes the client device to receive as an input text that describes a content of the recorded video footage.

12. The computer program application of claim 11, wherein the share signal further includes the text that describes the content of the recorded video footage.

13. The computer program application of claim 1, wherein the computer program application code, when executed by the processor of the client device, further causes the client device to display, in response to the input of the selection of the share button, a confirmation that the recorded video footage has been shared.

14. A computer program application for sharing recorded video footage from an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device associated with a first user, the computer program application being embodied in code executable by a processor of a client device, which when executed causes the client device to:

playback, on a video playback screen on a display of the client device, at least a portion of the recorded video footage, the video playback screen including a neighborhood share button, wherein the neighborhood share button allows the first user to share the recorded video footage with one or more other users associated with one or more other A/V recording and communication devices;

receive an input of a selection of the neighborhood share button;

in response to the input of the selection of the neighborhood share button, display share information on the display of the client device, the share information indicating that the recorded video footage will be shared with the one or more other users associated with the one or more other A/V recording and communication devices;

receive an input of a share command; and

transmit a share signal to a network, the share signal including information to enable the network to identify the one or more other users who will be notified of the shared recorded video footage.

15. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein receiving the input of the share command comprises receiving an input of a selection of a share button.

16. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the client device is a smartphone.

17. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the video playback screen further includes at least one of a volume adjustment slider widget, a rewind button, a play button, a fast forward button, a delete button, and a share button.

18. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the video playback screen further includes a progress bar and a slider widget that indicates what portion of the recorded video footage is currently playing.

19. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the share information further includes a still image from the recorded video footage.

20. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the share information further includes a notice that the recorded video footage will be shared along with a general indication of where the recorded video footage was recorded.

21. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the share information further includes a text entry box.

22. The computer program application of claim 21, wherein the computer program application code, when executed by the processor of the client device, further causes the client device to receive as an input text that describes a content of the recorded video footage.

23. The computer program application of claim 22, wherein the share signal further includes the text that describes the content of the recorded video footage.

24. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the computer program application code, when executed by the processor of the client device, further causes the client device to display, in response to the input of the selection of the share button, a confirmation that the recorded video footage has been shared.

25. The computer program application of claim 14, wherein the computer program application code, when executed by the processor of the client device, further causes the client device to display, after receiving the input of the share command, a message providing an option to unshare the recorded video footage.