Integrated video camera module
First Claim
1. A camera module, comprising:
- a camera portion configured to capture video data;
a microphone and a speaker configured to, while the camera portion captures the video data, exchange audio messages between a person remotely viewing the video data captured by the camera portion and a person being filmed by the camera module substantially in real time;
a wireless antenna; and
a wireless transceiver coupled to the wireless antenna and configured to upload the video data captured by the camera portion and audio messages received by the microphone to a remote server, and communicate, via the remote server, the video data captured by the camera portion to one or more remote client devices including a smart phone configured to execute a downloaded software application, the one or more client devices being remote from the camera module, and the remote server being remote from the camera module and the one or more client devices;
wherein;
the camera module is configured to stream to the remote server the video data and received audio messages via the wireless transceiver of the camera module substantially in real time while the video data is captured;
the remote server is configured to store the video data and audio messages, and the smart phone is configured to access the video data and audio messages stored in the remote server after logging into the remote server; and
the remote server is configured to analyze the stored video data to determine whether a characteristic of the video data exceeds a threshold value, and in response to determining that the characteristic of the video data exceeds the threshold value, send a notification to the smart phone indicative of the characteristic of the video data exceeding the threshold value.
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Abstract
This application discloses a camera module that incorporates a camera portion, a wireless antenna, a wireless transceiver and one or more infrared light emitting diodes (IR LEDs). The camera portion is configured to capture video data. The wireless transceiver is coupled to the wireless antenna and configured to communicate in a local wireless network. The wireless transceiver is configured to communicate the video data captured by the camera portion to a client device via a remote server. The client device is remote from the camera module, and the remote server is remote from the camera module and the client device. The IR LEDs are configured to illuminate a field of view with infrared light. In some implementations, the wireless transceiver is further configured to communicate the video data captured by the camera portion while the one or more IR LEDs illuminate the field of view with infrared light.
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22 Claims
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1. A camera module, comprising:
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a camera portion configured to capture video data; a microphone and a speaker configured to, while the camera portion captures the video data, exchange audio messages between a person remotely viewing the video data captured by the camera portion and a person being filmed by the camera module substantially in real time; a wireless antenna; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the wireless antenna and configured to upload the video data captured by the camera portion and audio messages received by the microphone to a remote server, and communicate, via the remote server, the video data captured by the camera portion to one or more remote client devices including a smart phone configured to execute a downloaded software application, the one or more client devices being remote from the camera module, and the remote server being remote from the camera module and the one or more client devices; wherein; the camera module is configured to stream to the remote server the video data and received audio messages via the wireless transceiver of the camera module substantially in real time while the video data is captured; the remote server is configured to store the video data and audio messages, and the smart phone is configured to access the video data and audio messages stored in the remote server after logging into the remote server; and the remote server is configured to analyze the stored video data to determine whether a characteristic of the video data exceeds a threshold value, and in response to determining that the characteristic of the video data exceeds the threshold value, send a notification to the smart phone indicative of the characteristic of the video data exceeding the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
an integrated video camera module, comprising; a camera configured to capture video data; a microphone and a speaker configured to, while the camera portion captures the video data, exchange audio messages between a person remotely viewing the video data captured by the camera portion and a person being filmed by the camera module substantially in real time; a wireless antenna; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the wireless antenna and configured to upload the video data captured by the camera portion and audio messages received by the microphone to a remote server, and communicate, via the remote server, the video data captured by the camera portion to one or more remote client devices including a smart phone configured to execute a downloaded software application first client device, the one or more client devices being remote from the camera module, and the remote server being remote from the camera module and the one or more client devices; wherein; the camera module is configured to stream to the remote server the video data and received audio messages via the wireless transceiver of the camera module substantially in real time while the video data is captured; the remote server is configured to store the video data and audio messages, and the smart phone is configured to access the video data and audio messages stored in the remote server after logging into the remote server; and the remote server is configured to analyze the stored video data to determine whether a characteristic of the video data exceeds a threshold value, and in response to determining that the characteristic of the video data exceeds the threshold value, send a notification to the smart phone indicative of the characteristic of the video data exceeding the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A camera device, comprising:
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means for capturing video data; means for exchanging audio messages between a person remotely viewing the captured video data and a person being filmed by the camera device substantially in real time and while capturing video data; means for uploading the video data captured by the camera portion and audio messages received by the microphone to a remote server, and streaming the captured video data via the remote server to one or more remote client devices including a smart phone configured to execute a downloaded software application, the one or more client devices being remote from the camera device, and the remote server being remote from the camera device and the one or more client devices; wherein; the captured video data and received audio messages are streamed to the remote server substantially in real time while the video data is captured; the remote server is configured to store the video data and audio messages, and the smart phone is configured to access the video data and audio messages stored in the remote server after logging into the remote server; and the remote server is configured to analyze the stored video data to determine whether a characteristic of the video data exceeds a threshold value, and in response to determining that the characteristic of the video data exceeds the threshold value, send a notification to the smart phone indicative of the characteristic of the video data exceeding the threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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