DOORBELL CAMERA EARLY DETECTION

• US 20160203370A1
• Filed: 01/13/2015
• Published: 07/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Brederson, Dean, Child, Michael D., Matsuura, Craig, Vega, JonPaul
• Granted Patent: US 10,133,935 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/196 using television cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

Systems and methods for visitor detection using security and/or automation systems include detecting an event at a doorway, capturing an image at the doorway associated with the event, capturing a video at the doorway associated with the event, delivering the image with a notice of the event to a recipient for viewing, and automatically uploading the video for viewing upon capturing the video. The video is available for selective viewing by the recipient upon being uploaded.

Claims

1. A method for visitor detection using security and/or automation systems, comprising:

detecting an event at a doorway;

capturing an image at the doorway associated with the event;

capturing a video at the doorway associated with the event;

delivering the image with a notice of the event to a recipient for viewing; and

automatically uploading the video for viewing upon capturing the video, the video being available for selective viewing by the recipient upon being uploaded.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the event includes detecting presence of a person at the doorway.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting presence of a person includes at least one of detecting motion, conducting facial recognition, conducting light contrast analysis, and conducting special analysis.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting the event includes detecting operation of a doorbell.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein capturing an image includes capturing an image frame from a video spanning a time period that occurs prior to the event.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein capturing an image includes capturing an image frame from a video captured after the event.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the video spans a time that precedes the detected event.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the video is uploaded concurrently with delivering the notice.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein delivering the image includes delivering the image to a mobile computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein delivering the image includes delivering the image to a control panel of the security and/or automation system.

11. An apparatus for visitor detection using security and/or automation systems, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

detect a person at a doorway;

capture a video at the doorway that includes the person;

capture an image at the doorway that includes the person;

deliver the image with a notice of the person at the doorway to a recipient for viewing, the notice including a link to the video; and

automatically upload the video for viewing upon capturing the video, the video being available for selective viewing by the recipient upon being uploaded.

12. The apparatus for security and/or automation systems of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to detect the person at the doorway using at least one of motion detection, facial recognition, light contrast analysis, and actuation of a doorbell.

13. The apparatus for security and/or automation systems of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

receive a communication from the recipient in response to the notice; and

present the communication to the person.

14. The apparatus for security and/or automation systems of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

receive instructions from the recipient; and

operate a barrier to grant access to the person based on the instructions.

15. The apparatus for security and/or automation systems of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

capture the video prior to and after detecting the person.

16. The apparatus for security and/or automation systems of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

capture the image from the video.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for visitor detection using security and/or automation systems, the code executable by a processor to:

continuously record video of an entry to a building;

detect an event at the entry; and

transmit a portion of the video to a recipient for viewing in response to the detected event, the portion of the video including at least a time period prior to the event.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the code is executable by the processor to:

delete the video after a predetermined time has elapsed without occurrence of the event.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the code is executable by the processor to:

obtain an image of the entry; and

transmit the image to the recipient for viewing.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the event includes actuation of a doorbell.