Streaming Video from Audio/Video Recording and Communication Devices

• US 20180192009A1
• Filed: 01/03/2018
• Published: 07/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Ring Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Granted Patent: US 10,419,726 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/191 using pyroelectric sensor means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1961 Movement detection not involving frame subtraction, e.g. motion detection on the basis of luminance changes in the image
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19658 Telephone systems used to communicate with a camera, e.g. PSTN, GSM, POTS
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19669 Event triggers storage or change of storage policy
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19684 Portable terminal, e.g. mobile phone, used for viewing video remotely
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/11 for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• 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 23/65 Control of camera operation in relation to power supply
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/74 by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

Streaming video from audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device is provided, comprising: a camera configured to capture image data of an object within a field of view; a communication module; and a processing module comprising: a processor; and a motion detection application which configures the processor to: detect motion of the object; capture image data of the object; track the object within the field of view; stream the image data to a client device using the communication module; determine when the object is no longer detected within the field of view; start a timer upon determining that the object is no longer detected within the field of view; and stop capturing the image data, tracking the object, and streaming the image data upon expiration of the timer.

Claims

1. An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, comprising:

a camera configured to capture image data of an object within a field of view of the camera;

a communication module; and

a processing module operatively connected to the camera and to the communication module, the processing module comprising;

a processor; and

a motion detection application, wherein the motion detection application configures the processor to;

detect motion of the object within the field of view of the camera;

capture image data of the object using the camera;

track the object within the field of view using the camera;

stream the image data to a client device using the communication module;

determine when the object is no longer detected within the field of view using the camera;

start a timer upon determining that the object is no longer detected within the field of view; and

stop capturing the image data, tracking the object, and streaming the image data upon expiration of the timer.

2. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 1, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to search for the object within the field of view while the timer is running.

3. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 2, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to stop the timer before expiration if the object is found within the field of view.

4. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 3, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to restart the timer if the object is again no longer detected within the field of view.

5. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 4, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to generate an alert when the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera is detected, and to transmit the alert to the client device using the communication module.

6. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 4, further comprising a motion sensor configured to detect the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera.

7. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 6, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to detect the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera using the camera.

8. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 7, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to confirm, using the motion sensor, the detection, by the camera, of the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera.

9. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 8, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to not track the object, stream the image data, nor start the timer if the detection of the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera is not confirmed.

10. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 6, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to detect the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera using the motion sensor.

11. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 10, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to confirm, using the camera, the detection, by the motion sensor, of the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera.

12. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 11, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to not track the object, stream the image data, nor start the timer if the detection of the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera is not confirmed.

13. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 6, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to set the camera into a low-power state.

14. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 13, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to transition the camera from the low-power state to an active state upon the detection of the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera using the motion sensor.

15. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 14, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to confirm, using the camera, the detection, by the motion sensor, of the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera.

16. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 15, wherein the motion detection application further configures the processor to transition the camera from the active state to the low-power state if the detection of the motion of the object within the field of view of the camera is not confirmed.

17. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 6, wherein the motion sensor comprises one or more passive infrared (PIR) sensors.

18. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 17, wherein the one or more PIR sensors detects changes in an amount of infrared (IR) radiation emitting from the object.

19. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 18, wherein the amount of IR radiation emitting from the object varies depending on temperature and/or surface characteristics of the object.

20. The A/V recording and communication device of claim 17, wherein the one or more of the PIR sensors may comprise a pyroelectric infrared sensor.