Camera Data Access based on Subscription Status

• US 20180227620A1
• Filed: 04/06/2018
• Published: 08/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Karp, Igor, Stesin, Lev
• Granted Patent: US 10,231,003 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/04 involving the use of models or simulators
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 23/1904 variable in time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/54 Interprogram communication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/541 via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/546 Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1672 using sonic detecting means, e.g. a microphone operating in the audio frequency range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19602 Image analysis to detect motion of the intruder, e.g. by frame subtraction
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 17/10 Actuation by presence of smoke or gases , e.g. automatic alarm devices for analysing flowing fluid materials by the use of optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2829 involving user profiles according to which the execution of a home appliance functionality is automatically triggered
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 : specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 : involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 : Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 : using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 : Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 : Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 : Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/231 : Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 : involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 : Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 : Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4431 : characterized by the use of Application Program Interface [API] libraries
• 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 23/661 : Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6811 : based on the image signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 : Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 : of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

In embodiments of camera data access based on subscription status, a camera device captures and communicates video to a server device that receives the video, and records and maintains the video as remotely recorded video. An application implemented by a client computing device provides all access, some access, or no access to the remotely recorded video at the server device based on a subscription level corresponding to the camera device. The server device manages subscription levels associated with the user of the camera device, the subscription levels each delineating a level of access to the remotely recorded video. A first subscription level provides access to the live video captured by the camera device, and at least a second subscription level provides access to both the live video and the remotely recorded video at the server device.

Claims

1. A client computing device, comprising:

a processor;

a display configured to display a user interface including user-selectable elements that, when selected, initiate the display of video captured by a camera device associated with a user of the client computing device, the video being remotely recorded at a server device; and

an application associated with the user that, when executed by the processor, is configured to provide no access or at least some access to the remotely recorded video at the server device based on a subscription level corresponding to the camera device, wherein subscription levels each delineate a level of access to the remotely recorded video and are managed by the server device.

2. The client computing device as recited in claim 1, wherein the application is allowed access to the video as captured live by the camera device based on no subscription level associated with the camera device.

3. The client computing device as recited in claim 1, wherein the application is configured to initiate a request to the server device for the video based on the subscription level corresponding to the camera device that allows access to the video as captured live by the camera device.

4. The client computing device as recited in claim 3, wherein the display is configured to display the video as captured live by the camera device as the video is received from the server device.

5. The client computing device as recited in claim 1, wherein the subscription levels comprise at least a first subscription level that provides access to the video as captured live by the camera device, and a second subscription level that provides access to both the video as captured live by the camera device and the remotely recorded video.

6. A cloud-based service, comprising:

a server device configured to receive video from a camera device owned by a user, the server device further configured to record and maintain the video as recorded video data;

a service application executable by a processor of the server device and configured to;

manage subscription levels associated with the user of the camera device, the subscription levels each delineating a level of access to the recorded video data received as the video from the camera device; and

allow a client device application that is associated with the user some access or no access to the recorded video data based on a subscription level corresponding to the camera device.

7. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 6, wherein the subscription levels comprise at least a first subscription level that provides access to the video as captured live by the camera device, and a second subscription level that provides access to both the video as captured live by the camera device and the recorded video data.

8. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 6, wherein the subscription level corresponding to the camera device is funded by the user who owns the camera device.

9. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 6, wherein:

the client device application is a third-party application implemented to execute on a client computing device of the user; and

the service application is configured to receive a request from the third-party application to access the recorded video data.

10. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 6, wherein:

the server device is configured to maintain camera data associated with the camera device, the camera data comprising at least an identifier of the camera device and an operational status of the camera device; and

the service application is configured to allow the client device application the all access, some access, or no access to the camera data based on the subscription level corresponding to the camera device.

19. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 6, wherein:

the client device application is a third-party application implemented to execute on a client computing device of the user; and

the service application is configured to receive a request from the third-party application to access the recorded video clips.

11. A client computing device, comprising:

a processor;

a display configured to display a user interface including user-selectable elements that, when selected, initiate the display of video clips captured by a camera device associated with a user of the client computing device, the video clips being remotely recorded at a server device; and

an application associated with the user that, when executed by the processor, is configured to provide no access or at least some access to the remotely recorded video clips at the server device based on a subscription level corresponding to the camera device, wherein subscription levels each delineate a level of access to the remotely recorded video clips and are managed by the server device.

12. The client computing device as recited in claim 11, wherein the application is allowed access to video as captured live by the camera device based on no subscription level associated with the camera device.

13. The client computing device as recited in claim 11, wherein the subscription levels comprise at least a first subscription level that provides access to video as captured live by the camera device, and a second subscription level that provides access to both the video as captured live by the camera device and the remotely recorded video clips.

14. The client computing device as recited in claim 11, wherein the application is a third-party application implemented to execute on the client computing device of the user, and the third-party application is configured to access the remotely recorded video clips based on the subscription level corresponding to the camera device.

15. The client computing device as recited in claim 14, wherein the application is configured to initiate a request to the server device for the video based on the subscription level corresponding to the camera device that allows access to the video as captured live by the camera device.

16. A cloud-based service, comprising:

a server device configured to receive video from a camera device owned by a user, the server device further configured to record and maintain the video as recorded video clips;

a service application executable by a processor of the server device and configured to;

manage subscription levels associated with the user of the camera device, the subscription levels each delineating a level of access to the recorded video clips a received as the video from the camera device; and

allow a client device application that is associated with the user some access or no access to the recorded video clips based on a subscription level corresponding to the camera device.

17. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 16, wherein the subscription levels comprise at least a first subscription level that provides access to the video as captured live by the camera device, and a second subscription level that provides access to both the video as captured live by the camera device and the recorded video clips.

18. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 16, wherein the subscription level corresponding to the camera device is funded by the user who owns the camera device.

20. The cloud-based service as recited in claim 16, wherein:

the server device is configured to maintain camera data associated with the camera device, the camera data comprising at least an identifier of the camera device and an operational status of the camera device; and

the service application is configured to allow the client device application all access, some access, or no access to the camera data based on the subscription level corresponding to the camera device.