Parcel theft deterrence for Audio/Video recording and communication devices
Methods for audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices including a camera, are provided. One such method comprises determining that a parcel has been left within an area about the A/V recording and communication device, determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device, determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized, and when the removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device is determined to have been unauthorized, generating an alert.
1. A method for an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the device including a camera, the method comprising:
determining that a parcel has been left within an area about the A/V recording and communication device;
determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device;
determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized; and
when the removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device is determined to have been unauthorized, generating an alert.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the parcel has been left within the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises comparing video frames recorded by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the parcel has been left in the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises receiving information from a carrier that delivered the parcel.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the parcel has been left within the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises automatic identification and data capture (AIDC).
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the AIDC comprises at least one of a barcode, a matrix code, a bokode, and radio frequency identification (RFID).
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises comparing video frames recorded by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises automatic identification and data capture (AIDC).
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the AIDC comprises radio frequency identification (RFID).
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized comprises detecting a direction of movement of the parcel.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized comprises automatic identification and data capture (AIDC).
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the AIDC comprises at least one of a barcode, a matrix code, a bokode, radio frequency identification (RFID), a smart card, a magnetic stripe, optical character recognition (OCR), biometrics, voice recognition, facial recognition, three-dimensional facial recognition, and skin texture analysis.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising comparing information received through the AIDC to information about one or more persons.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more persons comprise at least one perpetrator of one or more parcel thefts.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more parcel thefts occurred within a defined radius about the A/V recording and communication device.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert comprises an alert signal sent to a client device.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert comprises an audible alarm emitted from a speaker of the A/V recording and communication device.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert comprises an announcement emitted from a speaker of the A/V recording and communication device, the announcement comprising a warning that the area about the A/V recording and communication device is being recorded.
18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the parcel.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein identifying the parcel comprises the camera of the A/V recording and communication device capturing an image of an identifying mark on the parcel.
20. A method for an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the device including a camera, the method comprising:
determining that a parcel has been left within an area about the A/V recording and communication device;
after the parcel has been left within the area about the A/V recording and communication device, detecting a person within the area about the A/V recording and communication device;
recording, with the camera of the A/V recording and communication device, video images of the person within the area about the A/V recording and communication device; and
emitting an alert from the speaker of the A/V recording and communication device.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the alert comprises an audible alarm.
22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the alert comprises an announcement warning the detected person that he or she is being recorded.
23. A method for an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the device including a camera, the method comprising:
determining that a parcel has been left within an area about the A/V recording and communication device, wherein determining that the parcel has been left within the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises comparing video frames recorded by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device;
determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device, wherein determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises comparing video frames recorded by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device;
determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized, wherein determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized comprises automatic identification and data capture (AIDC); and
when the removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device is determined to have been unauthorized, generating an alert.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the AIDC comprises at least one of radio frequency identification (RFID) and biometrics.
25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the AIDC comprises the camera of the A/V recording and communication device capturing an image of a person in the area about the A/V recording and communication device.
26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the image of the person comprises an image of the person's face.
27. The method of claim 25 , further comprising comparing the image of the person to at least one image of at least one other person.
28. The method of claim 27 , wherein the removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device is determined to have been unauthorized when there is a match between the image of the person captured by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device and the at least one image of the at least one other person.
29. A method for an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the device including a processor and a camera, the device being communicatively connected to at least one network device, the method comprising:
determining that a parcel has been left within an area about the A/V recording and communication device, wherein determining that the parcel has been left within the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises the processor of the A/V recording and communication device comparing video frames recorded by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device;
determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device, wherein determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device comprises the processor of the A/V recording and communication device comparing video frames recorded by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device;
determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized, wherein determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized comprises automatic identification and data capture (AIDC); and
when the removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device is determined to have been unauthorized, generating an alert.
30. The method of claim 29 , wherein the AIDC comprises at least one of radio frequency identification (RFID) and biometrics.
31. The method of claim 29 , wherein the AIDC comprises the camera of the A/V recording and communication device capturing an image of a person in the area about the A/V recording and communication device.
32. The method of claim 31 , wherein the image of the person comprises an image of the person's face.
33. The method of claim 31 , further comprising the at least one network device receiving the image of the person.
34. The method of claim 33 , further comprising the at least one network device comparing the image of the person to at least one image of at least one other person.
35. The method of claim 34 , wherein the removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device is determined to have been unauthorized when there is a match between the image of the person captured by the camera of the A/V recording and communication device and the at least one image of the at least one other person.