IP Library Granted Patent US 10,375,352
Granted Patent B2
US 10,375,352 · App. 15/681,260 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Location-weighted remuneration for audio/video recording and communication devices

Inventors: James Siminoff (Pacific Palisades, CA); August Cziment (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,375,352
App. No.
15/681,260
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Location-weighted remuneration for audio/video recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for transferring a location-weighted remuneration is provided, the method comprising: assigning an identifier to an owner of a first A/V recording and communication device, receiving a purchase order for a second A/V recording and communication device, wherein the purchase order includes the identifier assigned to the owner of the first A/V recording and communication device, determining a distance between locations of the first and second A/V recording and communication devices, determining an amount of remuneration, wherein the amount of remuneration is inversely proportional to the determined distance between the locations of the first and second A/V recording and communication devices, and transferring the determined amount of remuneration to the owner of the first A/V recording and communication device.

Claims (35)

1. A method for determining and transferring a location-weighted remuneration by one or more servers in network communication with a first A/V recording and communication device (A/V device), the method comprising:

assigning, by the one or more servers, an identifier to an owner of the first A/V device, wherein:

the first A/V device comprises a processor, a camera, and a communication module;

the first A/V device is associated with a first location;

a second A/V device comprises a processor, a camera, and a communication module; and

the second A/V device is associated with a second location, wherein the second location of the second A/V device is different from the first location of the first A/V device;

receiving, by the one or more servers, a purchase order for the second A/V device, wherein the purchase order includes the identifier assigned to the owner of the first A/V device;

determining, by the one or more servers, a distance between the first location of the first A/V device and the second location of the second A/V device;

determining, by the one or more servers, an amount of remuneration to be transferred to the owner of the first A/V device, wherein the amount of remuneration is inversely proportional to the determined distance between the first location of the first A/V device and the second location of the second A/V device; and

transferring, by the one or more servers, the determined amount of remuneration to the owner of the first A/V device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first location of the first A/V device is a known location.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the known location of the first A/V device comprises a street address associated with the first A/V device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second location of the second A/V device is an expected location.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the expected location of the second A/V device comprises a shipping address associated with the purchase order.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second location of the second A/V device is a known location.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device is determined after the second A/V device is activated.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device comprises a street address associated with the second A/V device.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device comprises a GPS (Global Positioning System) location of the second A/V device.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device comprises an IP (Internet Protocol)-based location of the second A/V device.

11. A method for determining and transferring a location-weighted remuneration by one or more servers in network communication with a first A/V recording and communication device (A/V device), the method comprising:

assigning, by the one or more servers, an identifier to an owner of the first A/V device, wherein the first A/V device comprises a processor, a camera, and a communication module;

receiving, by the one or more servers, a purchase order for a second A/V device, wherein the second A/V device comprises a processor, a camera, and a communication module, and wherein the purchase order includes the identifier assigned to the owner of the first A/V device;

determining, by the one or more servers, a first location of the first A/V device and a second location of the second A/V device, wherein the second location of the second A/V device is different from the first location of the first A/V device;

generating, by the one or more servers, a plurality of non-overlapping zones based upon a distance away from the first location of the first A/V device, wherein the plurality of non-overlapping zones comprises a first zone and a second zone, and the first zone is closer than the second zone to the first location of the first A/V device;

determining, by the one or more servers, an amount of remuneration to be transferred to the owner of the first A/V device, wherein the amount of remuneration is greater when the second location of the second A/V device is within the first zone, and the amount of remuneration is lesser when the second location of the second A/V device is within the second zone; and

transferring, by the one or more servers, the determined amount of remuneration to the owner of the first A/V device.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first location of the first A/V device is a known location.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the known location of the first A/V device comprises a street address associated with the first A/V device.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second location of the second A/V device is an expected location.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the expected location of the second A/V device comprises a shipping address associated with the purchase order.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second location of the second A/V device is a known location.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device is determined after the second A/V device is activated.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device comprises a street address associated with the second A/V device.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device comprises a GPS (Global Positioning System) location of the second A/V device.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the known location of the second A/V device comprises an IP (Internet Protocol)-based location of the second A/V device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 10, 2018
From: RING INC
To: RING, LLC
Reel/Frame 047764/0074 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 26, 2017
From: SIMINOFF, JAMES; CZIMENT, AUGUST
To: RING INC.
Reel/Frame 044483/0907 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62381783 · Aug 31, 2016
Related Publication 20180063478A1 · Mar 1, 2018