Parcel theft deterrence for wireless audio/video recording and communication devices
Dual-camera audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a dual-camera A/V recording and communication device comprises a first camera, a second camera configured to capture image data of a drop-off zone, a communication module, and a processing module, the processing module comprising: a processor, and a zone monitoring application, wherein the zone monitoring application configures the processor to: determine when a parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone using the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera, determine when the parcel has been removed from the drop-off zone using the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera, and transmit a notification to a user's client device, using the communication module, when the parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone.
1. A dual-camera audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), comprising:
a first camera having a first field of view in a first direction;
a second camera, located in the same A/V device as the first camera, having a second field of view in a second direction different than the first direction, the second field of view including a drop-off zone;
a communication module; and
a processor operatively connected to the first camera, the second camera, and the communication module; and
a memory storing a zone monitoring application comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the dual-camera A/V device to:
capture image data of the first field of view using the first camera;
receive parcel tracking data using the communication module;
set the second camera in a low-power mode;
at an expected delivery time of the parcel based upon the received parcel tracking data, transition the second camera to an active mode;
capture image data of the drop-off zone using the second camera;
determine when a parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone using the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera;
determine when the parcel has been removed from the drop-off zone using the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera; and
transmit a notification to a client device, using the communication module, when the parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone.
2. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 1 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine whether removal of the parcel from the drop-off zone was authorized.
3. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 2 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine whether removal of the parcel from the drop-off zone was authorized by detecting a direction of movement of the parcel using the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera.
4. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 2 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine whether the removal of the parcel from the drop-off zone was authorized based upon a time of day that the parcel was removed from the drop-off zone.
5. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 2 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to generate at least one alert upon a determination that the removal of the parcel from the drop-off zone was not authorized.
6. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 5 , further comprising a speaker, wherein the speaker is operatively connected to the processor and is configured to play an audio recording corresponding to the generated at least one alert.
7. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 5 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to transmit the generated at least one alert to the client device using the communication module.
8. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 1 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine when the parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone by comparing the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera at a first time and the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera at a second time after the first time.
9. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 1 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine when the parcel has been removed from the drop-off zone by comparing the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera at a first time and the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera at a second time after the first time.
10. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 1 , wherein the image data of the drop-off zone captured by the second camera comprises automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) data located on the parcel.
11. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 10 , wherein the AIDC data comprises a barcode.
12. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 10 , wherein the AIDC data comprises a matrix code.
13. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 10 , wherein the AIDC data comprises a bokode.
14. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 10 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine when the parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone by using the AIDC data.
15. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 10 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine when the parcel has been removed from the drop-off zone by using the AIDC data.
16. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 1 , further comprising a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader, wherein the RFID reader is operatively connected to the processor and configured to capture RFID data from an RFID tag located on the parcel.
17. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 16 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine when the parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone by using the RFID data.
18. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 16 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine when the parcel has been removed from the drop-off zone by using the RFID data.
19. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 1 , wherein the zone monitoring application comprises further instructions that, when executed by the processor, further cause the dual-camera A/V device to determine when the parcel has been placed in the drop-off zone by receiving parcel tracking data from a carrier that delivered the parcel.
20. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 1 , wherein the received parcel tracking data defines a delivery time window, the second camera being transitioned to the active mode prior to the start of the delivery window.
21. The dual-camera A/V device of claim 20 , wherein the second camera remains in the active mode until the parcel has been removed from the drop-off zone.