IP Library Granted Patent US 10,402,989
Granted Patent B2
US 10,402,989 · App. 15/904,399 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Neighborhood alert mode for triggering multi-device recording, multi-camera motion tracking, and multi-camera event stitching for audio/video recording and communication devices

Inventors: John Modestine (Los Angeles, CA); Joshua Roth (Pacific Palisades, CA)
Assignee: A9.Com, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,402,989
App. No.
15/904,399
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present embodiments relate to improvements to audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, including improved approaches to using a neighborhood alert mode for triggering multi-device recording, to a multi-camera motion tracking process, and to a multi-camera event stitching process to create a series of “storyboard” images for activity taking place across the fields of view of multiple cameras, within a predetermined time period, for the A/V recording and communication devices.

Claims (29)

1. A method for a video security system installed at a property, the video security system comprising a first camera installed at a first location at the property and a second camera installed at a second location at the property, wherein the video security system is associated with a client device, the method comprising:

receiving first image data from the first camera of a first source of motion that is within a field of view of the first camera, wherein the first image data is associated with a first time stamp indicating the time when the first image data was recorded;

receiving second image data from the second camera of a second source of motion that is within a field of view of the second camera, wherein the second image data is associated with a second time stamp indicating the time when the second image data was recorded;

determining whether the second time stamp is within a predetermined amount of time after the first time stamp;

when the second time stamp is within the predetermined amount of time after the first time stamp, creating composite image data comprising the first image data followed by the second image data; and

transmitting the composite image data to the client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is three minutes.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount of time depends on a distance between the first camera and the second camera.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount of time increases when the distance between the first camera and the second camera increases, and wherein the predetermined amount of time decreases when the distance between the first camera and the second camera decreases.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are received at a backend system in network communication with the first camera and the second camera.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are received at a smart home hub located at the property and in network communication with the first camera and the second camera.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amount of time can be set by a user.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined amount of time can be set by a user by selecting a predetermined amount of time from a plurality of selectable predetermined times presented at a user interface on the client device.

9. An camera event stitched image file created by a video security system installed at a property, the video security system comprising a first camera installed at a first location at the property and a second camera installed at a second location at the property, wherein the video security system is associated with a client device, using a method comprising:

receiving first image data from the first camera of a first source of motion that is within a field of view of the first camera, wherein the first image data is associated with a first time stamp indicating the time when the first image data was recorded;

receiving second image data from the second camera of a second source of motion that is within a field of view of the second camera, wherein the second image data is associated with a second time stamp indicating the time when the second image data was recorded;

determining whether the second time stamp is within a predetermined amount of time after the first time stamp; and

when the second time stamp is within the predetermined amount of time after the first time stamp, creating composite image data comprising the first image data followed by the second image data.

10. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined amount of time is three minutes.

11. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined amount of time depends on a distance between the first camera and the second camera.

12. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined amount of time increases when the distance between the first camera and the second camera increases, and wherein the predetermined amount of time decreases when the distance between the first camera and the second camera decreases.

13. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are received at a backend system in network communication with the first camera and the second camera.

14. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the first image data and the second image data are received at a smart home hub located at the property and in network communication with the first camera and the second camera.

15. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined amount of time can be set by a user.

16. The camera event stitched image file of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined amount of time can be set by a user by selecting a predetermined amount of time from a plurality of selectable predetermined times presented at a user interface on the client device.

17. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the composite image is video.

18. The camera event stitched image file of claim 17 , wherein the composite image is at least two video clips configured to run as a single video on the client device.

19. The camera event stitched image file of claim 9 , wherein the composite image is a series of still images.

20. The camera stitched image file of claim 19 , wherein the composite image is a series of still images configured to be presented as a continuous slide show on the client device.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2024
From: A9.COM, INC.
To: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 069114/0709 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2019
From: RING LLC
To: A9.COM, INC.
Reel/Frame 049062/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2019
From: RING INC.
To: RING LLC
Reel/Frame 049062/0396 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2018
From: MODESTINE, JOHN; ROTH, JOSHUA
To: RING INC.
Reel/Frame 045797/0254 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation In Part 15431275 · Feb 13, 2017
Provisional Application 62376826 · Aug 18, 2016
Provisional Application 62300547 · Feb 26, 2016
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