Granted Patent B2

US 12,211,360 · App. 17/974,103 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Inventor: Edward Bacco (Lopez Island, WA)

Assignee: The ADT Security Corporation

G08B13/19682G06T19/006G08B13/19693

Abstract

Claims (55)

1. A control device for a premises security system including a plurality of image capture devices, the control device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

receive a plurality of video streams associated with the plurality of image capture devices;

stitch together at least a portion of the plurality of video streams to generate a three-dimensional (3D) view;

determine an alarm event associated with the premises security system;

determine an orientation of the 3D view based at least in part on:

a location of the alarm event within a premises; and

sensor information associated with at least one sensor that triggered the alarm event; and

overlay at least one virtual object onto the 3D view, the at least one virtual object indicating the alarm event and data associated with the alarm event.

2. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of video streams are stitched together based at least in part on at least one of:

a plurality of temporal characteristics associated with at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams; or

a plurality of spatial characteristics associated with at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams.

3. The control device of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of spatial characteristics associated with the at least one video stream are based at least in part on a positioning of a first one of the plurality of image capture devices relative to at least one other one of the plurality of image capture devices.

4. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine a predefined landmark object is present in at least one of the plurality of video streams; and

overlay an indication of the predefined landmark object onto the 3D view.

5. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause transmission of the 3D view to at least one of a remote monitoring center, a wearable device, or a wireless device for display.

6. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine a first area in the premises that is not illustrated in the 3D view; and

cause a mobile premises device that is mobile within the premises to relocate so that the first area is within a field of view of an image capture device.

7. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

determine a portion of the 3D view indicates a low light condition; and

cause at least one premises device to illuminate an area in the premises corresponding to the portion of the 3D view.

8. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the control device is part of one of a remote monitoring center or the premises security system.

9. The control device of claim 1 , wherein the 3D view is at least one of:

an augmented reality view;

a virtual reality view; or

a two-dimensional projection of a digital 3D environment.

10. A method implemented by a control device for a premises security system, the premises security system including a plurality of image capture devices, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of video streams associated with the plurality of image capture devices;

stitching together at least a portion of the plurality of video streams to generate a three-dimensional (3D) view;

determining an alarm event associated with the premises security system; and

determining an orientation of the 3D view based on:

a location of the alarm event within a premises; or

sensor information associated with at least one sensor which triggered the alarm event;

overlaying at least one virtual object onto the 3D view, the at least one virtual object indicating the alarm event and data associated with the alarm event.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of video streams are stitched together based at least in part on at least one of:

a plurality of temporal characteristics associated with at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams; or

a plurality of spatial characteristics associated with at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of spatial characteristics associated with the at least one video stream are based at least in part on a positioning of a first one of the plurality of image capture devices relative to at least one other one of the plurality of image capture devices.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a predefined landmark object is present in at least one of the plurality of video streams; and

overlaying an indication of the predefined landmark object onto the 3D view.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising transmitting the 3D view to at least one of a remote monitoring center, a wearable device, or a wireless device for display.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a first area in the premises that is not illustrated in the 3D view; and

causing a mobile premises device that is mobile within the premises to relocate so that the first area is within a field of view covered by an image capture device of the mobile premises device.

16. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a portion of the 3D view is in a low light condition; and

causing at least one premises device to illuminate an area corresponding to the portion of the 3D view.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the control device is part of a remote monitoring center or the premises security system.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the 3D view is at least one of:

an augmented reality view;

a virtual reality view; or

a two-dimensional projection of a digital 3D environment.

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