Monitoring of one or more audio/video collection devices
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for monitoring of one or more A/V collection devices within a premises. Based on the monitoring, one or more computing devices may determine whether to route or block a data transmission outside a premises. The data transmission may be routed or blocked based on, for example, one or more of the following: whether a transmission window associated with an A/V collection device is open or closed; whether the data transmission is being sent to an authorized destination device; whether the data transmission is encrypted, and the like.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device from a voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, a voice command associated with a voice-activated audio device;
enabling, by the computing device based on the indication, data transmission for the voice-activated audio device;
receiving, by the computing device from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting the voice command in audio detected by the voice-activated audio device; and
sending the data based on the enabling.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the enabling comprises:
opening, based on determining that the voice command recognized by the voice-enabled monitoring device corresponds to an activation command associated with the voice-activated audio device, a communication window; and
sending additional data based on one or more additional requests, from the voice-activated audio device, that are received during the communication window.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises the voice-enabled monitoring device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a third audio device, a second request to send data; and
blocking, based on determining that the voice command recognized by the voice-enabled monitoring device does not correspond to an activation command associated with the third audio device, the second request.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the data comprises:
sending the data further based on a monitoring profile associated with the voice-activated audio device.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, using information associated with the voice-activated audio device, that a destination device associated with the request is unauthorized; and
based on determining that the destination device is unauthorized:
blocking the request; and
sending a message notifying that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
outputting information associated with a plurality of requests received from the voice-activated audio device and, for each of the plurality of requests, an indication of whether the request was routed or blocked.
8 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device from a voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, an audio trigger event associated with a voice-activated audio device;
receiving, by the computing device from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting an activation command in audio detected by the voice-activated audio device; and
blocking, based on determining the audio trigger event detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device does not correspond to the activation command associated with the voice-activated audio device, the request.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein blocking the request comprises at least one of:
dropping the request from a queue,
preventing the request from being routed outside a premises,
preventing an intended destination device from receiving the data, or
preventing the request from being routed from a second computing device.
10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
sending, based on blocking the request, a notification that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.
11 . A computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computing device to:
receive, from a voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, a voice command associated with a voice-activated audio device;
enable, based on the indication, data transmission for the voice-activated audio device;
receive, from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting the voice command in audio detected by the voice-activated audio device; and
send the data based on the enabling.
12 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the enabling, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the computing device to:
open, based on determining that the voice command recognized by the voice-enabled monitoring device corresponds to an activation command associated with the voice-activated audio device, a communication window; and
send additional data based on one or more additional requests, from the voice-activated audio device, that are received during the communication window.
13 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the computing device comprises the voice-enabled monitoring device.
14 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the computing device to:
receive, from a third audio device, a second request to send data; and
block, based on determining that the voice command recognized by the voice-enabled monitoring device does not correspond to an activation command associated with the third audio device, the second request.
15 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computing device to send the data further based on a monitoring profile associated with the voice-activated audio device.
16 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the computing device to:
determine, using information associated with the voice-activated audio device, that a destination device associated with the request is unauthorized; and
based on determining that the destination device is unauthorized:
block the request; and
send a message notifying that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.
17 . The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the computing device to:
output information associated with a plurality of requests received from the voice-activated audio device and, for each of the plurality of requests, an indication of whether the request was routed or blocked.
18 . A computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computing device to:
receive, from a voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, an audio trigger event associated with a voice-activated audio device;
receive, from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting an activation command in audio detected by the voice activated audio device; and
block, based on determining the audio trigger event detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device does not correspond to an activation command associated with the voice-activated audio device, the request.
19 . The computing device of claim 18 , wherein blocking the request comprises at least one of:
dropping the request from a queue,
preventing the request from being routed outside a premises,
preventing an intended destination device from receiving the data, or
preventing the request from being routed from a second computing device.
20 . The computing device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computing device to:
send, based on blocking the request, a notification that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.
21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the enabling comprises confirming that the voice-enabled monitoring device recognized the voice command via a first microphone, and wherein request to send data is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting the voice command via a second microphone.
22 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the computing device, that the voice-enabled monitoring device recognized the voice command by matching the voice command to a trigger word corresponding to the voice-activated audio device, and
wherein the request is received from the voice-activated audio device based on the voice-activated audio device matching the voice command to the trigger word.
23 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending is further based on a confirmation that a video device captured video corresponding to the voice command.
24 . One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, configure the computing device to:
receive, from a voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, a voice command associated with a voice-activated audio device;
enable, based on the indication, data transmission for the voice-activated audio device;
receive, from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting the voice command in audio detected by the voice-activated audio device; and
send the data based on the enabling.
25 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, further configure the computing device to:
determine, using information associated with the voice-activated audio device, that a destination device associated with the request is unauthorized; and
based on determining that the destination device is unauthorized:
block the request; and
send a message notifying that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.
26 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, further configure the computing device to:
output information associated with a plurality of requests received from the voice-activated audio device and, for each of the plurality of requests, an indication of whether the request was routed or blocked.
27 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, configure the computing device to send the data further based on a confirmation that a video device captured video corresponding to the voice command.
28 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, configure the computing device to enable the data transmission further based on confirming that the voice-enabled monitoring device recognized the voice command via a first microphone, and wherein request to send data is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting the voice command via a second microphone.
29 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, configure the computing device to:
determine that the voice-enabled monitoring device recognized the voice command by matching the voice command to a trigger word corresponding to the voice-activated audio device,
wherein the request is received from the voice-activated audio device based on the voice-activated audio device matching the voice command to the trigger word.
30 . A system comprising:
a voice-enabled monitoring device; and
a computing device configured to:
receive, from the voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, a voice command associated with a voice-activated audio device;
enable, based on the indication, data transmission for the voice-activated audio device;
receive, from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting the voice command in audio detected by the voice-activated audio device; and
send the data based on the enabling.
31 . The system of claim 30 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
determine, using information associated with the voice-activated audio device, that a destination device associated with the request is unauthorized; and
based on determining that the destination device is unauthorized:
block the request; and
send a message notifying that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.
32 . The system of claim 30 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
output information associated with a plurality of requests received from the voice-activated audio device and, for each of the plurality of requests, an indication of whether the request was routed or blocked.
33 . The system of claim 30 , wherein the computing device is further configured to send the data further based on a confirmation that a video device captured video corresponding to the voice command.
34 . The system of claim 30 , wherein the computing device is further configured to enable the data transmission further based on confirming that the voice-enabled monitoring device recognized the voice command via a first microphone, and wherein request to send data is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting the voice command via a second microphone.
35 . The system of claim 30 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
determine that the voice-enabled monitoring device recognized the voice command by matching the voice command to a trigger word corresponding to the voice-activated audio device,
wherein the request is received from the voice-activated audio device based on the voice-activated audio device matching the voice command to the trigger word.
36 . One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, configure the computing device to:
receive, from a voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, an audio trigger event associated with a voice-activated audio device;
receive, from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting an activation command in audio detected by the voice-activated audio device; and
block, based on determining the audio trigger event detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device does not correspond to the activation command associated with the voice-activated audio device, the request.
37 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 36 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, configure the computing device to block the request by one or more of the following:
dropping the request from a queue,
preventing the request from being routed outside a premises,
preventing an intended destination device from receiving the data, or
preventing the request from being routed from a second computing device.
38 . The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 36 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the computing device, configure the computing device to:
send, based on blocking the request, a notification that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.
39 . A system comprising:
a voice-enabled monitoring device; and
a computing device configured to:
receive, from the voice-enabled monitoring device, an indication that the voice-enabled monitoring device detected, in audio detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device, an audio trigger event associated with a voice-activated audio device;
receive, from the voice-activated audio device, a request to send data, wherein the request is based on the voice-activated audio device detecting an activation command in audio detected by the voice-activated audio device; and
block, based on determining the audio trigger event detected by the voice-enabled monitoring device does not correspond to the activation command associated with the voice-activated audio device, the request.
40 . The system of claim 39 , wherein the computing device is configured to block the request by one or more of the following:
dropping the request from a queue,
preventing the request from being routed outside a premises,
preventing an intended destination device from receiving the data, or
preventing the request from being routed from a second computing device.
41 . The system of claim 39 , wherein the computing device is configured to:
send, based on blocking the request, a notification that an unauthorized communication has been attempted.