IP Library Granted Patent US 12,518,606
Granted Patent B2
US 12,518,606 · App. 19/053,890 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Identifying regions of interest in an imaging field of view

Inventor: Jacquilene Jacob (Yonkers, NY)
Assignee: SimpliSafe, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,518,606
App. No.
19/053,890
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The techniques described herein relate to computerized methods, systems and non-transitory computer-readable media for determining a plurality of regions of interest from an image of a scene for motion detection. The methods can include generating the regions of interest using image segmentation techniques and receiving user selection to designate one or more regions as motion detection zones. The methods can also automatically recommend motion detection zones. The methods can include subsequently capturing one or more images of a scene and performing motion detection in the one or more images of the scene using the designated motion detection zones.

Claims (44)

1 . A method, comprising:

determining, by a computing system and using first data from a camera monitoring a property, (i) a semantic region within a first image acquired by the camera, and (ii) a sub-region corresponding to an object located within the semantic region;

determining, in response to at least one user input, a delivery zone that includes a first portion of the semantic region and excludes a second portion of the semantic region corresponding to the sub-region;

after determining the delivery zone, determining, by the computing system, delivery of a package to the property based at least in part on second data from the camera representing values of pixels of a second image acquired by the camera, and the values being indicative of motion in the delivery zone; and

sending, by the computing system, a notification to an endpoint device indicating that the package has been delivered to the property.

2 . The method of claim 1 , determining delivery of the package includes:

determining, by the computing system, that a subset of the pixels in the second image correspond to the delivery zone; and

determining that values of the subset of the pixels are indicative of motion.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining delivery of the package is further based at least in part on the values of the subset of the pixels being indicative of motion during hours of delivery.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, metadata indicating that the subset of the pixels corresponds to the delivery zone;

wherein determining delivery of the package is further based at least in part on the metadata.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the metadata includes one or more parameters for the delivery zone.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more parameters indicate a type of event detectable within the delivery zone.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system is remote from the camera.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one user input includes a first input selecting the semantic region and a second input selecting the sub-region.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the first input selects the semantic region for inclusion in the delivery zone and the second input selects the sub-region for exclusion from the delivery zone.

10 . A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums encoded with instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

determine, using first data from a camera monitoring a property, (i) a semantic region within a first image acquired by the camera, and (ii) a sub-region corresponding to an object located within the semantic region;

determine, in response to at least one user input, a delivery zone that includes a first portion of the semantic region and excludes a second portion of the semantic region corresponding to the sub-region;

after the delivery zone has been determined, determine delivery of a package to the property based at least in part on second data from the camera representing values of pixels of a second image acquired by the camera, and the values being indicative of motion in the delivery zone; and

send a notification to an endpoint device indicating that the package has been delivered to the property.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to determine delivery of the package at least in part by:

determining that a subset of the pixels in the second image correspond to the delivery zone; and

determining that values of the subset of the pixels are indicative of motion.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to determine delivery of the package further based at least in part on the values of the subset of the pixels being indicative of motion during hours of delivery.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums are further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to:

receive metadata indicating that the subset of the pixels corresponds to the delivery zone; and

determine delivery of the package further based at least in part on the metadata.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the metadata includes one or more parameters for the delivery zone.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more parameters indicate a type of event detectable within the delivery zone.

16 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the system is remote from the camera.

17 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one user input includes a first input selecting the semantic region and a second input selecting the sub-region.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the first input selects the semantic region for inclusion in the delivery zone and the second input selects the sub-region for exclusion from the delivery zone.

19 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums encoded with instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a system, cause the system to:

determine, using first data from a camera monitoring a property, (i) a semantic region within a first image acquired by the camera, and (ii) a sub-region corresponding to an object located within the semantic region;

determine, in response to at least one user input, a delivery zone that includes a first portion of the semantic region and excludes a second portion of the semantic region corresponding to the sub-region;

after the delivery zone has been determined, determine delivery of a package to the property based at least in part on second data from the camera representing values of pixels of a second image acquired by the camera, and the values being indicative of motion in the delivery zone; and

send a notification to an endpoint device indicating that the package has been delivered to the property.

20 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums of claim 19 , further encoded with additional instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the system to determine delivery of the package at least in part by:

determining that a subset of the pixels in the second image correspond to the delivery zone; and

determining that values of the subset of the pixels are indicative of motion.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2025
From: SIMPLISAFE, INC.
To: CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073579/0854 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2025
From: JACOB, JACQUILENE
To: SIMPLISAFE, INC.
Reel/Frame 070221/0551 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18802157 · Aug 13, 2024
Continuation 17831608 · Jun 3, 2022
Provisional Application 63280478 · Nov 17, 2021
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