IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,632,521
Granted Patent B2
US 11,632,521 · App. 16/588,523 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Audio/video electronic device

Inventors: Matthew J. England (Santa Monica, CA); Christopher Loew (Palo Alto, CA); Chung-Sen Huang (Taipei, TW); Oleksii Krasnoschok (Kiev, UA)
Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
H04N7/181H04N5/2253H04N5/247H01Q1/22
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Patent No.
US 11,632,521
App. No.
16/588,523
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device) including one or more motion sensors arranged in a first row, a first camera, one or more second cameras arranged in a second row, a first cover disposed over the one or more motion sensors, a second cover disposed over the first camera, and a third cover disposed over the one or more second cameras. The one or more motion sensors may include a first motion sensor having a first orientation, a second motion sensor having a second orientation, and a third motion sensor having a third orientation. Additionally, the one or more second cameras may include a camera having a first orientation, a camera having a second orientation, and a camera having a third orientation. In some instances, the first camera is located between the one or more motion sensors and the one or more second cameras.

Claims (130)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a surface;

a first side;

a first corner located between the surface and the first side;

a second side;

a second corner located between the surface and the second side;

a first motion sensor disposed at the surface;

a second motion sensor disposed at the first corner;

a third motion sensor disposed at the second corner;

a first camera disposed at the surface, the first camera being a first type of camera having a first resolution and a color image sensor;

a second camera disposed at the surface, the second camera being a second type of camera having a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution and a monochromic image sensor;

a third camera disposed at the first corner, the third camera being the second type of camera; and

a fourth camera disposed at the second corner, the fourth camera being the second type of camera;

a first cover disposed over the first motion sensor, the second motion sensor, and the third motion sensor; and

a second cover disposed over the second camera, the third camera, and the fourth camera,

wherein: the second camera, the third camera, and the fourth camera are aligned along a first axis;

the first camera, the second camera, and the first motion sensor are aligned along a second axis;

the third camera and the second motion sensor are aligned along a third axis; and

the fourth camera and the third motion sensor are aligned along a fourth axis.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein

the first type of camera uses a greater amount of power than the second type of camera.

3. An electronic device comprising:

a surface;

a first side;

a first corner located between the surface and the first side;

a second side;

a second corner located between the surface and the second side;

a first motion sensor disposed at the surface;

a second motion sensor disposed at the first corner;

a third motion sensor disposed at the second corner;

a first camera disposed at the surface, the first camera being a first type of camera having a color image sensor, the first camera located closer to an end of the electronic device than the first motion sensor;

a second camera disposed at the surface and oriented in a first direction, the second camera being a second type of camera that is different than the first type of camera having a monochromic image sensor, the second camera located closer to the end of the electronic device than the first camera;

a third camera disposed at the first corner and oriented in a second direction, the third camera being the second type of camera, the third camera located closer to the end of the electronic device than the first camera;

a fourth camera disposed at the second corner and oriented in a fourth direction, the fourth camera being the second type of camera, the fourth camera located closer to the end of the electronic device than the first camera;

a first cover disposed over the first motion sensor, the second motion sensor, and the third motion sensor;

a second cover disposed over the second camera, the third camera, and the fourth camera; and

a button disposed at the surface, the button located closer to the end of the electronic device than the second camera, wherein:

the first camera, the second camera, the first motion sensor, and the button are aligned along a first axis;

the third camera and the second motion sensor are aligned along a second axis; and

the fourth camera and the third motion sensor are aligned along a third axis.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:

the second camera, the third camera, and the fourth camera are aligned along a fourth axis.

5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:

the first type of camera has a first resolution; and

the second type of camera has a second resolution that is different than the first resolution.

6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:

the first type of camera uses a first amount of power; and

the second type of camera uses a second amount of power that is different than the first amount of power.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a button.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a surface;

a first side;

a first corner located between the surface and the first side;

a second side;

a second corner located between the surface and the second side;

a first motion sensor disposed at the surface;

a second motion sensor disposed at the first corner;

a third motion sensor disposed at the second corner;

a first camera disposed at the surface, the first camera being a first type of camera having a first resolution and a color image sensor;

a second camera disposed at the surface that includes a first lens, a first image sensor, and a first processor configured to perform first computer-vision processing, the second camera being a second type of camera having a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution and a monochromic image sensor;

a third camera disposed at the first corner, the third camera being the second type of camera that includes a second lens, a second image sensor, and a second processor configured to perform second computer-vision processing; and

a fourth camera disposed at the second corner, the fourth camera being the second type of camera;

wherein: the second camera, the third camera, and the fourth camera are aligned along a first axis;

the first camera, the second camera, and the first motion sensor are aligned along a second axis;

the third camera and the second motion sensor are aligned along a third axis; and

the fourth camera and the third motion sensor are aligned along a fourth axis.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first camera has a first field of view (FOV) that includes a first horizontal angle;

the second camera has a second FOV that includes a second horizontal angle;

the third camera has a third FOV that includes a third horizontal angle;

the fourth camera has a fourth FOV that includes a fourth horizontal angle; and

a combined horizontal angle that is associated with the second horizontal angle, the third horizontal angle, and the fourth horizontal angle is substantially equal to the first horizontal angle.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein:

the first horizontal angle defines a first lateral extent of the first FOV;

the second horizontal angle defines a second lateral extent of the second FOV;

the third horizontal angle defines a third lateral extent of the third FOV; and

the combined horizontal angle defines a fourth lateral extent of a combination of the second FOV, the third FOV, and the fourth FOV.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first camera has a first field of view (FOV) that includes a first vertical angle;

the second camera has a second FOV that includes a second vertical angle;

the third camera has a third FOV that includes the second vertical angle;

the fourth camera has a fourth FOV that includes the second vertical angle the second vertical angle is different than the first vertical angle.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first camera has a first field of view (FOV) that includes a first horizontal angle and a first vertical angle;

the second camera has a second FOV that includes a second horizontal angle and a second vertical angle;

the third camera has a third FOV that includes a third horizontal angle and the second vertical angle;

the fourth camera has a fourth FOV that includes a fourth horizontal angle and the second vertical angle;

a combined horizontal angle that is associated with the second horizontal angle, the third horizontal angle, and the fourth horizontal angle is substantially equal to the first horizontal angle; and

the second vertical angle is different than the first vertical angle.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising an input device, wherein the input device is aligned with the first camera along the second axis.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of:

a speaker;

a microphone;

a light sensor; or

a light emitter.

15. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:

the second camera, the third camera, and the fourth camera are aligned along a fourth axis; and

the first motion sensor, the second motion sensor, and the third motion sensor are aligned along a fifth axis.

16. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:

the first camera has a first field of view (FOV) that includes a first horizontal angle;

the second camera has a second FOV that includes a second horizontal angle;

the third camera has a third FOV that includes a third horizontal angle;

the fourth camera has a fourth FOV that includes a fourth horizontal angle; and

a combined horizontal angle that is associated with the second horizontal angle, the third horizontal angle, and the fourth horizontal angle is substantially equal to the first horizontal angle.

17. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:

the first camera has a first field of view (FOV) that includes a first vertical angle;

the second camera has a second FOV that includes a second vertical angle;

the third camera has a third FOV that includes the second vertical angle;

the fourth camera has a fourth FOV that includes the second vertical angle the second vertical angle is different than the first vertical angle.

18. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising at least one of:

a speaker;

a microphone;

a light sensor; or

a light emitter.

19. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:

the first camera has a first field of view (FOV) that includes a first horizontal angle;

the second camera has a second FOV that includes a second horizontal angle;

the third camera has a third FOV that includes a third horizontal angle;

the fourth camera has a fourth FOV that includes a fourth horizontal angle; and

a combined horizontal angle that is associated with the second horizontal angle, the third horizontal angle, and the fourth horizontal angle is substantially equal to the first horizontal angle.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein:

the first horizontal angle defines a first lateral extent of the first FOV;

the second horizontal angle defines a second lateral extent of the second FOV;

the third horizontal angle defines a third lateral extent of the third FOV; and

the combined horizontal angle defines a fourth lateral extent of a combination of the second FOV, the third FOV, and the fourth FOV.

21. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:

the first camera has a first field of view (FOV) that includes a first vertical angle;

the second camera has a second FOV that includes a second vertical angle;

the third camera has a third FOV that includes the second vertical angle;

the fourth camera has a fourth FOV that includes the second vertical angle the second vertical angle is different than the first vertical angle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2020
From: ENGLAND, MATTHEW J.; LOEW, CHRISTOPHER; HUANG, CHUNG-SEN; KRASNOSCHOK, ALEXEY
To: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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