公开(公告)号：US10984641B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US16679991

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： John Modestine ,  Elliott Lemberger ,  James Siminoff ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  G06T7/254 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/60 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/246 ,  G06T7/13 ,  H04N7/14

Abstract: Parcel theft deterrence for audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, such as video doorbells and security cameras. When an A/V recording and communication device captures image data that includes a parcel, a parcel boundary may be created for monitoring the parcel within. In various embodiments, when the parcel is removed from the parcel boundary, a user alert may be generated to notify a user of a client device associated with the A/V recording and communication device that the parcel has been removed.

公开(公告)号：US10924713B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16192666

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jason Gluckman ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L1/08 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N5/77 ,  G08B25/08 ,  G08B13/196

Abstract: The present embodiments solve the problem of low-quality stored footage from video stream by storing copies of data packets at a local storage device of the A/V recording and communication device. The locally stored data is subsequently (e.g., after the live stream has terminated) uploaded to a remote storage device. If any data packets are lost during the upload process, those lost data packets can be re-sent from the local storage device to the remote storage device so that the complete recording can be stored at the remote storage device. The subsequent upload process may, in some embodiments, comprise a reliable data transfer protocol.

公开(公告)号：US20190340903A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16517576

申请日：2019-07-20

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： James Siminoff ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  G06T7/246 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04M11/02

Abstract: Methods for audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices including a camera, are provided. One such method comprises determining that a parcel has been left within an area about the A/V recording and communication device, determining that the parcel has been removed from the area about the A/V recording and communication device, determining whether removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device was authorized, and when the removal of the parcel from the area about the A/V recording and communication device is determined to have been unauthorized, generating an alert.

公开(公告)号：US20190335136A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16505569

申请日：2019-07-08

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Aaron Harpole ,  Joshua Roth ,  James Siminoff ,  Darrell Sommerlatt

IPC: H04N5/77 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/845 ,  G11B27/19 ,  H04N21/239

Abstract: Video footage captured by A/V recording and communication devices may be readily uploaded to the cloud and shared with a requesting party, such as a law enforcement agency. When a request is received from a requesting party for video footage, a set of videos meeting the criteria specified by the requesting party may be determined. Consent requests may then be sent to users associated with each of the A/V recording and communication devices that recorded the videos meeting the criteria specified by the requesting party. When user consents to share the videos are received, the video footage may be provided to the requesting party.

公开(公告)号：US11138867B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16827535

申请日：2020-03-23

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： James Siminoff ,  Joshua Roth ,  John Modestine ,  Spiro Sacre ,  Mark Siminoff

IPC: G08B27/00 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: A wireless speaker device configured for use with a wireless A/V recording and communication device, such as a doorbell. The wireless speaker device, which includes a speaker, may connect to the user's local area network (LAN), such as a Wi-Fi network. The LAN is connected to a wide area network (WAN), such as the Internet and/or a public switched telephone network (PSTN). When the wireless A/V recording and communication device detects a visitor, it sends a first signal, via the LAN, to device backend server in the WAN. In response, the back-end server in the WAN transmits a second signal, via the LAN, to the wireless speaker device. The second signal to the wireless speaker device includes a command for the wireless speaker device to emit a tone through its speaker. The wireless speaker device then emits a tone through its speaker to alert the user that a visitor is at the wireless A/V recording and communication device.

公开(公告)号：US11115629B1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16175121

申请日：2018-10-30

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Elliott Lemberger ,  John Modestine ,  Joshua Roth ,  Micah Stone

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G10L13/00

Abstract: A method for remotely confirming delivery of a package may be accomplished using a client device and a using a network-connectable audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device. The method includes initiating the two-way communication between the client device and the A/V recording and communication device. The method further includes receiving, via a user interface of the client device, an indication that a package is being delivered to a building associated with the A/V recording and communication device. The method further includes receiving, at the client device, information about the package and displaying, on a display of the client device, the information about the package. The method further includes receiving, via the user interface, an electronic signature indicating acceptance of delivery of the package. The method further includes transmitting, by the client device, the electronic signature to a delivery service server.

公开(公告)号：US11049375B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-29

申请号：US16735593

申请日：2020-01-06

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Joshua Roth ,  James Siminoff

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G08B25/08 ,  G08B15/00

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to identify a previously-not-present stationary object within a sequence of image frames. A system determines a first frame of the plurality of image frames where an object is not within a field of view of the camera of the A/V device. The system then analyzes other frames to determine that the object becomes present and is stationary within the field of view of the camera. The system may identify a person approaching and moving away from the A/V device. The system may identify a stationary vehicle within and subsequently not within the field of view of the camera. The system may use identification of the parcel to generate a control signal that changes the operational mode of the A/V device to parcel protect mode.

公开(公告)号：US10939076B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US16192533

申请日：2018-11-15

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Roth ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Jason Gluckman

IPC: H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/214 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/414 ,  G08B25/10 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/2743

Abstract: Streaming and storing video for audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for an A/V recording and communication device comprises: recording video image data; executing a write operation to write the video image data at a write rate; executing a read operation to read the video image data at a first read rate that is greater than the write rate; continuing to read the video image data at the first read rate until the read operation catches up to the write operation; reading the video image data at a second read rate equal to the write rate; and transmitting streaming video to a client device, wherein a beginning portion of the streaming video is streamed at a first stream rate and thereafter streaming at a second stream rate less than the first stream rate.

公开(公告)号：US20200320837A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16906657

申请日：2020-06-19

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Elliott Lemberger ,  James Siminoff ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  H04N5/77 ,  G06T7/246 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04M11/02

Abstract: Some aspects of the present embodiments provide a method for setting an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device in a parcel protection mode. The method receives, form the A/V recording and communication device, a notification about a parcel being placed within an area about the A/V recording and communication device. The method receives a request for activating the parcel protection mode. Upon receiving the request, the method sends an activation signal to the A/V recording and communication device to set the A/V recording and communication device in the parcel protection mode.

公开(公告)号：US10769912B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US15933776

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Roth ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Jason Gluckman

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G08B3/10

Abstract: Streaming and storing content captured by audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, a method for transmitting and storing video images captured by an A/V recording and communication device including a camera and memory is provided, the method comprising: capturing video images of a field of view of the camera; detecting a person at the A/V recording and communication device; in response to detecting the person, storing a high-quality version of the video images at the memory of the A/V recording and communication device; determining an available network bit rate for video streaming; if the available network bit rate is above a threshold, then transmitting a high-quality video stream to a client device; and if the available network bit rate is below the threshold, then transmitting a low-quality video stream to the client device.