公开(公告)号：US20180261060A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15967097

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： James Siminoff ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G08B13/19613 ,  G06K9/00671 ,  G08B13/19608 ,  G08B13/19628 ,  G08B13/19684 ,  G08B25/08

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：US10510232B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US15669817

申请日：2017-08-04

Applicant: Ring Inc.

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

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06T7/60 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/246 ,  G06T7/13 ,  G06T7/254 ,  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：US10388131B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15669092

申请日：2017-08-04

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： James Siminoff ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  G06T7/246 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04M11/02 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04W52/02

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：US10091467B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US15897066

申请日：2018-02-14

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： John Modestine ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/77 ,  G08B13/196

Abstract: In a battery-powered audio/video recording and communication device having a camera, the length of a preset interval (the interval between instances of the device sending a request to a network to check whether any user requests to access the camera have been received) may be adjusted upward or downward in order to balance the competing interests of reducing latency (e.g. reducing the delay that the user may experience when trying to access the camera) and conserving battery life. The present embodiments advantageously balance these competing interests by initially setting the length of the preset interval to be relatively short to reduce latency, but automatically increasing the length of the preset interval as the battery charge is depleted, thereby extending battery life. The present embodiments also advantageously enable the length of the preset interval to be increased after the battery is recharged, thereby reducing latency.

公开(公告)号：US20180276961A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15933776

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Roth ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Jason Gluckman

IPC: G08B13/196

CPC classification number: G08B13/19669 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B13/19656 ,  G08B13/19658 ,  G08B13/19667 ,  H04N7/186 ,  H04N7/188

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.

公开(公告)号：US20180091569A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15715660

申请日：2017-09-26

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Roth ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Jason Gluckman

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N5/77

CPC classification number: H04N21/4131 ,  G08B13/19656 ,  G08B13/19665 ,  G08B13/19684 ,  G08B25/10 ,  H04L65/4069 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N7/181 ,  H04N7/186 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/43615

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：US10171777B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15395467

申请日：2016-12-30

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： Jason Gluckman ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Joshua Roth

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

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：US20180262715A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15911013

申请日：2018-03-02

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： James Siminoff ,  Joshua Roth ,  Andy Aoe ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Spiro Sacre

IPC: H04N7/14 ,  H04M11/02 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08B1/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04N7/148 ,  G08B1/00 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B13/19695 ,  H04L12/2869 ,  H04M1/0291 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04M11/025 ,  H04N7/142 ,  H04N7/186 ,  H04W88/04

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 signal, via the LAN, to at least one device in the WAN, such as a server and/or a service. In response, the at least one device in the WAN sends a signal, via the LAN, to the wireless speaker device. The 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. The wireless speaker device may further include a wireless repeater configured to receive a wireless signal from the one or more LAN devices and rebroadcast the wireless signal. The wireless speaker device may further include a wireless communication module configured to transmit data wirelessly to and/or receive data wirelessly from another wireless device, independently of the LAN, via a direct connection to the another wireless device.

公开(公告)号：US20180233010A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15904403

申请日：2018-02-25

Applicant: RING Inc.

Inventor： John Modestine ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G06T7/292

CPC classification number: G08B13/19645 ,  G06K9/00771 ,  G06K9/2018 ,  G06T7/292 ,  G06T2207/30232 ,  G08B13/19608 ,  G08B13/19656 ,  G08B13/19658 ,  G08B13/19671 ,  G08B13/19682 ,  G08B13/19684 ,  G08B13/19695 ,  G08B25/08 ,  H04N5/23293 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N5/91 ,  H04N7/181 ,  H04N7/186

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to improvements to audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, including improved approaches to using a neighborhood alert mode for triggering multi-device recording, to a multi-camera motion tracking process, and to a multi-camera event stitching process to create a series of “storyboard” images for activity taking place across the fields of view of multiple cameras, within a predetermined time period, for the A/V recording and communication devices.

公开(公告)号：US20180176517A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15898431

申请日：2018-02-17

Applicant: Ring Inc.

Inventor： John Modestine ,  Joshua Roth

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04L12/751 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W84/12

CPC classification number: H04N7/186 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B13/19656 ,  G08B13/19669 ,  G08B13/19689 ,  H04L45/026 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04M1/0291 ,  H04M1/73 ,  H04M2250/52 ,  H04N5/23206 ,  H04N5/23241 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04W52/0254 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W84/12 ,  Y04S40/18

Abstract: In an A/V recording and communication device, the power configuration of the device is considered when determining a setting for a keep-alive interval of the device. If the device is connected to a reliable and continuous source of power, such as AC mains, then the keep-alive interval may be set to a very short duration, thereby reducing or eliminating any latency that the user might experience when attempting to remotely access the camera of the device. By contrast, if the device relies solely on a rechargeable battery for power, then the keep-alive interval may be set to a longer duration, thereby reducing the rate at which the rechargeable battery will be discharged. And, if the device is connected to an intermittent source of power, such as a solar panel, then the keep-alive interval may be set to a moderate duration to balance the competing interests of reducing latency and conserving battery life.