A/V Device Sensor Data Correlation for Unified Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices, such as doorbells, often require homeowners to access information from multiple applications or tabs, making it inefficient to view and respond to events like home burglaries, where surveillance camera footage and door lock status need to be accessed separately.
Innovation Solution
The integration of A/V recording and communication devices with networked sensors, such as door and window sensors, to generate and transmit updated image data, including relevant sensor information, as a user alert to a client device, allowing for more informed decision-making during events like home burglaries.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If A/V recording and communication devices are integrated with networked sensors to consolidate information, then the ease of operation and decision-making efficiency are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple information sources (A/V recording device, door lock status, surveillance camera footage, sensor data) into a single consolidated display interface. This merging allows homeowners to view all critical information in one location rather than switching between multiple applications or tabs, directly improving ease of operation while the system handles the complexity of integration automatically
Solution Approach 2:
The A/V recording and communication device is enhanced to serve multiple functions: it records video, captures audio, integrates with networked sensors, monitors door lock status, and displays consolidated information. This multi-functionality allows a single device to provide comprehensive security and information access, improving operational efficiency without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple applications or tabs are used to access different smart device information, then the adaptability to different information sources is improved, but the loss of time and efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges data from multiple information sources (video feeds, sensor readings, lock status) into a single unified display. This consolidation maintains adaptability to access diverse information types while eliminating the time loss associated with switching between multiple applications or tabs, as all information is simultaneously available in one interface
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary integration and organization of data from multiple sources before presentation to the user. Information is pre-processed, correlated, and displayed in a ready-to-use format, eliminating the need for users to manually switch between applications or tabs to gather relevant information during time-critical events
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments provide for receiving image data representative of a field of view of a camera of an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device during a period time and sensor data generated by a sensor or a hub device at a time. A time-based association between the A/V recording and communication device and the sensor may be determined. Based at least in part on the time and the period of time, it may be determined that the time is within the period of time and that the time being within the period of time satisfies the time-based association. The image data and the sensor data may be correlated to create updated data, and the updated data may be included within a generated message. The message may then be transmitted to a client device associated with the A/V recording and communication device.