Integrated video camera module

A cloud-based video system, comprising:

• (1) an integrated video camera module, comprising:
• a camera portion configured to capture video data;
• a microphone and a speaker configured to, while the camera portion captures the video data, exchange audio messages between a person remotely viewing the video data captured by the camera portion and a person captured by the camera portion;
• and
• a wireless antenna and a wireless transceiver coupled to the wireless antenna, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to upload the video data captured by the camera portion and audio messages received by the microphone to a remote server while the video data is captured;
• (2) the remote server that is configured to:
• store the video data and audio messages uploaded by the integrated video camera module;
• analyze the video data to determine whether a characteristic of the video data satisfies a threshold value;
• and
• communicate the video data captured by the camera portion to one or more remote client devices including a first electronic device;
• and
• (3) the first electronic device that is configured to:
• execute a downloaded software application to access the cloud-based video system and to access and present the video data and audio messages stored in the remote server via the cloud-based video system;
• and
• when accessing the cloud-based video system via the downloaded software application executed on the first electronic device, present a notification to a user after a determination that the characteristic of the video data does not satisfy the threshold value, the notification being indicative of the determination that the characteristic of the video data does not satisfy the threshold value;
• wherein the one or more client devices is remote from the camera module, and the remote server is distinct from the camera module and the one or more client devices.

A camera device, comprising:

• means for capturing video data;
• means for exchanging audio messages between a person remotely viewing the captured video data and a person captured by the means for capturing video data;
• and
• means for uploading the video data captured by the means for capturing video data and audio messages received by the means for exchanging audio messages to a remote server while the video data is captured and streaming the captured video data via the remote server to one or more remote client devices;
• wherein the remote server is distinct from the camera device, and is configured to provide a cloud-based video system, store the video data and audio messages uploaded by the means for uploading the video data, and analyze the video data to determine whether a characteristic of the video data satisfies a threshold value;
• wherein the one or more remote client devices are distinct from the camera device and the remote server, and include a first electronic device that is configured to execute a downloaded software application to access and present the video data and audio messages stored in the remote server via the cloud-based video system;
• and
• wherein when accessing the cloud-based video system via the downloaded software application executed on the first electronic device, the first electronic device is configured to present a notification to a user after a determination that the characteristic of the video data does not satisfy the threshold value, the notification being indicative of the determination that the characteristic of the video data does not satisfy the threshold value.