Umbrella including integrated camera

An intelligent umbrella, comprising:

• a base assembly;
• a center support assembly coupled to a base assembly, the center support assembly comprising one or more arm support assemblies, the center support assembly comprising a tubular structure to house electrical and mechanical components;
• one or more blades or arms, coupled to the arm support assemblies;
• a computing device, the computing device integrated inside the center support assembly, the computing device to comprise one or more memory devices, one or more processors and computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices and executable by the one or more processors;
• a shading fabric, coupled to at least the one or more blades to provide shade to a user of the intelligent umbrella;
• and
• a camera, the camera to capture images of an area in proximity to the intelligent shading umbrella, the camera integrated inside the center support assembly and is not in a separate enclosure from the center support assembly, wherein the captured images are the stored in the one or more memory devices.