US 10,855,996 B2 · Encoder selection based on camera system deployment characteristics

Abstract

A technique is described for selecting an encoder to encode video captured by a network-connected camera system based on characteristics of deployment of the network connected cameras system. The network-connected camera system may include one or more cameras and a base station connected to each other via a network, which can be a wireless network. A processing system, for example at the base station, receives data indicative of characteristics of deployment of the network-connected camera system, processes, the received data to select an encoder, and causes the one or more cameras to process captured video using the selected encoder. In some embodiments, encoder selections can be continually updated based on changes in the deployment of the network-connected camera system.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, data indicative of a characteristic of deployment of a network-connected camera system;
processing, by the computing system, the received data to select an encoder based on the characteristic of deployment of the network-connected camera system;
and
encoding, by the computing system, video captured by the network-connected camera system using the selected encoder;
wherein processing the received data to select an encoder includes:
processing, by the computing system, the received data to determine a location of a camera coupled to the network-connected camera system;
inferring, by the computing system, a characteristic of a scene captured by the camera based on the determined location of the camera;
and
selecting, by the computing system, an encoder based on the inferred characteristic of the scene captured by the camera.

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A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, data indicative of a characteristic of deployment of a network-connected camera system;
processing, by the computing system, the received data to select an encoder based on the characteristic of deployment of the network-connected camera system;
and
encoding, by the computing system, video captured by the network-connected camera system using the selected encoder;
wherein the received data includes video captured the network-connected camera system and wherein processing the received data to select an encoder includes:
processing, by the computing system, the video captured by the network-connected camera system to detect physical objects in the captured video using computer vision;
determining, by the computing system, a characteristic of a scene captured by the network-connected camera system based on the detected physical objects;
and
selecting, by the computing system, an encoder based on the determined characteristic of the scene captured by the network-connected camera system.

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A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, data indicative of a characteristic of deployment of a network-connected camera system;
processing, by the computing system, the received data to select an encoder based on the characteristic of deployment of the network-connected camera system;
and
encoding, by the computing system, video captured by the network-connected camera system using the selected encoder;
wherein the received data includes information indicative of a user device used to access video captured by the network-connected camera system and wherein processing the received data to select an encoder includes:
processing, by the computing system, the received information indicative of the user device to update a listing including information indicative of a plurality of user devices that have accessed the network-connected camera system;
selecting, by the computing system, an encoder that is compatible with at east one of the plurality of user devices included in the listing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Encoder selection based on camera system deployment characteristics

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