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US 12,762,936 B2Granted
Electronic monitoring system with intuitive activity zone definition
AssigneeArlo Technologies, Inc.
InventorMark Kretsch
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Abstract
An area monitoring system is provided that allows flexible definitions of activity zones for activating a camera by using articulated motion detectors defining fields-of-view as subsets of the camera field-of-view. First and second motion detectors may be mounted on an escutcheon on opposite sides of the camera such that the first and second motion detectors may swivel independently of one another and of the camera.
Claims17
An electronic monitoring system comprising:
- an escutcheon;
- a camera module attached to the escutcheon, the camera module including a microcontroller and a camera that is operatively connected to the microcontroller and that is adapted to capture video images within a camera field-of-view when the camera is activated by the microcontroller;
- a first motion detector and a second motion detector configured to detect motion in respective first and second fields-of-view and being independently attached to the escutcheon at locations spaced from the camera module by articulated joints allowing each of the first motion detector and the second motion detector to swivel independently of each other and the camera module for adjustment of the first and second fields-of-view in elevation and azimuth independent of each other and the camera module, the first motion detector and the second motion detector providing corresponding electronic motion signals to the microcontroller upon detection of motion in the respective first and second fields-of-view;
- and
- wherein:
- the microcontroller is configured to:
- activate the camera in response to an electronic motion signal of each or any of the first and second motion detectors;
- and
- wirelessly transmit detection signals corresponding to the electronic motion signals to a mobile device;
- the mobile device is configured to:
- determine if a gap exists between the first and second fields-of-view;
- inform a user about the existence of the gap between the first and second fields-of-view;
- if the gap exists, generate instructions for a user to facilitate the movement of the first motion detector and the second motion detector to eliminate the gap between the first and second fields-of-view, and
- advise the user when the gap has been eliminated.
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An electronic monitoring system comprising:
- a housing adapted to attach to a line voltage;
- a camera module attached to the housing by an articulated joint movable in elevation and azimuth, the camera module housing a microprocessor and a camera that is adapted to capture video images being within a camera field-of-view when the camera is activated by the microprocessor, the camera module further including a motion detector having a first motion field-of-view aligned with the camera field-of-view and providing an electronic motion signal to the microprocessor upon detection of motion in the first motion field-of-view;
- a second motion detector and third motion detector independent of the camera module, the second and third motion detectors being adapted to detect motion in respective second and third motion fields-of-view and being independently attached to the housing by articulated joints so as to allow the second motion detector and the third motion detector to swivel independently of each other and the camera module such that the second motion detector and the third motion detector are movable in elevation and azimuth independent of each other and the camera module, the second and third motion detectors each providing a corresponding electronic motion signal to the microprocessor in the camera module upon detection of motion in the respective second and third fields-of-view;
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- an interface connecting the second and third motion detectors to the microprocessor;
- wherein:
- the second and third motion detectors each include floodlights;
- the second and third motion detectors and the microprocessor are configured such that operation of the floodlights of the second and third motion detectors can be controlled by the microprocessor via the interface;
- and
- the microprocessor and each of the motion detectors intercommunicate and are configured such that the microprocessor:
- activates the camera for video recording in response to receipt of electronic motion signals from any of the first, second and third motion detectors;
- and
- wirelessly transmits detection signals corresponding to the electronic motion signals to a mobile device;
- the mobile device is configured to:
- determine if a pap exists between the first, second and third fields-of-view;
- inform a user about the existence of the gap;
- if the gap exists, generate instructions for a user to facilitate the movement of the second motion detector and the third motion detector to eliminate the gap;
- and
- advise the user when the gap has been eliminated.
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A method of area monitoring comprising:
- positioning a camera module including a microprocessor and a camera for capturing video images within a camera field-of-view when the camera is activated by the microprocessor;
- positioning first and second motion detectors in spaced relation to the camera module and each other, the first and second motion detectors being allowed to swivel independently of each other and the camera module in elevation and azimuth, the first and second motion detectors having respective fields-of-view and providing corresponding electronic motion signals to the microprocessor upon detection of motion in the respective first and second fields-of-view;
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- activating the camera with the microprocessor in response to at least one electronic motion signal of the first and second motion detectors;
- wherein:
- the microprocessor is configured to wirelessly transmit detection signals corresponding to the at least one electronic motion signal to a mobile device;
- and
- the mobile device is configured to:
- determine if a gap exists between the first and second fields-of-view;
- inform a user about the existence of the gap between the first and second fields-of-view;
- if the gap exists, generate instructions for a user to facilitate the movement of the first motion detector and the second motion detector to eliminate the gap between the first and the second fields-of-view;
- and
- advise the user when the gap has been eliminated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.