Peripheral Video Presence Detection

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for the detection of a device that may be in the presence of a video camera and may be sending and receiving signals within a local network. The device may be inside or outside the video camera's field of view. The camera or associated network device such as a router may discover the device in the periphery of or outside the field of view of the camera by detecting transmissions from the device, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, cellular or other wireless transmissions. The video camera may determine identifying information for the device from the transmissions and may store and transmit for analysis the information along with captured video.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a computing device and from a camera:
 data captured by the camera; and 
 information indicating a source of a wireless signal that was detected at a time associated with capture of the data by the camera; 
   determining, by the computing device and based on the data, that the source is outside a field of view of the camera;   determining, based on the determining that the source is outside the field of view, a location of the source; and   panning, based on the location of the source, the camera.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing, in a database, second data captured by the camera, the information indicating the source, and the location of the source. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the camera is located at a premises, the method further comprising:
 determining, based on a list of predetermined trusted devices for the premises, that the source of the wireless signal is not a trusted device, wherein the panning is further based on the source of the wireless signal not being a trusted device.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, from the camera, second data; and   determining, based on the second data, that the source is in the field of view of the camera.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the camera is associated with a drone, and the method further comprising:
 sending the drone to the location of the source of the wireless signal; and   causing the drone to track the source of the wireless signal until the wireless signal is no longer detected.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the location of the source comprises triangulating the location. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising injecting the data with the information indicating the source to generate updated data; and
 sending, via a network, the updated data to a monitoring entity.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data comprises one or more of:
 at least one video,   at least one audio, or   at least one picture.   
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 capturing, by a camera, data;   detecting a wireless signal at a time associated with the capturing the data;   sending, to a computing device:
 the data captured by the camera; and 
 information indicating a source of the wireless signal, wherein the source of the wireless signal is outside a field of view of the camera; and 
   panning, based on a location of the source of the wireless signal, the camera.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising storing one or more of:
 the data,   the time associated with the capturing the data,   the information indicating the source, or   the location of the source.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the camera is located at a premises, and wherein the panning the camera is based on a determination that the source of the wireless signal is not a trusted device associated with the premises. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 capturing, after the panning, second data that indicates that the source is in the field of view of the camera; and   sending, to the computing device, the second data.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the camera is associated with a drone, and the method further comprising:
 sending the drone to the location of the source of the wireless signal; and   causing the drone to track the source of the wireless signal until the wireless signal is no longer detected.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the data comprises one or more of:
 at least one video,   at least one audio, or   at least one picture.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising receiving, from the computing device, the location of the source. 
     
     
         16 . A system comprising:
 a computing device and a camera,   wherein the computing device comprises:
 one or more first processors; and 
 memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to:
 receive from the camera:
 data captured by the camera; and 
 information indicating a source of a wireless signal that was detected at a time associated with capture of the data by the camera; 
 
 determine, based on the data, that the source is outside a field of view of the camera; 
 determine, based on the determination that the source is outside the field of view, a location of the source; and 
 pan, based on the location of the source, the camera; and 
 
   wherein the camera comprises:
 one or more second processors; and 
 memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the camera to:
 send the data captured by the camera and the information indicating the source of the wireless signal that was detected at the time associated with capture of the data by the camera. 
 
   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the computing device to:
 store, in a database, second data captured by the camera, the information indicating the source, and the location of the source.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the camera is located at a premises, and wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the computing device to:
 determine, based on a list of predetermined trusted devices for the premises, that the source of the wireless signal is not a trusted device, and wherein the first instructions, when executed, cause the panning further based on the source of the wireless signal not being a trusted device.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the computing device to:
 receive, from the camera, second data; and   determine, based on the second data, that the source is in the field of view of the camera.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the camera is associated with a drone, and wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the computing device to:
 send the drone to the location of the source of the wireless signal; and   cause the drone to track the source of the wireless signal until the wireless signal is no longer detected.   
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the computing device to:
 determine the location of the source by triangulating the location.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, further cause the computing device to:
 inject the data with the information indicating the source to generate updated data; and   send, via a network, the updated data to a monitoring entity.   
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the data comprises one or more of:
 at least one video,   at least one audio, or   at least one picture.   
     
     
         24 . One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
 receiving, by a computing device and from a camera:
 data captured by the camera; and 
 information indicating a source of a wireless signal that was detected at a time associated with capture of the data by the camera; 
   determining, by the computing device and based on the data, that the source is outside a field of view of the camera;   determining, based on the determining that the source is outside the field of view, a location of the source; and   panning, based on the location of the source, the camera.   
     
     
         25 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause:
 storing, in a database, second data captured by the camera, the information indicating the source, and the location of the source.   
     
     
         26 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 24 , wherein the camera is located at a premises, and wherein the instructions, when executed, cause:
 determining, based on a list of predetermined trusted devices for the premises, that the source of the wireless signal is not a trusted device, and wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the panning further based on the source of the wireless signal not being a trusted device.   
     
     
         27 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause:
 receiving, from the camera, second data; and   determining, based on the second data, that the source is in the field of view of the camera.   
     
     
         28 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 24 , wherein the camera is associated with a drone, and wherein the instructions, when executed, cause:
 sending the drone to the location of the source of the wireless signal; and   causing the drone to track the source of the wireless signal until the wireless signal is no longer detected.   
     
     
         29 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause:
 determining the location of the source by triangulating the location.   
     
     
         30 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 24 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause:
 injecting the data with the information indicating the source to generate updated data; and   sending, via a network, the updated data to a monitoring entity.   
     
     
         31 . The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of  claim 24 , wherein the data comprises one or more of:
 at least one video,   at least one audio, or   at least one picture.