A method for analyzing a video captured by a security system. The method includes obtaining a video of a monitored environment and detecting an occurrence of an event in the video of the monitored environment. Detecting the occurrence of the event includes identifying the presence of a foreground object in the video of the monitored environment and classifying the foreground object. The method further includes tagging the occurrence of the event in the video with the foreground object classification and generating an event history video from the video of the monitored environment, including resampling the video of the monitored environment, the resampling including applying a first event-specific frame drop rate to segments of the video of the monitored environment that include the foreground object, based on the tagging, and applying at least one other frame drop rate to other segments of the video of the monitored environment.

A method for an automation system is described. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring for detection of sound via a microphone on a security camera. The security camera is configured to generate an audio stream and a video stream and to transmit the audio and video streams via a transmitter associated with the security camera. Upon detecting sound via the microphone, the method includes determining whether the sound includes a human voice and, upon determining the sound includes the human voice, modifying at least one aspect of the audio or video streams of the security camera.

Systems and methods for communicating in a network using parcel theft share signals in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure are provided. In one embodiment, an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device comprises: a camera configured to capture first image data of a drop-off zone; a communication module; and a processing module comprising: a processor; and a parcel theft deterrence application that configures the processor to: monitor a parcel in the drop-off zone, wherein the parcel is associated with parcel tracking data; determine that the parcel has been removed from the drop-off zone; generate a parcel theft share signal using the first image data and the parcel tracking data, wherein the parcel theft share signal includes a command to share the first image data with a network of users; and transmit the parcel theft share signal to the backend server using the communication module.

Technology permitting secure storage and transmission of data stream as well as tiered access to multiple data stream according to permission. Data streams may be encrypted using symmetric encryption performed with varying symmetric keys according to a key stream of symmetric keys. Native data may be discarded for safety. Whole or partial key streams may be encrypted using the public keys of authorized entities having permission to access respective data streams or portions thereof. Only the corresponding private keys can decrypt the encrypted key streams required to decrypt the encrypted data streams. Thus rigorous access control is provided. IT personnel accessing data stream files on a server or intruders maliciously obtaining files will not be able to derive the data stream. Sensitive data streams may be stored using cloud services despite inherent risks.

A video transmission apparatus detects a target object to be monitored from images obtained by imaging a monitoring area, tracks the detected target object, obtains existence time from appearance to disappearance of the target object, and transmits a data volume reduced image of the target object to a video reception apparatus. The video reception apparatus analyzes the data volume reduced image transmitted from the video transmission apparatus and transmits a video request of the target object to the video transmission apparatus) based on input made according to the result of the analysis. When the video request transmitted from the video reception apparatus is received, the video transmission apparatus generates a monitoring video from the appearance to the disappearance of the target object based on the existence time of the target object and transmits the monitoring video to the video reception apparatus.

A method and a system are provided for optimizing battery usage of an electronic device. The method comprises determining, by a battery optimization unit, a degree of criticality of environment in which one or more sensors are operating based on one or more pre-defined conditions. The method further comprises determining, by the battery optimization unit, a plurality of parameters comprising an energy level of the electronic device, an available processing power, and an available communication network bandwidth associated with the electronic device. The method further comprises processing, by the battery optimization unit, a first portion of sensor data locally based on the degree of criticality of environment and a priority based rule engine, wherein the priority based rule engine is configured to optimize battery usage of the electronic device based on the plurality of parameters.

A monitoring apparatus obtains image data captured by an image capturing apparatus, generates a background image based on the image data, performs detection processing including detection of a moving object using the image data and the background image, and sets a continuing time until the detected moving object comes to rest and is then handled as a background based on a condition concerning detection processing.

A coverage area picture imaging a maximum area is displayed on a coverage area picture display. A camera is moved within a predetermined range and a plurality of frames obtained as a result form a picture. The pixels of the picture is decimated in vertical and horizontal directions and form a thumbnail as the coverage area picture. The coverage area picture display presents a display indicating a direction in which the camera is currently directed for picture photographing. In accordance with the display, a photographing direction is controlled. A plurality of frames are photographed with respect to a designated position, then stored, and displayed. A whole picture display presents a whole panorama picture. A selective picture display presents a frame at the position designated within the whole panorama picture as a selected picture.

A control apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires selection information for selecting, based on a detection result of a sensor, an image capturing device that captures an image to be displayed and/or stored by a terminal device from among a plurality of image capturing devices, and a control unit that performs control in such a manner that a communication amount related to a captured image from an image capturing device that is unlikely to be selected from among the plurality of image capturing devices based on the acquired selection information becomes less than a communication amount related to a captured image from an image capturing device that is likely to be selected based on the acquired selection information.

A security system can can be configured to mount to a power outlet. The security system can include a detection system comprising a camera, motion detector, speaker, microphone, and a pair of electrical prongs arranged and configured to protrude into the power outlet to receive power for the detection system. The security system can also include a remote computing device communicatively coupled to the detection system.