Google Inc.

Oath Inc.

Gregory R Duffy

Melissa D McLean

Aamir S Virani

Ronald Loren Kirkby

Gregory Rourk Nelson

Adam Douglas Smith

Matthew Brezina

Video camera

This application is directed to a camera system having one or more processors, memory having a limited capacity, a camera element and a microphone. The camera system captures video and audio data in real-time via the camera element and the microphone, respectively. While capturing the video and audio data in real-time, the captured video and audio data are stored in the memory having the limited capacity, and sent to a remote server system via the communication interface for storage by the remote server system. The camera system determines that a portion of the video and audio data was not available at the remote server system. In accordance with a determination that at least some of the portion is still available in the memory having the limited capacity, the camera system resends the at least some of the portion from the memory to the remote server system via the communication interface.

Backfill of video stream

This application discloses a camera module that incorporates a camera portion, a wireless antenna, a wireless transceiver and one or more infrared light emitting diodes (IR LEDs). The camera portion is configured to capture video data. The wireless transceiver is coupled to the wireless antenna and configured to communicate in a local wireless network. The wireless transceiver is configured to communicate the video data captured by the camera portion to a client device via a remote server. The client device is remote from the camera module, and the remote server is remote from the camera module and the client device. The IR LEDs are configured to illuminate a field of view with infrared light. In some implementations, the wireless transceiver is further configured to communicate the video data captured by the camera portion while the one or more IR LEDs illuminate the field of view with infrared light.

Integrated video camera module

This application discloses a home video capturing and monitoring system including a video camera, an executable application, and a remote server. The video camera further includes a camera configured to capture video data, a communications component configured to wirelessly communicate video data to a monitoring device, and a speaker configured to output one or more audio messages from a user. The application is executed by the monitoring device, and configured to receive and display the video data captured by the camera while capturing the one or more audio messages from the user and sending them to the video camera via the remote server for playback by the speaker of the video camera. The remote server is configured to receive, store and analyze the video data communicated from the video camera, and relay the one or more audio messages captured by the monitoring device to the video camera.

Home video capturing and monitoring system

A data streaming system includes one or more processors, memory, and a circular buffer stored in the memory. The system includes a media loader process that retrieves frames from a media source and writes the retrieved frames in chronological order to the circular buffer. The system includes a forward dispatch process that transmits frames from the circular buffer to a destination server in chronological order in real-time. The system also includes a backfill dispatch process that executes in response to receiving a backfill request from the destination server, transmitting frames from the circular buffer to the destination server in reverse chronological order.

Among other disclosures, a method may include receiving a trigger identifying a person associated with a communication, the communication being transmitted by a communication application. The method may include retrieving information relating to the person. The method may include providing the information to an interface associated with the communication application.

Application programming interfaces for communication systems

Camera stand

What is described herein is a system which includes an arm where the arm includes a cutout which is a same shape as at least some part of a video camera and which is configured to hold the video camera. The system further includes a base which is configured to be placed on a surface. The system further includes a joint which is configured to be connected to the arm and the base.

Modular camera system

A camera module is described that incorporates a rear portion, a front portion, a camera, a wireless antenna, and a wireless transceiver. The rear portion has a substantially circular cross section with a first diameter and includes a front surface and a rear surface. The front portion has a substantially cylindrical body with a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter and extends from the front surface of the rear portion of the camera module. The front portion also includes a front surface that is arranged opposite the rear surface of the rear portion of the camera module. The camera is configured to capture video data and is exposed at the front surface of the front portion of the camera module. The wireless antenna is arranged within the camera module. The wireless transceiver is coupled to the wireless antenna and the camera and is configured to communicate video data captured by the camera to a wireless network.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Gregory R Duffy