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Ola User Guide
Document Version - DOC16-825-0006
Software Version – 1.0.0.20192705
Copyright © Ola 2019
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  • Page 1 Ola User Guide Document Version - DOC16-825-0006 Software Version – 1.0.0.20192705 Copyright © Ola 2019 All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Suggested Searches ......................11 Naming People ......................... 12 Suggested Notifications ...................... 13 My Favorites .......................... 17 Voice/Text Interactions with Ola ................... 18 How do you ask? ........................18 Text-based Interaction ....................18 Voice-based Interaction ....................20 Types of Questions/Requests ..................... 21 Past Events .........................
  • Page 3 Activating/Deactivating Custom Notifications ............... 60 Viewing Notifications ......................61 Deleting Notifications ......................62 Settings ............................. 64 Viewing System Notifications .................... 64 General Settings ........................64 People ..........................64 Notifications ........................64 Sensitivity Level ........................ 64 Camera Settings ........................64 3| Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 4 Introduction Turning the Camera On/Off ..................66 Changing the Camera Location ................... 68 Sorting the order of the cameras .................. 72 Specifying an Area of Interest ..................73 Remove a camera ......................73 Account Settings ........................74 Logging out ........................74 Troubleshooting ........................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Ask Ola You can use text or voice to ask Ola questions about specific events or ask Ola to notify you when something of interest occurs. Ola will answer your question, while showing you relevant video clips.

  • Page 6: About This User Guide

    SMS/Email. • Ask Ola – The Ola app enables you to use natural language interaction with Ola to get information about events, access relevant clips and request notifications. •...

  • Page 7: Privacy And Security

    • Turning off the camera in the app settings. Camera Elements The Ola camera has a 130° field of view, capturing video in Full HD resolution. It also has 3 directional mics and two stereo speakers. The camera can be placed in the Surface Base or mounted in the Wall Mount.

  • Page 8: Safety Information

    • Cords can be a strangulation hazard. • Make sure camera is mounted firmly. WARNING: Risk of damage to device • Do not place camera next to other electrical devices that may cause the camera to overheat (e.g. ovens, air-conditioners, heaters). 8 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 9: App Screen Elements

    My Favorites – a list of searches that you have tagged as "favorites" for future use. • Ask Ola Text – type a question/request for Ola. • Ask Ola Voice – tap the microphone icon and speak a question/request for Ola. • Filtered Search – specify "who", what", "where", and "when" parameters to search for an event.

  • Page 10: Ola's Suggestions

    Ola's Suggestions Ola's Suggestions Based on the events that were captured and your personal preferences, Ola suggests a variety of questions you could ask and facilitates access to the most relevant notifications and your favorite questions. Ola may also suggest naming unidentified people that were captured by the camera.

  • Page 11: Suggested Searches

    Ola's Suggestions During first time use Ola's suggestions may still be empty until an event is captured by the camera. Suggested Searches Ola proactively suggests searches based on events that were captured and your personal preferences. Æ To use a search suggestion: 1.

  • Page 12: Naming People

    • A new person - you can create a new profile, by adding the person's name. • An existing person – Ola will display the detected person and images of similar persons. You can select one of these images as being the same as the detected person.

  • Page 13: Suggested Notifications

    Ola's Suggestions 2. If you want to name another person, swipe left/right to browse between the images. 3. Do one of the following: • If this is a new person, type the name of the person in the Add New Name field and tap Add New.
  • Page 14 Ola's Suggestions Æ To add a new notification request: 1. Swipe left to access the Suggested Notifications. A list of suggested notification requests is displayed: 2. Tap the desired notification request. The new notification request is created. 14 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 15 Ola's Suggestions 3. If there are past events relating to the notification, Ola will suggest viewing them. 4. Do one of the following: DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 15...
  • Page 16 Ola's Suggestions • Tap the Yes button to view the clips of past events relating to the notification. The results are displayed: • Tap the No button to cancel. 16 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 17: My Favorites

    Æ To view a suggested favorite: 1. Swipe left twice to access the My Favorites. The Favorites screen is displayed with a list of previously saved searches/requests. 2. Tap the desired request. Ola displays the answer for the request. DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 17...

  • Page 18: Voice/Text Interactions With Ola

    Ola understands what you say using natural language, without requiring complex search syntaxes or endless menus. Just say or type your question and Ola will give you an answer. You can ask Ola about past events and even create notifications.
  • Page 19 9:21 AM today") and the relevant clip/s. 4. Tap the Save as Notification icon if you want to add the question as a notification. Ola will notify you when an event that matches the question occurs. For more information on Notifications, see Notifications.

  • Page 20: Voice-Based Interaction

    Voice/Text Interactions with Ola Voice-based Interaction You can also use your voice to dictate the question/request. Ola will recognize the question and display it as text on the screen. Æ To use voice search: 1. Tap the microphone icon. 2. Say your question/request.

  • Page 21: Types Of Questions/Requests

    9:21 AM today") and the relevant clip/s. 5. Tap the Save as Notification icon if you want to add the question as a notification. Ola will notify you when an event that matches the question occurs. For more information on Notifications, see Notifications.

  • Page 22: Past Events

    • "Did Bob arrive before 9AM yesterday?" • "Show me unknown persons this month" Notifications You can ask Ola to notify you when specific events occur. The notifications will appear on your mobile device as "push notifications" and sent via SMS/Email according to your configuration (See: Notifications section).

  • Page 23: Ola's Response

    Events section). Notify on future events to look out for Ask Ola to notify you on future events by combining any of the elements mentioned above in your request: • "Let me know when Ben arrives" • "Alert me if someone falls"...
  • Page 24 • Answer – Ola displays the answer to the question/request. If the answer includes a specific event, the answer will include information about this event. • Save as Notification – Tap to add the question as a notification. Ola will notify you when an event that matches the question occurs. For more...

  • Page 25: Using Filters

    You can combine any parameter in your question. If you do not use a certain parameter, Ola will search for all occurrences of this parameter (i.e. "All"). For example, if you do not select a specific person, all persons will be included in the search.
  • Page 26 During first time use the Who section may still be empty until individuals are captured by the camera. 3. Tap the expand ( ) icon to display more people. 4. Swipe left to display people from specific groups. To learn more about Groups, see Groups. 26 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 27 • Scream – Ola detects the sound of any loud human scream, even if it's not within view. • Call for help – Ola detects the sound of the word "help", even if it's not within view. • Arrived – Ola detects that someone has arrived (within the camera's view) •...

  • Page 28: Area Of Interest Filters

    Tap on Select Date in the To section to enter the end of the time range. Select a date and time from the pop-out window. 9. Tap ASK OLA. Area of Interest Filters The area of interest can be used to focus your search to a particular area. You can...
  • Page 29 Using Filters The Area Definition screen is displayed: 4. The rectangle in the middle represents the area of interest. To modify the area, do the following: • To move the area around: drag the rectangle from anywhere within the area (excluding the square handles) •...
  • Page 30 Mary, every time either Tom or Mary appear within the camera's view, they will be included in the results. First time usage notice During first time use the Who section may still be empty until individuals are captured by the camera. 30 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 31 Using Filters 4. Tap the expand ( ) icon to display more people. 5. Swipe left to display people from specific groups. To learn more about Groups, see Groups. <add screenshot> 6. In the Where condition, select the desired area of interest. If you have multiple areas of interest <add information according to Oran's explanation>...
  • Page 32 The following activities are available: • Motion – Ola detects any motion within the camera's view. • Package – Ola detects the presence of a package within the camera's view. 8. If you want to use the When condition, do one of the following: •...

  • Page 33: People And Groups

    People and Groups People and Groups As soon as your system is activated, Ola begins identifying people who appear in your video capture. Our patented AI algorithms enable Ola to "recognize" specific people based on their size, physical appearance and mannerisms. Ola generates a profile for each person who has been identified.

  • Page 34: Naming People

    Smith are both detected by the system, refer to one as 'Bob' and the other as 'Bobby' or 'Robert' (this is preferable to including the last names or initials as it simplifies the Search and Notification input). <add the ask ola procedure> Æ To name a person: Go to Settings > People.

  • Page 35: Linking "Same As" Profiles

    People and Groups When you find a profile picture that you can identify by name, tap on the picture. An actions menu opens. Tap Rename. A keyboard appears. Enter the person's name, using the guidelines described above. Tap Save. Repeat the above procedure for each person that you would like to name. Linking "Same as"...
  • Page 36 Tap Link to Person xxx. A selection window appears. Select all of the profile pictures representing the specified person. Tap Save. Repeat the above procedure for each set of profiles that you would like to link. 36 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 37 People and Groups Æ To link a known person to an unknown profile: 1. Go to Settings > People. Scroll through the profile pictures shown in the People you know and Unknown People sections. When you find multiple profile pictures of the same person, tap on the picture of the "Unknown People"...

  • Page 38: Renaming Profiles

    Tap Save. Repeat the above procedure for each set of profiles that you would like to link. Renaming Profiles You can rename a known profile. Æ To rename a profile: 1. Go to Settings > People. 38 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 39 People and Groups In the People you know section, tap on the picture of the desired profile. An actions menu opens. DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 39...

  • Page 40: Manage Profile

    (See Linking In addition, the screen lists the associated Groups. You can add the profile to additional groups. Æ To add a profile to a Group: 1. Go to Settings > People 40 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 41 People and Groups In the People you know section, tap on the picture of the desired profile. An actions menu opens. Tap Manage Profile. The following screen opens: DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 41...

  • Page 42: Removing Profiles

    1. Go to Settings > People. Scroll through the profile pictures shown in the People you know and Unknown People sections. When you find a profile that you would like to delete, tap on the picture of that profile. 42 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 43: Groups

    People and Groups An actions menu opens. Click Delete. The profile is deleted from the system. Groups You can group people together, making it easier to run searches and create notifications. For example, if you have three children Tim, Jill and Susan, instead of searching for each one separately you can create a group called Kids and search for Activities involving any of the 'kids', i.e.

  • Page 44: Creating Groups

    Select the people that you would like to add to the group. Tap Save. The new group is created and is shown in the list of groups in the Groups tab. Editing Groups Æ To edit a group: 1. Go to Settings > People > Groups tab. 44 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 45 People and Groups 2. Tap on the desired group. Options for editing or deleting the selected group are shown. The Editing Group Window opens. • To rename the group, tap Rename Group and edit the name. • To add people to the group, tap Add People, select the people you would like to add to this group and click Save.

  • Page 46: Deleting Groups

    • Tap on a member to remove him/her from the group • Tap on the next to a person to delete that profile from the system. (Note: this action removes the profile not only from the group but also from the list of People.) 46 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 47: Live Screen

    Live Screen Live Screen The Live screen shows a live video feed from your cameras. By default, the Live screen opens to the All Cameras View, showing the live feed from each of your cameras. Tap on a camera display to show the Single Camera View for that camera. Single Camera View The Single Camera View shows the live feed from the selected camera, with controls to adjust the display settings.
  • Page 48 Live Screen The Single Camera View includes the following elements: 48 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 49: Live Camera Pane

    Live Screen • Live Camera Feed– shows the live feed from this camera, with display controls. • Activities List View – shows a list of Activities captured by this camera. • Timeline View – shows a timeline view for playing back video captured by this camera.

  • Page 50: Timeline View

    Timeline View. In this tab you can view the complete recorded video that was captured by the selected camera. You can select any point on the timeline to playback in the Main Display. 50 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 51 Live Screen This screen includes the following elements: • Main Display – shows the video playback for the selected time. The display controls are the same as in the Live Camera Window, see section AMERA • Timeline - touch the timeline bar and scroll down to the point in time that you would like to play back.

  • Page 52: All Events

    Each Activity is automatically tagged with info identifying the activity. The info includes: • was detected – based on the profiles of people identified by Ola • WHAT activity was detected i.e. crying, falling or the presence of a person •...

  • Page 53: Playing Event Clips

    All Events The All Activities screen shows a list of all Activities captured by your cameras. The list shows the Activities, grouped by date, in reverse chronological order (i.e. starting from most recent). For each Activity, the listing includes a thumbnail view and a description of the Activity.

  • Page 54: Deleting An Event

    You can delete activities that are listed in the All Activities screen. Æ To delete activities: 1. Go to My Notifications > All Activities tab. Tap the menu link on the right side of the Activity. 54 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 55 All Events Select the activities that you wish to delete. Tap Delete. DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 55...

  • Page 56: Notifications

    Notifications Notifications <add the ask Ola information> Ola sends notifications to your device when important activities are detected by your camera/s. You can configure which activities will trigger a notification. There are two types of notifications: • Pre-Defined Notifications – Ola comes with pre-defined notifications for events that indicate situations of interest such as crying, falling etc.
  • Page 57 Notifications For each of the pre-configured notifications, toggle the switch ON or OFF. Configure one of the following sound settings: • Sound on – an alarm is sounded when the notification is triggered. • Vibrate – a vibration is activated when the notification is triggered (no sound).

  • Page 58: Creating Custom Notifications

    Creating Custom Notifications <add the ask ola reference> You can create custom notifications by searching for events of interest and then saving them as notifications. The events can be any combination of the following parameters: •...
  • Page 59 Notifications Settings the custom notification involves first running a Search using the parameters that you would like to set for the new notification and then saving the search query as notification. To learn about various methods for using the search functionality, see section RROR EFERENCE SOURCE NOT FOUND...

  • Page 60: Activating/Deactivating Custom Notifications

    For each of the custom notifications (indicated by the icon), you can take the following actions: • toggle the switch ON or OFF. Configure one of the following sound settings: • Sound on – an alarm is sounded when the notification is triggered. 60 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 61: Viewing Notifications

    Notifications • Vibrate – a vibration is activated when the notification is triggered (no sound). • Mute – no sound and no vibration. Viewing Notifications You can set up notifications to inform you about significant events that are detected by the system. There are two types of notifications. •...

  • Page 62: Deleting Notifications

    (i.e. starting from most recent): Deleting Notifications You can delete notifications that are listed in the My Notifications screen. Æ To delete notifications: 1. In the main navigation, tap My Notifications. 62 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 63 Notifications On the results screen, tap the menu link on the right side of the notification. Select the notification(s) that you wish to delete. Tap Delete. DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 63...

  • Page 64: Settings

    You can also change the location configuration, re-arrange the order of the cameras on the Live screen, define an Interest Area or delete the camera from your account. Æ To open the Camera Settings screen for a particular camera: 1. Open the Settings menu. 64 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 65 Notifications 1. Under Camera Settings, tap on the relevant camera. DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 65...

  • Page 66: Turning The Camera On/Off

    Æ To turn the camera on/off: 1. On the Settings screen, under Camera Settings, tap the relevant camera. The Camera Settings screen opens for the selected camera. 2. Do one of the following: 66 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 67 Notifications • Disable camera – by toggling the Camera control to the left, OR • Enable camera – by toggling the Camera control to the right. DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 67...

  • Page 68: Changing The Camera Location

    Changing the Camera Location During the camera installation process you specified the camera location. This information is important for Ola's identification algorithms. You also selected a name by which the camera is identified in the app. The camera location settings and name can be modified at any time.
  • Page 69 Notifications 2. Tap on the Where field. A selection of Indoor/Outdoor is displayed: DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 69...
  • Page 70 3. Tap on the relevant selection. A list of suggested location names is shown. 4. Do one of the following: • Either select one of the suggested names by tapping on it, OR • Create a custom name as follows: 70 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...
  • Page 71 Notifications a. Tap on the Add Camera Name field. The onscreen keypad opens. b. Enter a name. On the onscreen keypad, tap Next. DOC16-825-0006 User Guide | 71...

  • Page 72: Sorting The Order Of The Cameras

    The order in which the cameras are displayed on the Live screen can be modified at any time. Æ To re-arrange the order of the cameras: 1. On the Settings screen, under Camera Settings, tap one of the cameras. 72 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 73: Specifying An Area Of Interest

    2. Drag and drop to re-arrange the order of the cameras. Specifying an Area of Interest Remove a camera You can delete the camera from the Ola account. Deleting the camera from the account erases all the previous recordings. Æ To remove a camera: 1.

  • Page 74: Account Settings

    Notifications 3. Tap OK. Account Settings Logging out Æ To log out: 1. On the Settings screen, tap Account Settings. 2. At the bottom, tap Log Out. 74 | Ola DOC16-825-0006...

  • Page 75: Troubleshooting

    I have filled in the details, tapped Sign 1. Check that your password Up and then nothing happens. matches the requirements. 2. If problem persists, contact Ola support. Didn't get I didn't get a verification code after 1. Check your Spam folder. verification code signup 2.
  • Page 76 Troubleshooting minute or two you don't see an Activity clip, contact Ola support. No profiles There are no profiles in the People 1. Make sure there are at least identified screen. three events that should have been captured by waking in front of the camera at least three times.

  • Page 77: Support

    Support Support You can contact Ola Support through the app and from your web browser. Æ To contact Ola Support through the app: 1. On the Settings screen, tap Support & Help. 2. You will be redirected to the Ola Camera Support portal.

  • Page 78: Legal Disclaimer

    The material furnished in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by Ola LTD. for the use of this document or any material included herein. Ola LTD reserves the right to make changes to this document or any material included herein at any time and without notice.
  • Page 79 FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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