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US 10,142,542 B2Granted
Illuminated yard sign with wide-angle security camera and communication module for use with audio/video recording and communication devices
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorHunter Bracy
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present illuminated sign may comprise a front panel having text that indicates that an area adjacent the illuminated sign is protected by video surveillance, an illumination source located behind the front panel, a camera, a communication module configured to receive and transmit wireless communication signals, and a power source providing power to the illumination source, the camera, and the communication module. The camera may comprise a front-facing camera and a rear-facing camera, or an omnidirectional camera.
Claims17
An illuminated sign comprising:
- a first panel, the first panel including a translucent portion that includes text;
- a second panel;
- a frame that includes a first opening at a first side of the frame and a second opening at a second side of the frame, the first side being opposite to the second side, and the first opening receiving the first panel and the second opening receiving the second panel;
- an illumination source located along at least a portion of a perimeter of the frame, the illumination source emitting light, the text causing at least a portion of the light to cease from transmitting through the first panel;
- a first camera disposed at an opening of the first panel;
- a second camera disposed at an opening of the second panel;
- a communication component;
- a power source providing power to the illumination source, the first camera, the second camera, and the communication module;
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- detecting an object using the first camera;
- and
- based at least in part on the detecting of the object, causing the second camera to capture at least an image.
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A device comprising:
- a first panel, the first panel including a translucent portion that includes text;
- a second panel;
- a frame that includes a first opening at a first side of the frame and a second opening at a second side of the frame, the first side being opposite to the second side, and the first opening receiving the first panel and the second opening receiving the second panel;
- an illumination source located along at least a portion of a perimeter of the frame, the illumination source emitting light, the text causing at least a portion of the light to cease from transmitting through the first panel;
- a first camera disposed at an opening of the first panel;
- a second camera disposed at an opening of the second panel;
- a communication component;
- a power source providing power to the illumination source, the first camera, the second camera, and the communication module;
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- detecting an object using the first camera;
- and
- based at least in part on the detecting of the object, causing the second camera to capture at least an image.
11 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.