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US 10,380,854 B1Granted
Automated smart doorbell device and method
OwnerChengfu Yuinventor
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Abstract
An automated smart doorbell (ASD) device having at least one memory, one or more sensors, for detecting a first activity within a first zone and a second activity within a second zone, a processor, coupled to the at least one memory and configured to cause a first action upon detecting the first activity within the first zone, a second action upon detecting the second activity within the second zone, the second action occurring when the second activity occurs following the first activity and within a predetermined amount of time.
Claims30
A doorbell device comprising:
- at least one memory;
- one or more sensors, for detecting a first activity within a first geographical zone and a second activity within a second geographical zone, wherein the first geographical zone is defined from a first distance from the doorbell device and the second geographical zone is defined from a second distance from the doorbell device and wherein the second geographical zone overlaps the first geographical zone;
- a processor, coupled to the at least one memory, the processor is configured to cause:
- a first action upon detecting the first activity within the first geographical zone;
- wherein the first action comprises of acquiring at least one of a visual information, an audio information, or both from a surrounding environment, wherein the first action continues acquiring the visual information, the audio information, or both from the surrounding environment only when the second activity is triggered within a predetermined amount of time;
- a second action of playing a doorbell chime upon detecting the second activity within the second geographical zone;
- wherein the second activity occurs within an elapsed time from the first activity;
- and wherein the second action occurs when the second activity occurs consecutive to the first activity within a predetermined amount of time;
- wherein the first and second actions are performed when the first activity is followed by the second activity within a predetermined amount of time;
- wherein the first action is performed when the second activity occurs prior to the first activity;
- and
- wherein at least one of a user preference or behavior is evaluated, or the user is prompted to perform the first or second action when the first activity occurs prior to the second activity or when the second activity does not occur within a predetermined amount of time.
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A method comprising:
- detecting, by doorbell device, a first activity within a first geographical zone and responsive to the detecting of the first activity performing a first action;
- wherein the first action comprises of acquiring at least one of a visual information, an audio information, or both from a surrounding environment, wherein the first action continues acquiring the visual information, the audio information, or both from the surrounding environment only when the second activity is triggered within a predetermined amount of time;
- detecting, by the doorbell device, a second activity within a second geographical zone and responsive to the detecting of the second activity performing a second action;
- wherein the first geographical zone is defined from a first distance from the ASD or a physical door and the second geographical zone is defined from a second distance from the doorbell device or a physical door and wherein the second geographical zone overlaps the first geographical zone;
- wherein the second activity occurs within an elapsed time from the first activity;
- and
- wherein the second action occurs when the second activity occurs consecutive to the first activity within a predetermined amount of time;
- and
- wherein the doorbell device performs the second action and the first action only when the second activity follow the first activity within a predetermined amount of time;
- and
- wherein the doorbell device performs the first action when the second activity occurs prior to the first activity;
- and
- wherein at least one of a user preference or behavior is evaluated, or the user is prompted to perform the first or second action when the first activity occurs prior to the second activity or when the second activity does not occur within a predetermined amount of time.
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A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which, when executed by one or more processors of a processing system cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- detecting, by doorbell device, a first activity within a first geographical zone and responsive to the detecting of the first activity performing a first action;
- detecting, by the doorbell device, a second activity within a second geographical zone and responsive to the detecting of the second activity performing a second action;
- wherein the first geographical zone is defined from a first distance from the ASD or a physical door and the second geographical zone is defined from a second distance from the doorbell device or a physical door and wherein the second geographical zone overlaps the first geographical zone;
- wherein the second activity occurs within an elapsed time from the first activity;
- and
- wherein the second action occurs when the second activity occurs consecutive to the first activity within a predetermined amount of time;
- and
- wherein the doorbell device performs the second action and the first action only when the second activity follow the first activity within a predetermined amount of time;
- and
- wherein the doorbell device performs the first action when the second activity occurs prior to the first activity;
- and
- wherein at least one of a user preference or behavior is evaluated, or the user is prompted to perform the first or second action when the first activity occurs prior to the second activity or when the second activity does not occur within a predetermined amount of time.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.