# US 11,443,607 B2 · Dual mode baby monitoring > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,443,607 B2 - Document ID: US11443607B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/988,468 - Filed: 2020-08-07 - Published: 2020-11-26 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-06 - Assignees: Binatone Electronics International Ltd. - Applicants: Binatone Electronics International Limited - Inventors: Kenji Yum - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443607B2 ## CPC - G08B 21/0208: {Combination with audio or video communication, e.g. combination with "baby phone" function} - G08B 21/02: Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons - G08B 21/182: {Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold} - G08B 25/08: using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - H04B 17/318: Received signal strength - H04L 67/125: involving control of end-device applications over a network - H04L 69/18: Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds} - H04W 84/042: {Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems} - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The techniques and systems described herein determine whether a computing device is within a particular range to communicate with a monitoring device. If the computing device is within the particular range, the computing device is configured to communicate with the monitoring device via a primary monitoring communication mode (e.g., a radio frequency RF channel). If the computing device is outside the particular range, the computing device is configured to communicate with the monitoring device via a secondary monitoring communication mode (e.g., a Wi-Fi channel or a mobile telephone network MTN channel). The computing device receives, from the monitoring device via the primary monitoring communication mode or the secondary monitoring communication mode, monitoring information associated with a monitored subject (e.g., a baby) or associated with an area in which the monitored subject is located (e.g., a room of a residential dwelling). ## Claims ### Claim 1 One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, configure a computing device to perform operations comprising: establishing a communication link with a monitoring device; receiving monitoring information associated with a baby or associated with an area in which the baby is located from the monitoring device via the communication link; receiving a notification from the monitoring device via the communication link, the notification being associated with the monitoring device detecting a threshold amount of monitoring information; in response to receiving the notification, prioritizing output of at least part of the monitoring information at the computing device over other information currently being output at the computing device, wherein a monitoring interface that displays the monitoring information is automatically maximized or brought to forefront to allow a user to view a streamed video, to hear audio/noise in an area, and/or to view temperature of the area; causing the at least part of the monitoring information to be output at the computing device; simultaneously performing one or more functionalities configured on the computing device in addition to continually receiving the monitoring information associated with the baby or associated with the area in which the baby is located; wherein the monitoring device is configured to communicate with the computing device via both a primary monitoring communication mode and a secondary monitoring communication mode concurrently. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the communication link via which the monitoring information is received is a first communication link and the computing device establishes a second communication link to simultaneously receive the other information currently being output at the computing device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein the first communication link comprises a radio frequency RF communication link and the second communication link comprises at least one of a Wi-Fi communication link or a mobile telephone network MTN communication link. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the threshold amount of monitoring information comprises a threshold amount of motion of a monitored subject. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the threshold amount of monitoring information comprises a threshold amount of noise of a monitored subject. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device comprises a camera configured with one or more sensors to capture audio and visual information of a monitored subject. ### Claim 7 A method, comprising: establishing a communication link with a monitoring device; receiving monitoring information associated with a baby or associated with an area in which the baby is located from the monitoring device via the communication link; receiving a notification from the monitoring device via the communication link, the notification being associated with the monitoring device detecting a threshold amount of monitoring information; in response to receiving the notification, prioritizing output of at least part of the monitoring information at a computing device over other information currently being output at the computing device, wherein a monitoring interface that displays the monitoring information is automatically maximized or brought to forefront to allow a user to view a streamed video, to hear audio/noise in an area, and/or to view temperature of the area; causing the at least part of the monitoring information to be output at the computing device; simultaneously performing one or more functionalities configured on the computing device in addition to continually receiving the monitoring information associated with the baby or associated with the area in which the baby is located; wherein the monitoring device is configured to communicate with the computing device via both a primary monitoring communication mode and a secondary monitoring communication mode concurrently. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the communication link via which the monitoring information is received is a first communication link and the computing device establishes a second communication link to simultaneously receive the other information currently being output at the computing device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the first communication link comprises a radio frequency RF communication link and the second communication link comprises at least one of a Wi-Fi communication link or a mobile telephone network MTN communication link. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the threshold amount of monitoring information comprises a threshold amount of motion of a monitored subject. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the threshold amount of monitoring information comprises a threshold amount of noise of a monitored subject. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the monitoring device comprises a camera configured with one or more sensors to capture audio and visual information of a monitored subject. ### Claim 13 A method comprising: determining, by one or more processors, whether a computing device is within a particular range to communicate with a monitoring device; if the computing device is within the particular range, configuring the computing device to communicate with the monitoring device via a primary monitoring communication mode; if the computing device is outside the particular range, configuring the computing device to communicate with the monitoring device via a secondary monitoring communication mode; receiving, at the computing device and from the monitoring device via the primary monitoring communication mode or the secondary monitoring communication mode, a notification including monitoring information associated with a baby or associated with an area in which the baby is located; prioritizing an output of the monitoring information associated with the baby or associated with the area in which the baby is located on the computing device over another output of one or more functionalities of the computing device by generating and communicating an alert notification informing a user to focus on the monitoring information over the one or more functionalities in response to the monitoring information indicating more than a threshold amount of motion, more than a threshold amount of noise, more or less than a threshold temperature, or presence of a person other than a designated person, wherein the output of the monitoring information automatically maximizes or brings to a forefront on the computing device; and simultaneously performing the one or more functionalities configured on the computing device in addition to continually receiving the monitoring information associated with the baby or associated with the area in which the baby is located; wherein the monitoring device is configured to communicate with the computing device via both the primary monitoring communication mode and the secondary monitoring communication modes concurrently. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the primary monitoring communication mode communicates the monitoring information via a radio frequency RF communication channel. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the secondary monitoring communication mode communicates the monitoring information via at least one of a Wi-Fi communication channel or a mobile telephone network MTN communication channel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the particular range encompasses a residential dwelling. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising using device positioning or device location techniques to determine whether the computing device is within the particular range to communicate with the monitoring device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising evaluating a strength of a signal to determine whether the computing device is within the particular range to communicate with the monitoring device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the monitoring device comprises a camera configured with one or more sensors to capture video of the baby. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the monitoring device is configured to determine, based on audio and visual information, an identity of the person in the area in which the baby is located.