Network-connected sensor device critical rule triggers for activating network-connected device functions

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor of a network-connected electronic device, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining, at a location, a notification that a network-connected sensor device at the location is activated in response to a triggering of a critical rule of the network-connected sensor device, wherein the network-connected electronic device is distinct from the network-connected sensor device, wherein the network-connected sensor device comprises a speaker, wherein the critical rule comprises at least one of:
• a detected sound level above a threshold sound level, a particular detected instruction, or a particular detected sound, and wherein the network-connected electronic device comprises a camera;
• determining whether the triggering of the critical rule of the network-connected sensor device will activate a function of the network-connected electronic device, wherein the function of the network-connected electronic device comprises at least one of:
• storing one or more images of the location;
• or
• transmitting the one or more images of the location;
• and
• activating the function of the network-connected electronic device in response to the determining that the triggering of the critical rule of the network-connected sensor will activate the function of the network-connected electronic device.

A network-connected electronic device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• obtaining, at a location, a notification that a network-connected sensor device at the location is activated in response to a triggering of a critical rule of the network-connected sensor device, wherein the network-connected electronic device is distinct from the network-connected sensor device, wherein the network-connected sensor device comprises a speaker, wherein the critical rule comprises at least one of:
• a detected sound level above a threshold sound level, a particular detected instruction, or a particular detected sound, and wherein the network-connected electronic device comprises a camera;
• determining whether the triggering of the critical rule of the network-connected sensor device will activate a function of the network-connected electronic device, wherein the function of the network-connected electronic device comprises at least one of:
• storing one or more images of the location;
• or
• transmitting the one or more images of the location;
• and
• activating the function of the network-connected electronic device in response to the determining that the triggering of the critical rule of the network-connected sensor will activate the function of the network-connected electronic device.