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US 12,300,949 B2Granted
Lamp socket assembly for powering an image capture device of a security system
AssigneeWyze Labs, Inc.
InventorsChao Zhang, Steve Skeoch, Lin Chen, Zhongwei Cheng
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Abstract
A lamp socket assembly to be installed in a light socket and receive electrical power therefrom. The lamp socket assembly to provide electrical power to a surveillance device that detects an occurrence of a security event and notifies the lamp socket assembly of the occurrence. In response to the notification, the lamp socket assembly turns on a light bulb.
Claims24
A lamp socket assembly for use with a light bulb, a light socket, and a surveillance device, the lamp socket assembly comprising:
- a connector portion to be received and powered by the light socket;
- a light receptacle portion to receive the light bulb;
- a first connector positioned between the connector portion and the light receptacle portion, the first connector to receive a corresponding connector of a cable comprising a second connector to be connected to a third connector of the surveillance device and provide power to the cable to be conducted thereby to the surveillance device, the cable to be detachable from the first connector and the surveillance device;
- at least one processor;
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- memory comprising instructions to be executed by the at least one processor, the instructions when executed by the at least one processor causing the at least one processor to receive a notification from the surveillance device via the first connector and cause the light receptacle portion to provide power to the light bulb in response to the notification to thereby turn on the light bulb.
3 more elements
A system for use with a light socket, the system comprising:
- a lamp socket assembly to be installed between a light bulb and a light socket, the lamp socket assembly to receive first electrical power from the light socket when connected thereto, the lamp socket assembly comprising a first connector to receive a corresponding connector of a cable comprising a second connector;
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- a surveillance device comprising a third connector to be connected to the second connector of the cable and to receive second electrical power from the lamp socket assembly via the second connector, the surveillance device to detect an occurrence of a security event and notify the lamp socket assembly of the occurrence, the lamp socket assembly to provide third electrical power to the light bulb in response to being notified of the occurrence to thereby turn on the light bulb.
A kit comprising:
- a lamp socket assembly to be installed in a light socket and receive first electrical power from the light socket when installed therein, the lamp socket assembly comprising a light socket portion to receive a light bulb, and a first connector to be coupled to a second connector of a cable comprising a third connector;
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- a surveillance device comprising a fourth connector to be coupled to the third connector of the cable to receive second electrical power from the lamp socket assembly, detect an occurrence of a security event, and notify the lamp socket assembly of the occurrence, the lamp socket assembly to provide third electrical power to the light bulb in response to being notified of the occurrence to thereby turn on the light bulb.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.