Light socket surveillance systems
OwnerJoseph Frank Scalisiinventor
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Abstract
A light socket surveillance system can be used to enable a first party to communicate with a second party. The light socket surveillance system can be used to detect an audible notification from the first party. In response to detecting the audible notification from the first party, the light socket surveillance system can initiate a communication session with a remote computing device of the second party.
Claims20
A method for using a light socket surveillance system to enable a first party to communicate with a second party, wherein the light socket surveillance system includes an outer housing defining a proximal end, a distal end that is opposite the proximal end, and a sidewall that extends between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the light socket surveillance system includes a detection system having a camera, a speaker, and a microphone, and wherein the light socket surveillance system includes a screw thread contact located adjacent the proximal end of the outer housing, the method comprising:
- detecting, via the microphone, an audible notification from the first party;
- and
- in response to detecting the audible notification from the first party, initiating a communication session with a remote computing device of the second party.
A method for using a light socket surveillance system comprising an outer housing defining a proximal end, a distal end that is opposite the proximal end, and a sidewall that extends between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the light socket surveillance system includes a detection system having a camera, a speaker, and a microphone, and wherein the light socket surveillance system includes a screw thread contact located adjacent the proximal end of the outer housing, the method comprising:
- detecting an indication suggestive of a visitor's presence;
- and
- in response to detecting the indication suggestive of the visitor's presence, determining a number of visitors present within a vicinity of the light socket surveillance system.
A light socket surveillance system, comprising:
- an outer housing defining a proximal end, a distal end that is opposite the proximal end, and a sidewall that extends between the proximal end and the distal end;
- a screw thread contact coupled to the proximal end of the outer housing, wherein the screw thread contact is rotatably attached to a light socket;
- and
- a detection system coupled to the outer housing, wherein the detection system comprises a camera configurable to record images, a speaker configurable to emit noise, and a microphone configurable to detect sound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.