Intelligent door lock system with camera and motion detector

An apparatus for use with a motion detector and a camera, the camera adapted to operate in a lower-power mode and a higher-power mode, the camera consuming less power in the lower-power mode than in the higher-power mode, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly according to a first wireless communication protocol;
• and
• at least one storage medium having encoded thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to carry out a method, the method comprising:
• in response to the motion detector detecting motion at a dwelling, instructing the camera to exit the lower-power mode, wherein instructing the camera to exit the lower-power mode comprises communicating at least one message to the camera via the first transceiver and according to the first wireless communication protocol;
• and
• in response to determining that the motion at the dwelling satisfies at least one condition, triggering the camera to capture an image and/or video and to transmit the image and/or video to the Internet via a second wireless communication protocol.

A system comprising:

• a motion detector;
• a camera comprising a first transceiver and a second transceiver, the camera adapted to operate in a lower-power mode in which the second transceiver is disabled and a higher-power mode in which the second transceiver is enabled, the camera consuming less power in the lower-power mode than in the higher-power mode, the first transceiver configured to communicate according to a first wireless communication protocol and the second transceiver configured to communicate according to a second wireless communication protocol;
• and
• at least one computing device comprising:
• a third transceiver configured to communicate according to the first wireless communication protocol;
• and
• at least one control circuit configured to:
• in response to receiving an indication that the motion detector detected motion at a dwelling, communicating to the camera, via at least one first message transmitted from the third transceiver, an instruction to exit the lower-power mode;
• and
• in response to determining that the motion at the dwelling satisfies at least one condition, communicating to the camera, via at least one second message transmitted from the third transceiver, an instruction to capture an image and/or video.