Communicating with law enforcement agencies using client devices that are associated with audio/video recording and communication devices
First Claim
1. A method for a client device for preventing redundant calls to an emergency call center, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the client device, a notification, along with video footage associated with the notification, about an event generated by an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the video footage captured by a camera of the A/V recording and communication device;
receiving a request for contacting the emergency call center;
informing one or more backend devices, in communication with the client device and a home security monitoring center that monitors a security system, of a received request to suppress a potential redundant call to the emergency call center from the home security monitoring center; and
contacting the emergency call center.
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Abstract
Communicating with law enforcement agencies using client devices that are associated with audio/video (A/V) recording and communication devices are provided. In one embodiments, a method for a client device for preventing redundant calls to an emergency call center is provided, the method comprising: receiving, at the client device, a notification, along with video footage associated with the notification, about an event generated by an A/V recording and communication device, the video footage captured by a camera of the A/V recording and communication device; receiving a request for contacting the emergency call center; informing one or more backend devices, in communication with the client device and a home security monitoring center that monitors a security system, of the received request to suppress a potential redundant call to the emergency call center from the home security monitoring center; and contacting the emergency call center.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a client device for preventing redundant calls to an emergency call center, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the client device, a notification, along with video footage associated with the notification, about an event generated by an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the video footage captured by a camera of the A/V recording and communication device; receiving a request for contacting the emergency call center; informing one or more backend devices, in communication with the client device and a home security monitoring center that monitors a security system, of a received request to suppress a potential redundant call to the emergency call center from the home security monitoring center; and contacting the emergency call center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; at least one processor; and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing a program for preventing redundant calls to an emergency call center, the program executable by at least one processor, the program comprising sets of instructions for; receiving a notification, along with video footage associated with the notification, about an event generated by an audio/video (A/V) recording and communication device, the video footage captured by a camera of the A/V recording and communication device; displaying the video footage on the display of the electronic device; receiving a request for contacting the emergency call center; informing one or more backend devices, in communication with the electronic device and a home security monitoring center, of a received request to suppress a potential redundant call to the emergency call center from the home security monitoring center; and contacting the emergency call center. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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