Garage door communication systems and methods
First Claim
1. A security system, comprising:
- an electronic doorbell comprising a first camera configurable to capture an image of a first zone, a button configurable to enable a visitor to sound an electronic chime, and a first microphone configurable to capture sounds; and
an electronic garage door controller communicatively coupled to the electronic doorbell, the electronic garage door controller comprising a second camera coupled to a housing of the electronic garage door controller and configurable to capture an image of a second zone, wherein the second camera is configurable to convert from a sleep mode to enter an active mode in response to an indication comprising one of the visitor moving from the first zone towards the second zone and a user authorizing the visitor to access the second zone, and a second microphone configurable to capture sounds; and
a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of the electronic doorbell and the electronic garage door controller, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to display at least one of the image of the first zone and the image of the second zone.
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Abstract
A security system can include an electronic doorbell comprising a first camera configurable to capture an image of a first zone, a button configurable to enable a visitor to sound an electronic chime, and a first microphone configurable to capture sounds. The security system can also include an electronic garage door controller communicatively coupled to the electronic doorbell, the electronic garage door controller comprising a second camera configurable to capture an image of a second zone, and a second microphone configurable to capture sounds. The security system can also include a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of the electronic doorbell and the electronic garage door controller. The remote computing device can be configurable to display at least one of the image of the first zone and the image of the second zone.
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23 Claims
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1. A security system, comprising:
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an electronic doorbell comprising a first camera configurable to capture an image of a first zone, a button configurable to enable a visitor to sound an electronic chime, and a first microphone configurable to capture sounds; and an electronic garage door controller communicatively coupled to the electronic doorbell, the electronic garage door controller comprising a second camera coupled to a housing of the electronic garage door controller and configurable to capture an image of a second zone, wherein the second camera is configurable to convert from a sleep mode to enter an active mode in response to an indication comprising one of the visitor moving from the first zone towards the second zone and a user authorizing the visitor to access the second zone, and a second microphone configurable to capture sounds; and a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of the electronic doorbell and the electronic garage door controller, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to display at least one of the image of the first zone and the image of the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using a security system comprising an electronic doorbell having a first camera configurable to capture an image of a first zone, a visitor detection system configurable to enable a visitor to sound an electronic chime, and a first microphone configurable to capture sounds, the security system comprising an electronic garage door controller communicatively coupled to the electronic doorbell, the electronic garage door controller comprising a second camera coupled to a housing of the electronic garage door controller and configurable to capture an image of a second zone, and a second microphone configurable to capture sounds, the security system comprising a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of the electronic doorbell and the electronic garage door controller, the method comprising:
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displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone; receiving, by the security system, an indication comprising one of the visitor moving from the first zone towards the second zone and a user authorizing the visitor to access the second zone; in response to receiving the indication, converting, by the second camera of the electronic garage door controller, from a sleep mode, and entering, by the second camera of the electronic garage door controller, a camera live view mode whereby the second camera captures images; and in response to receiving the indication, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of using a security system comprising an electronic doorbell having a first camera configurable to capture an image of a first zone, a button configurable to enable a visitor to sound an electronic chime, and a first microphone configurable to capture sounds, the security system comprising an electronic garage door controller communicatively coupled to the electronic doorbell, the electronic garage door controller comprising a second camera configurable to capture an image of a second zone, and a second microphone configurable to capture sounds, the security system comprising a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of the electronic doorbell and the electronic garage door controller, the first zone comprising an area adjacent a door of a building, and the second zone comprising an area located at least partially within a garage, the method comprising:
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displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone; receiving, by the security system, an indication comprising one of the visitor moving from the first zone towards the second zone and a user authorizing the visitor to access the second zone; in response to the receiving entering, by the second camera, a camera live view mode whereby the second camera captures images, and displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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