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Garage door communication systems and methods

  • US 10,742,938 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2016
  • Issued: 08/11/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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