AUDIO-VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING PERSON AT ENTRANCE

• US 20070103548A1
• Filed: 12/29/2006
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SB IP Holdings LLC (Skybell Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Revolutionary Concepts, Inc.
• Inventors: Carter, Ronald
• Granted Patent: US 8,154,581 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/143
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/32 in combination with an identity check
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/33 by means of a password
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/025 Door telephones adapted for television H04N7/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/144 camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/20 Adaptations for transmission via a GHz frequency band, e.g. via satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An audio-video communication system comprises a wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, a computerized controller running a software application, and a remote peripheral device. The wireless exterior module includes a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module. The computerized controller is disposed in wireless electronic communication with the wireless exterior module via the transmitter and the receiver of the wireless exterior module. The remote peripheral device is configured to electronically communicate with the computerized controller for viewing an image from the video camera communicated from the wireless exterior module.

Claims

1. An audio-video communication system, comprising:

(a) a wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, said wireless exterior module having a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording sound of the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module;

(b) a computerized controller running a software application and disposed in wireless electronic communication with said wireless exterior module via said transmitter and said receiver of said wireless exterior module, wherein said computerized controller is configured to control recording of communications with said wireless exterior module and playback of such recording, and wherein said software application includes a graphic user interface that enables a user to view images from said video camera communicated from said wireless exterior module; and

(c) a remote peripheral device configured to electronically communicate with said computerized controller for viewing an image from said video camera communicated from said wireless exterior module.

2. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, further comprising a second wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, said second wireless exterior module having a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording sound of the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module, wherein said computerized controller running said software application is further disposed in wireless electronic communication with said second wireless exterior module via said transmitter and said receiver of said second wireless exterior module.

3. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said remote peripheral device is configured to remotely actuate said camera of said wireless exterior module.

4. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said graphic user interface enables a user to view streaming video with said remote peripheral device.

5. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said remote peripheral device comprises a cell phone.

6. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said remote peripheral device comprises a video phone.

7. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said remote peripheral device comprises a computer.

8. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said remote peripheral device comprises a personal digital assistant.

9. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein the entrance comprises an entrance of a business.

10. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein the entrance comprises an entrance of a residence.

11. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said wireless exterior module includes a display screen.

12. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said wireless exterior module includes a keypad comprising a touch screen or a keyboard.

13. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said wireless exterior module is portable and includes a locking mechanism and an electrical receptacle for quickly attaching to a source of electricity.

14. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said wireless exterior module has a portable energy source and is secured in a holster.

15. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said computerized controller includes an image recognition module for identifying at least one of faces, eyes, and fingerprints.

16. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said computerized controller is disposed in electronic communication with a public switching telephone network (PSTN).

17. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein said computerized controller is disposed in electronic communication with the Internet.

18. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, further comprising an electronically actuated lock that is configured to be unlocked by said computerized controller.

19. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, further comprising a voice recognition system.

20. The audio-video communication system of claim 1, wherein a transceiver includes said transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance and said receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module.