INITIALLY DETECTING A VISITOR AT A SMART-HOME
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1. A method of handling a visitor at a smart environment that comprises a plurality of smart devices, the method comprising:
- detecting visitor information associated with the visitor at the smart environment using an entryway interface smart device of the plurality of smart devices;
analyzing the detected visitor information using a computing system that is communicatively coupled to the entryway interface smart device; and
based on the analyzing, automatically adjusting a functionality of a particular smart device of the plurality of smart devices using the computing system.
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Abstract
This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security/smart home objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security/smart home objectives.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of handling a visitor at a smart environment that comprises a plurality of smart devices, the method comprising:
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detecting visitor information associated with the visitor at the smart environment using an entryway interface smart device of the plurality of smart devices; analyzing the detected visitor information using a computing system that is communicatively coupled to the entryway interface smart device; and based on the analyzing, automatically adjusting a functionality of a particular smart device of the plurality of smart devices using the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for handling a visitor at a smart environment, the system comprising:
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a plurality of smart devices at the smart environment; and a computing system operative to; receive visitor data from at least one sensor of an entryway interface smart device of the plurality of smart devices, wherein the visitor data is associated with the presence of the visitor at the smart environment; process at least a portion of the received visitor data; and based on the processed visitor data, adjust a functionality of a particular smart device of the plurality of smart devices. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable instructions recorded thereon for:
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detecting visitor information associated with a visitor at a smart environment using an entryway interface smart device of the smart environment; analyzing the detected visitor information using a computing system that is communicatively coupled to the entryway interface smart device; and based on the analyzing, automatically adjusting a functionality of a particular smart device of the smart environment using the computing system.
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