VISITOR OPTIONS AT AN ENTRYWAY TO 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 a first smart device of the plurality of smart devices;
analyzing the detected visitor information using a computing system that is communicatively coupled to the first smart device; and
based on the analyzing, providing feedback from the computing system to the visitor via a second smart device of the plurality of smart devices, wherein the feedback comprises an option message indicative of at least one option available to the visitor.
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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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32 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 a first smart device of the plurality of smart devices; analyzing the detected visitor information using a computing system that is communicatively coupled to the first smart device; and based on the analyzing, providing feedback from the computing system to the visitor via a second smart device of the plurality of smart devices, wherein the feedback comprises an option message indicative of at least one option available to the visitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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23. 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 a first smart device of the plurality of smart devices, wherein the visitor data is associated with the visitor at the smart environment; process at least a portion of the received visitor data; and based on the processed visitor data, provide feedback from the computing system to the visitor via a second smart device of the plurality of smart devices, wherein the feedback comprises an option message indicative of at least one option available to the visitor. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. 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 providing feedback from the computing system to the visitor via a particular smart device of the plurality of smart devices, wherein the feedback comprises an option message indicative of at least one option available to the visitor.
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