GARAGE DOOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20170034485A1
• Filed: 10/14/2016
• Published: 02/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SkyBell Technologies Ip, LLC
• Original Assignee: Skybell Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Scalisi, Joseph Frank
• Granted Patent: US 10,742,938 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/06 Involving synchronization or resynchronization between transmitter and receiver; reordering of codes
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00857 where the code of the data carrier can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

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.

Claims

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 configurable to capture an image of a 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.

2. The security system of claim 1, wherein the first zone comprises an area adjacent a door of a building, and the second zone comprises an area located at least partially within a garage.

3. The security system of claim 2, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

receiving, by the remote computing device, an input from a user to open a garage door associated with the electronic garage door controller; and

in response to receiving the input to open the garage door, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

4. The security system of claim 3, wherein the executable instructions cause the security system to effectuate operations further comprising opening, by a garage door opener coupled to the electronic garage door controller, the garage door in response to receiving the input to open the garage door.

5. The security system of claim 2, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

receiving, by the security system, an indication the visitor is moving from the first zone towards the second zone; and

in response to receiving the indication that the visitor is moving from the first zone towards the second zone, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

6. The security system of claim 5, wherein the indication comprises at least one of global position system data, a wireless connectivity signal between the electronic doorbell and a remote computing device of the visitor, and a motion detected by a motion detector of the electronic doorbell.

7. The security system of claim 2, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

determining, by at least one of the first camera and the security system, whether the visitor is located within the first zone; and

in response to determining that the visitor is not located within the first zone, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

8. The security system of claim 7, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

determining, by at least one of the second camera and the security system, whether the visitor is located within the second zone; and

in response to determining that the visitor is located within the second zone, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

9. The security system of claim 2, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

capturing, by the first microphone, a first sound and a second sound that occurs after the first sound;

determining, by the security system, whether the second sound is quieter than the first sound and whether the second sound is less than a predetermined threshold; and

in response to determining that the second sound is quieter than the first sound and that the second sound is less than the predetermined threshold, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

10. The security system of claim 2, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

capturing, by both the first microphone and the second microphone, a sound;

determining, by the security system, whether the sound is greater with respect to one of the first microphone and the second microphone; and

in response to determining that the sound is greater with respect to the second microphone than the first microphone, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

11. The security system of claim 2, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

capturing, by both the first microphone and the second microphone, a sound;

determining, by the security system, whether the sound is greater with respect to one of the first microphone and the second microphone; and

in response to determining that the sound is greater with respect to the first microphone than the second microphone, continuing to display, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone.

12. The security system of claim 2, wherein the remote computing device is configurable to run a software application comprising executable instructions that when executed, cause the security system to effectuate operations comprising:

displaying, by a screen of the remote computing device, the image of the first zone;

determining, by the security system, a location of the visitor; and

in response to determining that the location of the visitor is at least one of outside of the first zone and moving towards the second zone, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

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 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 method comprising:

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; and

in response to receiving the indication, displaying, by the screen of the remote computing device, the image of the second zone.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the first zone comprises an area adjacent a door of a building, and the second zone comprises an area located at least partially within a garage.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the indication comprises an input from a user to open a garage door associated with the electronic garage door controller.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising opening, by a garage door opener coupled to the electronic garage door controller, the garage door in response to receiving the input to open the garage door.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving, by the security system, the indication comprises detecting, by a second motion detector located remote with respect to the electronic doorbell and the electronic garage door controller, a motion of the visitor.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising in response to receiving the indication that one of the visitor is moving from the first zone towards the second zone and the user authorizing the visitor to access the second zone, entering, by the first camera of the electronic doorbell, a camera sleep mode whereby the first camera does not capture images.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising in response to receiving the indication that one of the visitor is moving from the first zone towards the second zone and the user authorizing the visitor to access the second zone, entering, by the second camera of the electronic garage door controller, a camera live view mode whereby the second camera captures images.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the indication comprises a predetermined motion from the visitor.