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Occupant notification of visitor interaction with a doorbell at a smart-home

  • US 9,626,841 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2014
  • Issued: 04/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 indicative of 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;

    based on the analyzing, communicating, using the computing system, a first environment notification to the smart environment via a second smart device of the plurality of smart devices;

    determining, using the computing system, whether a system response is generated based on the communicated first environment notification; and

    when it is determined that no system response is generated based on the communicated first environment notification, communicating, using the computing system, a second environment notification to the smart environment, wherein;

    the communicating the first environment notification comprises communicating the first environment notification via a first output component of the second smart device; and

    the communicating the second environment notification comprises communicating the second environment notification via a second output component of the second smart device that is different than the first output component.

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