Interacting with a detected visitor 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 comprisesa pre-recorded system message from the computing system to the visitor;
the method further comprises, prior to the providing the feedback, automatically selecting, with the computing system, the pre-recorded message from a plurality of pre-recorded messages based on the analyzing;
the analyzing comprises determining at least one of the following;
the specific identity of the visitor;
an identity of a visitor class with which the visitor is a member; and
an intention of the visitor; and
when the determining comprises determining that the visitor is a solicitor, the selected pre-recorded message is indicative of instructions for the visitor to do at least one of the following;
leave the smart environment; and
record a message using a third smart device of the plurality of smart devices.
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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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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 a pre-recorded system message from the computing system to the visitor; the method further comprises, prior to the providing the feedback, automatically selecting, with the computing system, the pre-recorded message from a plurality of pre-recorded messages based on the analyzing; the analyzing comprises determining at least one of the following; the specific identity of the visitor; an identity of a visitor class with which the visitor is a member; and an intention of the visitor; and when the determining comprises determining that the visitor is a solicitor, the selected pre-recorded message is indicative of instructions for the visitor to do at least one of the following; leave the smart environment; and record a message using a third smart device of the plurality of smart devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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 a pre-recorded system message from the computing system to the visitor; the method further comprises, prior to the providing the feedback, automatically selecting, with the computing system, the pre-recorded message from a plurality of pre-recorded messages based on the analyzing; the analyzing comprises determining at least one of the following; the specific identity of the visitor; an identity of a visitor class with which the visitor is a member; and an intention of the visitor; when the determining comprises determining that the visitor is an emergency responder, the selected pre-recorded message is indicative of instructions for the visitor to access an entryway to a portion of the smart environment; and the method further comprises, prior to the providing, identifying, using the computing system, that a third smart device of the plurality of smart devices detected a hazard condition at the smart environment within a particular amount of time. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. 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 to determine that the visitor is an emergency responder; 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; and prior to providing the feedback, identify that a third smart device of the plurality of smart devices detected a hazard condition at the smart environment, wherein the feedback comprises; a pre-recorded system message from the computing system to the visitor indicative of instructions for the visitor to access an entryway to a portion of the smart environment; and information indicative of the detected hazard condition. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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