eReceptionist and eNeighborhood watch system for crime prevention and/or verification

• US 9,728,077 B1
• Filed: 08/25/2016
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kuna systems corporation
• Original Assignee: Kuna systems corporation
• Inventors: Huang, Haomiao, Fu, Sai-Wai
• Primary Examiner(s): Pope, Daryl
• Application Number:
  US15/246,818
• Time in Patent Office: 348 Days
• Field of Search: 3405391, 34053911, 34053917, 34053913, 3404261, 3404262, 340506
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00 Individual registration on entry or exit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00904 for hotels, motels, office buildings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19613 Recognition of a predetermined image pattern or behaviour pattern indicating theft or intrusion
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/00 Identifying, scaring or incapacitating burglars, thieves or intruders, e.g. by explosives
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/002 with occupancy simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 15/02 with smoke, gas, or coloured or odorous powder or liquid
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/005 Alarm destination chosen according to a hierarchy of available destinations, e.g. if hospital does not answer send to police station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/009 Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/003 Signalling to neighbouring houses
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 27/005 with transmission via computer network
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/185 Signal analysis techniques for reducing or preventing false alarms or for enhancing the reliability of the system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0291 Door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/025 Door telephones adapted for television H04N7/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 : including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 : Video door telephones

Abstract

A system comprising a camera sensor, a circuit and an identification device. The camera sensor may be configured to generate video data of an environment. The circuit may be configured to (A) communicate with a network through a wireless connection, (B) provide an electrical connection to (i) a plurality of components and (ii) the camera sensor and (C) enable at least one of (i) the components and (ii) the camera sensor in response to an authentication signal. The identification device may be configured to generate the authentication signal. The plurality of components may be configured to implement a virtual receptionist. The video data may be transmitted to the network. The authentication signal may be transmitted using the network. The notifications may be generated by the components.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a camera sensor configured to generate video data of an environment;

a circuit configured to (A) communicate with a network through a wireless connection, (B) provide an electrical connection to (i) a plurality of components and (ii) said camera sensor and (C) enable at least one of (i) said components and (ii) said camera sensor in response to an authentication signal; and

an identification device configured to generate said authentication signal, wherein (a) said plurality of components are configured to implement a virtual receptionist, (b) said video data is transmitted to said network, (c) said authentication signal is transmitted using said network and (d) notifications are generated by said components.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein video data is transmitted to a first network and said authentication signal is transmitted using a second network.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said second network comprises a Bluetooth connection.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said authentication signal prevents said generation of said notifications.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein said authentication signal prevents said transmission of said video data.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein (i) said authentication signal is one of a plurality of authentication signals and (ii) each of said authentication signals is associated with one of a plurality of users.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein a combination of said components enabled by said authentication signals is assigned for each of said users.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein (i) said identification device comprises a smartphone and (ii) said system is further configured to implement geolocation for said smartphone.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein said authentication signal is based on a distance of said smartphone from said circuit.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein (i) said wireless identification device generates a Bluetooth signal and (ii) said authentication signal is based on said Bluetooth signal.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein said authentication signal is implemented to prevent false alarms transmitted to emergency services.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein said camera sensor and said circuit are implemented as a smart security light.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein said smart security light is configured to (i) perform object detection on said video data and (ii) over-ride said authentication signal based on said object detection.

14. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an application implemented on a computing device configured to enable a user to adjust settings for determining a location of said user based on said identification device.

15. The system according to claim 1, wherein said system is automatically armed and disarmed using facial recognition and voice recognition.

16. The system according to claim 1, further configured to learn the daily schedule of inhabitants by observing the movements of said inhabitants using said authentication signal.

17. The system according to claim 1, further configured to aggregate data from a plurality of said authentication signals to build a unified status of the occupancy and security of a location.

18. The system according to claim 1, wherein said virtual receptionist is configured to execute a response to a detected individual based on a said authentication signal.

19. The system according to claim 18, further configured to (a) develop a profile of said detected individual, (b) store said profile, and (c) update said profile with new data detected by said system.