ENHANCED DOORBELL CAMERA INTERACTIONS

• US 20170220872A1
• Filed: 04/17/2017
• Published: 08/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Peacock, Alen L., Zundel, Michelle, Child, Michael D., Warren, Jeremy B.
• Granted Patent: US 10,635,907 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/30 not involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/196 using television cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

Techniques are described for enhanced interactions for a security automation system using a doorbell camera. One method includes detecting, by the doorbell camera, that a person is located within a distance threshold to an entry of a structure based on received sensor data; identifying, by the doorbell camera, a suggested security action for the security and automation system to perform based on the detecting; transmitting the suggested action to the security and automation system based on the identifying; and broadcasting, via the doorbell camera, in response to the transmitting a message to the person located within the distance threshold.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring an entry to a structure for a security automation system using a doorbell camera, comprising:

detecting, by the doorbell camera, that a person is located within a distance threshold to the entry of the structure based at least in part on received sensor data;

identifying, by the doorbell camera, a suggested security action for the security and automation system to perform based at least in part on the detecting;

transmitting the suggested action to the security and automation system based at least in part on the identifying; and

broadcasting, via the doorbell camera, in response to the transmitting a message to the person located within the distance threshold.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein detecting that the person is present at or near the entry to the structure further comprises:

receiving the sensor data from at least one sensor associated with the doorbell camera;

comparing the sensor data to a set of predetermined profiles associated with the structure;

determining an identity of the person based at least in part on the comparing; and

transmitting a notification indicating the identity of the person.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the sensor data comprises at least one of sensed motion at or near the entry to the structure;

sensed sound at or near the entry to the structure;

sensed activation of a doorbell at or near the entry to the structure;

or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the suggested security action comprises at least one of establishing a communication session between a remote device and a communication device associated with the doorbell camera at or near the entry of the structure;

turning a light on or off at the structure;

locking or unlocking a door at the structure;

turning an alarm on or off at the structure;

or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

broadcasting the message at or near the entry to the structure after a predetermined duration based at least in part on the detecting.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein broadcasting the message further comprises:

receiving a written message;

converting the written message into an audio message; and

broadcasting the audio message at or near the entry to the structure.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a presence of an object at or near the entry to the structure based at least in part on the received sensor data; and

broadcasting the message at or near the entry to the structure based at least in part on the presence of the object.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein broadcasting the message at or near the entry to the structure further comprises:

receiving occupancy data within the structure based at least in part on received sensor data from at least one sensor located within the structure;

identifying at least one person within the structure based at least in part on the occupancy data; and

broadcasting the message at or near the entry to the structure based at least in part on tracked actions of the at least one person within the structure.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the tracked actions of the at least one person within the structure comprises receiving an acknowledgment push notification from a device associated with the at least one person within the structure.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

broadcasting the message a number of times during a predetermined duration at or near the entry to the structure based at least in part on the tracked actions.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

transmitting a request to the person at or near the entry to the structure to record a message based at least in part on the tracked actions of the at least one person within the structure.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the message comprises at least one of an audio message, a video message, or a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting the request to the person to record the message is based at least in part on a predetermined duration from detecting that the person is present.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information regarding a delivery of a package to the structure;

detecting a delivery person arriving at or near the entry to the structure; and

broadcasting instructions to the delivery person based at least in part on the detecting.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

identifying an email delivery confirmation;

identifying a tracking number in the email delivery confirmation;

confirming a validity of the email delivery confirmation and the tracking number based at least in part on performing an analysis of the tracking number.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the analysis of the tracking number comprises:

identifying a retailer or a delivery organization associated with the tracking number;

comparing the tracking number to a remote tracking number database associated with the retailer or the delivery organization; and

identifying a match between the tracking number associated with the email delivery confirmation and at least one tracking number associated with the remote tracking number database.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein detecting the delivery person further comprises:

capturing an image, video, or a combination thereof of the delivery person;

performing an analysis of the captured image, video, or the combination thereof;

determining a retailer or a delivery organization associated with the delivery person based at least in part on the analysis; and

determining an identity of the delivery person associated with the retailer or the delivery organization based at least in part on the analysis.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

identifying a presence of a package carried by the delivery person based at least in part on the analysis; and

broadcasting instructions to the delivery person to deliver the package to a designated location at or near the entry to the structure, wherein the instructions are pre-recorded, custom text, or a combination thereof.

19. A doorbell camera for monitoring an entry to a structure of a security automation system, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to;

detect, by the doorbell camera, that a person is located within a distance threshold to the entry of the structure based at least in part on received sensor data;

identify, by the doorbell camera, a suggested security action for the security and automation system to perform based at least in part on the detecting;

transmit the suggested action to the security and automation system based at least in part on the identifying; and

broadcast, via the doorbell camera, in response to the transmitting a message to the person located within the distance threshold.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for security and/or automation systems, the code executable by a processor to:

detect, by a doorbell camera, that a person is located within a distance threshold to the entry of the structure based at least in part on received sensor data;

identify, by the doorbell camera, a suggested security action for the security and automation system to perform based at least in part on the detecting;

transmit the suggested action to the security and automation system based at least in part on the identifying; and

broadcast, via the doorbell camera, in response to the transmitting a message to the person located within the distance threshold.