Communication and monitoring system

• US 9,635,323 B2
• Filed: 08/17/2016
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Eyetalk365, LLC
• Original Assignee: Eyetalk365, LLC
• Inventors: Carter, Ronald
• Primary Examiner(s): Laekemariam, Yosef K
• Application Number:
  US15/239,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20170085842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 251 Days
• Field of Search: 348 1402, 348 1403, 348 E7086, 348 E7089, 348143, 348 79, 348739
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/32 in combination with an identity check
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/33 by means of a password
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/025 Door telephones adapted for television H04N7/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/144 camera and display on the same optical axis, e.g. optically multiplexing the camera and display for eye to eye contact
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/185 from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/20 Adaptations for transmission via a GHz frequency band, e.g. via satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An audio-video communication system comprises a wireless exterior module located proximate an entrance, a computerized controller running a software application, and a remote peripheral device. The wireless exterior module includes a proximity sensor for detecting a person at the entrance, a video camera for recording an image of the person at the entrance, a microphone for recording the person at the entrance, a speaker for playing audio to the person at the entrance, a transmitter for communicating sounds and images of the person at the entrance, and a receiver for receiving communications at the wireless exterior module. The computerized controller is disposed in wireless electronic communication with the wireless exterior module via the transmitter and the receiver of the wireless exterior module. The remote peripheral device is configured to electronically communicate with the computerized controller for viewing an image from the video camera communicated from the wireless exterior module.

Claims

1. A detection and viewing system associated with an entrance comprising:

an exterior device associated with the entrance comprising;

a camera;

a microphone;

a speaker;

a transceiver;

a proximity detector; and

a keypad having one or more buttons,

wherein the exterior device is operable to wirelessly transmit streaming video data;

a software application operable to run on at least one peripheral device, wherein each of the at least one peripheral device is associated with a respective user, wherein user access is administered on the software application;

a redundant system for a hierarchy of storage where the streaming video data is maintained, wherein the exterior device is operable to connect to an existing electrical connection of a doorbell,

wherein the at least one peripheral device comprises a cellular phone operable to run the software application which is configured to (i) display the streaming video data transmitted wirelessly by the exterior device, (ii) receive audio data from the entrance transmitted wirelessly from the exterior device, (iii) receive and display a message to a user based on an event at the entrance, (iv) receive audio from the user of the software application, and (v) display a notification when the proximity detector detects the presence of a person at the entrance.

2. The detection and viewing system of claim 1, wherein the event is associated with irregular activity at the entrance.

3. The detection and viewing system of claim 1 further comprising:

a hierarchy of storage that is wirelessly accessible.

4. The detection and viewing system of claim 2, wherein the at least one peripheral device displays the streaming video data after a message is received at the at least one peripheral device.

5. The detection and viewing system of claim 1, wherein the exterior device is configured to receive instructions from the software application and communicate digital streaming video and digital audio to a wireless router, and

wherein the wireless router is configured to provide the digital streaming video and digital audio to the software application.

6. The detection and viewing system of claim 1, wherein the software application is configured to display visitor history, operable to remotely receive instructions from the software application, and configured to remotely send instructions to the exterior device.

7. The detection and viewing system of claim 6, wherein the software application is further configured to display one or more images associated with the visitor history.

8. The detection and viewing system of claim 6, wherein the software application is further configured to display a time, date or any combination thereof associated with the visitor history.

9. The detection and viewing system of claim 1, wherein the software application is configured to display one or more audio libraries.

10. The detection and viewing system of claim 1, wherein the software application is configured to display one or more video libraries.

11. The detection and viewing system of claim 1, wherein the software application is configured to display a message to a user based on irregular visitor activity.

12. The detection and viewing system of claim 1, wherein the exterior device is operable to issue a response based on irregular visitor activity, the response including one of calling the police, issuing a warning, generating a loud noise, or any combination thereof.

13. A detection and viewing system associated with an entrance comprising:

an exterior device associated with the entrance comprising;

a camera;

a microphone;

a speaker;

a transceiver;

a battery;

a proximity detector; and

a keypad having one or more buttons,

wherein the exterior device is operable to wirelessly transmit streaming video data upon detection of a person at the entrance by the proximity detector or if the one or more buttons are pressed,

wherein the exterior device is configured to transmit an alert to a cell phone upon detection of a person at the entrance by the proximity detector or if the one or more buttons of the exterior are pressed,

wherein the exterior device is operable to record digital audio, digital video, or any combination thereof in response to an event separate and apart from detection by the proximity detector or pressing of the one or more buttons on the exterior device,

wherein the exterior device is configured to remotely send instructions to a software application running on the cell phone,

wherein the exterior device is configured to receive instructions from the software application;

a database executing on a computer configured to define a hierarchy of storage for the digital video, wherein the database is configured to provide access wirelessly, store the digital video or the digital audio in the hierarchy of storage, be accessed via a password, and store a network designation of the exterior device,

wherein the digital video or the digital audio is configured to be stored with a timestamp in the database; and

a connection on the exterior device configured to receive power from a business or residence.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

a software application operable to run on at least one peripheral device comprising a cell phone, wherein the software application is configured to;

(i) display the streaming video data transmitted wirelessly by the exterior device,

(ii) receive audio data from the entrance transmitted wirelessly from the exterior device,

(iii) receive and display a notification to a user based on an event at the entrance,

(iv) receive audio from the user of the software application, and

(v) display a notification when the proximity detector detects the presence of a person at the entrance.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

a redundant system for storage of the digital video and the digital audio.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the database is configured to assign privilege levels to the database for one or more persons and configured to store a telephone number of the cell phone where the user of the software application can be reached,

wherein the exterior device is configured to receive instructions from the software application and configured to remotely send instructions to the software application, and

wherein the software application is configured to display one or more images associated with the exterior device, configured to display a time, date or any combination thereof associated with a visitor history associated with the exterior device, and configured to display recorded video associated with the exterior device.