| CPC H04N 7/181 (2013.01) [G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08B 13/1963 (2013.01); H04N 23/13 (2023.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); H04N 23/21 (2023.01); H04N 23/23 (2023.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A detection device for detecting approaching objects, the device comprising:
a housing comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, and a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall extending between said bottom wall and said top wall, said housing defining an interior space, wherein said perimeter wall is cylindrical and extends perpendicularly from said bottom wall;
a control circuit being coupled to said housing and being positioned within said interior space;
a camera assembly being coupled to said housing and electrically coupled to said control circuit, said camera assembly being positioned to face outwardly of said housing, said control circuit being programmed to selectively activate said camera assembly to generate a video stream, said control circuit being programmed such that it is configured for identifying from said video stream an object that is approaching said detection device; and
a transmitter being electrically coupled to said control circuit, said control circuit being programmed such that said control circuit is configured for selectively activating said transmitter to transmit said video stream to a personal electronic device, said control circuit being programmed such that said control circuit is configured for selectively activating said transmitter to transmit an alert signal to the personal electronic device; and
wherein said camera assembly is positioned within said interior space, said camera assembly being positioned to face outwardly of said housing perpendicularly through said perimeter wall, said perimeter wall being translucent.
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