| CPC G08B 13/19656 (2013.01) [G07C 9/25 (2020.01); G08B 13/19695 (2013.01); G08B 13/19697 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H04N 7/186 (2013.01); G06V 20/698 (2022.01); G06V 40/1365 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/197 (2022.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A security system comprising:
a server configured to facilitate electronic storage of alarm information associated with an alarm event, wherein the server is further configured to facilitate electronic storage of video information associated with a still image and/or a video clip; and
a security monitoring device operatively linked with the server, the security monitoring device comprising:
an alarm sensor configured to detect the alarm event and to generate an alarm signal associated with the alarm event;
a camera configured to acquire the still image and/or video clip; and
a doorbell actuator switch configured to cause an actuation signal to be generated upon actuation of the switch, wherein the actuation signal generated upon actuation of the switch is configured to cause a doorbell device to provide an indication that the doorbell actuator switch has been actuated;
one or more processors operatively linked with the alarm sensor, the doorbell actuator switch, and the camera, wherein:
at least one of the one or more processors is configured to execute an alarm program component causing the at least one processor to facilitate receipt of the alarm signal and in response to the alarm signal, generate alarm information associated with the alarm event, and facilitate transmission of the alarm information to the server;
at least one of the one or more processors is configured to execute a video program component in response to the alarm signal causing the at least one processor to facilitate receipt of the still image and/or video clip, generate video information associated with the still image and/or video clip, and facilitate transmission of the video information to the server;
at least one of the one or more processors is configured to execute a doorbell program component causing the at least one processor to facilitate receipt of the actuation signal and in response to the actuation signal generated upon actuation of the switch, execute the video program component based on receipt of the actuation signal; and
at least one of the one or more processors is configured to transmit an image and/or video clip and/or information to an end user and to receive a response from the end user via a user device associated with the end user; and
an identification interrogator configured to receive identification information identifying a person, animal, or object, and to communicate the identification information to at least one of the one or more processors, wherein at least one of the one or more processors is further configured to execute an identification program component operable to identify each of: a person, an animal, and a non-person or non-animal object based on the received identification information and wherein executing the identification program component further causes at least one of the one or more processors to modify at least one security system setting based on the identification by the processor of an identified person, an identified animal, and an identified non-person or non-animal object, wherein modifying the at least one system setting includes a disarming of the security system or an arming of the security system and wherein the modifying the at least one system setting is based on an identified person, identified animal, identified non-person, or identified non-animal object;
wherein the security monitoring device is configured to operate in both a stand-alone mode and a central monitoring mode;
wherein in the central monitoring mode, the system is further configured to transmit at least part of the alarm information and/or video information to a central monitoring station;
wherein the transmission to the central monitoring station occurs based on a scheduled time, a specified time window, or a detected condition associated with a security system state.
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