US 12,112,606 B2
Smart home system and method having plural user interface modes
Matthew McRae, Laguna Niguel, CA (US)
Assigned to Arlo Technologies, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Arlo Technologies, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/852,620.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/216,771, filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0005346 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G08B 13/19 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 13/19682 (2013.01) [G08B 13/19689 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling a smart home system having at least one controlled module for monitoring an area of interest, the at least one controlled module being in wireless communication with a user device, the method comprising:
selecting one of first and second operating modes of the user device;
in response to selecting the first operating mode, configuring the user device to display a first arrangement of graphical elements for allowing a user to enter instructions for configuring at least one monitoring operation to be performed by the at least one controlled module to monitor the area of interest and to view a status of an aspect of the at least one controlled module; and
in response to selecting the second operating mode, configuring the user device to display a second, alternate arrangement of graphical elements for allowing a user to enter instructions for configuring at least one monitoring operation to be performed by the at least one controlled module to monitor the area of interest and to view at least one of a notification received by the user device, a still image received by the user device from the at least one controlled module, and a video received by the user device from the at least one controlled module.