Patent ID: 11894884
Assignee: ALARM.COM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. The device of claim 11, wherein the housing includes a second recess at the exterior surface that is capable of receiving a second module, and
the device comprises the second module placed in the second recess, wherein the second module is a power outlet module that includes a power outlet and that is capable of transmitting power between one or more power lines of a property where the device is installed and an electronic device connected to the second module, an Ethernet module that includes an Ethernet port and that is capable of transferring data, a USB module that includes a USB port and that is capable of transferring data, an HDMI module that includes an HDMI port and that is capable of transferring data, a coaxial cable module that includes a coaxial port and that is capable of transferring data, an infrared-light module that includes an infrared-light port and that is capable of transferring data, a camera module and the sensor is a camera capable of collecting image data, a motion detector module and the sensor is motion sensor capable of sensing motion in an area of a property where the device is installed, a smart power outlet module that is capable of tracking energy usage and/or preventing power from being drawn when turned off, or a Wi-Fi module that includes a wireless transceiver and is capable of extending a Wi-Fi network of a property where the device is installed, detecting download and upload speeds of the Wi-Fi network, and/or detecting devices connected to the Wi-Fi network.