Patent ID: 11935394
Assignee: ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method of operating a doorbell system, the method comprising:
communicating an engagement of the activation element of a doorbell;
selecting at least one user device of a plurality of user devices to display an alert based on a priority status of each of the plurality of user devices, the priority status including a primary priority status and a secondary priority status that is lower than the primary priority status; and
determining at least one user-dependent parameter associated with each user device, wherein the least one user-dependent parameter includes a third-party care setting of the doorbell system configured to temporarily include a third-party user device in the plurality of user devices;
updating the priority status of the plurality of user devices using the third-party care setting to temporarily designate the third-party user device as having updated primary priority status; and
providing the alert and audio and/or video data to at least the third-party user device based on the updated primary priority status.