Patent ID: 9398060
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for remote monitoring a premises through a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone, the method comprising: receiving, at the VoIP phone, a telephone call from a calling party remote from the premises; receiving, at the VoIP phone and through the telephone call, an indicator from the calling party, the indicator configured to activate a video interface of the VoIP phone; determining, at the VoIP phone, whether the indicator authorizes the video interface; activating the video interface of the VoIP phone in response to determining the indicator authorizes the video interface, without interaction from any person at the premises; playing, with the VoIP phone, a monitor alert to indicate that the VoIP phone is monitoring the premises; and sending video communications over the telephone call for monitoring by the calling party remote from the premises, without interaction from any person at the premises; receiving, via the VoIP phone, one or more automated settings defining an at least one automated event; executing, with the VoIP phone, the at least one automated event as defined by the one or more automated settings; determining, with the VoIP phone, whether the at least one action requires an acknowledgment from a person at the premises; in response to determining that the at least one action requires the acknowledgment, determining, at the VoIP phone, whether the acknowledgment is an affirmative response or a negative response; performing, with the VoIP phone, a first action in response to determining that the acknowledgment is an affirmative response, as defined in the one or more automated settings; and performing, with the VoIP phone, a second action in response to determining that the acknowledgment is a negative response, as defined in the one or more automated settings; wherein at least one of the first or second action is to call 911 and sound an emergency alert; and wherein at least one of the first or second action is to call one or more recipients via the VoIP phone.