Patent ID: 9426432
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G06K,G07C,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for using a doorbell to identify a visitor, the method comprising: obtaining the doorbell that comprises a speaker, a microphone, a camera, and a button, wherein the button is configurable to enable the visitor to sound a chime; recording a first image of a first guest in a remote database prior to the first guest approaching the doorbell, recording a second image of a second guest in the remote database prior to the second guest approaching the doorbell, and recording a third image of a third guest in the remote database prior to the third guest approaching the doorbell; using the doorbell to detect the visitor after the visitor has approached the doorbell while the visitor is located outside of a building to which the doorbell is attached, wherein the building comprises a door having a lock, wherein the lock is configured to fasten the door to inhibit unauthorized entry into the building, wherein the first guest is scheduled to rent the building during a first rental period, the second guest is scheduled to rent the building during a second rental period, and the third guest is scheduled to rent the building during a third rental period, wherein the doorbell detects the visitor at a time within the first rental period, and wherein the second rental period is chronologically closest to the first rental period; using the doorbell to take an identification image of the visitor after the visitor has approached the doorbell; sending an alert to a remote computing device in response to the doorbell detecting the visitor, wherein the alert is configured to notify a user of the remote computing device regarding a presence of the visitor outside of the building; sending the first image of the first guest and the second image of the second guest from the remote database to the remote computing device and sending the identification image of the visitor from the doorbell to the remote computing device; displaying the first image and the identification image on the remote computing device, and then displaying the second image on the remote computing device in response to recording that the visitor is not the first guest; recording whether the visitor is shown in both the second image and the identification image; and enabling the visitor to control the lock in response to recording that the second image and the identification image show the visitor.