Patent ID: 9554090
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G07C,H04B,H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for receiving a person at an entrance, comprising the steps of: (a) transmitting streaming video data wirelessly using an exterior device associated with a door comprising a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a proximity detector, and a keypad having one or more buttons, after one of the one or more buttons on the keypad is pressed by the person at the entrance; (b) receiving the streaming video data wirelessly using a software application running on at least one peripheral device which is a cell phone; (c) displaying the video transmitted wirelessly by the exterior device using the software application running on the at least one peripheral device; (d) receiving audio data from the person at the entrance by the peripheral device running the software application, which is transmitted wirelessly by the exterior device; (e) receiving a prompt from the software application running on the peripheral device, which is transmitted wirelessly from the exterior device after pressing one of the one or more buttons on the keypad of the exterior device to a user; (f) speaking with the person at the entrance through the software application running on the peripheral device and the exterior device associated with the entrance; (g) authorizing, through the software application executing on the peripheral device, entrance into a business or residence associated with the entrance; (h) actuating an electronically actuated door lock associated with the door upon receiving an authorization from the peripheral device; (i) defining a hierarchy of storage of audio and video data associated with the exterior device associated with the door; and (j) storing the audio and video data per the defined hierarchy of the system.