Patent ID: 9179109
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G06F,G08B,H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of using a doorbell system, wherein the doorbell system comprises a remote computing device and a doorbell having a camera, the method comprising: coupling communicatively the doorbell and the remote computing device; detecting, by the doorbell system, an indication of a presence of a visitor; entering, by the doorbell, a camera sleep mode wherein the camera is configured to not record; opening a doorbell control application on the remote computing device; overriding, by the remote computing device via a wireless communication, a power setting of the doorbell to force the doorbell to exit the camera sleep mode and enter a camera recording mode, wherein the camera recording mode consumes more power than the camera sleep mode; and receiving a first video, by the remote computing device, from the doorbell at least partially in response to remotely overriding the power setting of the doorbell.