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US9706178B2 - Communication and monitoring system - Google Patents
US9706178B2
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The present patent application is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/239,447, filed Aug. 17, 2016, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/238,393, filed Aug. 16, 2016, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/238,228, filed Aug. 16, 2016, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/237,933, filed Aug. 16, 2016, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/237,797, filed Aug. 16, 2016, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/237,222, filed Aug. 15, 2016, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/201,559, filed Jul. 4, 2016, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/968,491, filed Dec. 14, 2015, which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/962,749, filed Dec. 8, 2015, which is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/794,299, filed Jul. 8, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/670,044, filed Mar. 26, 2015, which is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/338,525, filed Jul. 23, 2014, and which is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims the benefit under U.S.C. §120, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/453,100, filed Apr. 23, 2012, published as U.S. patent application no. US 2012/0262581, now abandoned, and which the '100 application is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/929,464, filed Oct. 30, 2007, now granted as U.S. Pat. No. 8,164,614, and which '464 application is a U.S. continuation patent application of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/618,615, filed Dec. 29, 2006, which granted as U.S. Pat. No. 8,154,581, and which '615 application is a U.S. continuation-in-part patent application of, and claims priority the under 35 U.S.C. §120 to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/682,185, filed Oct. 9, 2003, published as U.S. patent application publication no. US 2005/0285934 AI, and now granted as U.S. Pat. No. 7,193,644, which patent application is a nonprovisional patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/418,384, filed on Oct. 15, 2002. Each of these patent applications, patent application publications, and patent is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
1. A method for monitoring an entrance comprising:
(a) transmitting streaming video data wirelessly from an exterior device comprising a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a proximity detector, and a keypad having one or more buttons, wherein the transmitting is after one or more buttons on the keypad of the exterior device is pressed;
(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 streaming video data transmitted wirelessly by the exterior device using the software application running on the at least one peripheral device;
(d) receiving audio data from the entrance from the at least one peripheral device running the software application, the audio data transmitted wirelessly by the exterior device;
(e) sending a message to the software application running on the at least one peripheral device after one or more buttons on the keypad of the exterior device is pressed or a person is detected by the proximity detector;
administering user access on the software application; and
defining a hierarchy of storage that is wirelessly accessible.
sending a detection message to the software application running on the at least one peripheral device after the proximity detector detects a person at the entrance, displaying the detection message before video is displayed on the software application.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the transmitting is after the message is received at the at least one peripheral device.
defining a redundant system for the hierarchy of storage; and
storing a recording of the video data in the redundant system.
communicating with an electronically actuated lock.
controlling the electronically actuated lock remotely by the at least one peripheral device.
configuring a secondary exterior device that communicates with the electronically actuated lock using short-range RF waves, the secondary exterior device comprising a keypad with a plurality of buttons.
defining access codes for the secondary exterior device.
actuating the electronically actuated lock upon entry of a valid access code.
10. A system for controlling access to a premises comprising:
an electronically actuated lock;
an exterior device comprising a keypad with one or more buttons;
a computerized controller for communicating with the electronically actuated lock using short-range RF waves, wherein the computerized controller is wirelessly coupled to a router; and
a software application running on at least one peripheral device for communicating with the computerized controller,
wherein the electronically actuated lock can be actuated remotely using the software application on the at least one peripheral device or can be actuated via voice recognition, and
wherein one or more access codes to actuate the electronically actuated lock are defined using the software application, and wherein the one or more access codes are entered on the exterior device, and
wherein the software application is configured to send a text message comprising the one or more access codes to actuate the electronically actuated lock and privileges are defined by level of access to a door associated with the electronically actuated lock.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein an administrator is notified when a valid access code is entered on the exterior device.
12. The system of claim 10 wherein the electronically actuated lock is actuated remotely by an occupant as defined by the system.
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