Patent ID: 8897433

Claim:
A security system comprising: a camera; a sensor generating a signal in response to a selectable triggering event, selected from a group consisting of an actuation of a doorbell button, an actuation of a bell connected to and operated by a doorbell button, door opening detection, sound detection, motion detection, proximity detection and infrared (IR) beam interruption; and a management module adapted to: send data to be received by at least one remote communication device upon generation by the sensor of the signal generated in response to the triggering event, and initiate a two-way connection between the at least one remote communication device and the camera, the two-way connection permitting data exchange between a user of the at least one remote communication device and a person located in the vicinity of the camera, wherein the signal generated by the sensor in response to the triggering event is transmitted to at least one of the management module and the camera wirelessly; and wherein the management module is modifiable by the user via at least one of a web interface and a cellular telephone interface.