Visitor options at an entryway to a smart-home

US9978238B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Google LLC · US

Inventors

• Anthony M. Fadell · Portola Valley, US
• Matthew Lee Rogers · Los Gatos, US
• Yoky Matsuoka · Palo Alto, US
• David Sloo · Menlo Park, US
• Shigefumi Honjo · Santa Cruz, US
• Scott A. McGaraghan · Menlo Park, US
• Michael Plitkins · Berkeley, US
• Maxime Veron · San Jose, US
• Isabel Guenette · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 31, 2014
• Grant date: May 22, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08B29/185
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This patent specification relates to apparatus, systems, methods, and related computer program products for providing home security/smart home objectives. More particularly, this patent specification relates to a plurality of devices, including intelligent, multi-sensing, network-connected devices, that communicate with each other and/or with a central server or a cloud-computing system to provide any of a variety of useful home security/smart home objectives.