Smart Lock Camera Triggering for Reliable Door Event Recording
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems face challenges with cabling difficulties, vulnerability to internet disruptions, and energy consumption in video recording, especially when multiple cameras are used, leading to unreliable operations and data loss.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent door lock system integrated with a camera that records in response to door lock status, utilizing Bluetooth communication to initiate recording upon door opening and stop when closed, eliminating the need for continuous network streaming.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If continuous network streaming is used for video recording, then video surveillance coverage is maintained, but energy consumption increases and vulnerability to internet disruptions occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The camera performs periodic recording based on door lock status changes rather than continuous recording. The system activates recording only when the door lock state changes (locked to unlocked or unlocked to locked), creating a periodic action pattern that reduces energy consumption while maintaining security monitoring effectiveness for critical events.
Solution Approach 2:
The door lock system itself triggers the recording action through its status changes. The lock device communicates its state changes to the camera, which then autonomously decides when to record based on these status changes, eliminating the need for continuous network streaming and external control signals.
2Area of stationary object
If multiple cameras are used for comprehensive surveillance, then coverage area increases, but system complexity and cabling requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The door lock system serves multiple functions: it acts as both a security locking mechanism and a trigger for video recording. The single camera positioned at the door performs dual functionality by capturing both the door area and, when the door is opened, the interior space, eliminating the need for multiple dedicated cameras.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the door lock status monitoring function with the video recording trigger function into a single integrated system. The camera is positioned to capture both the door exterior and interior spaces, merging surveillance of multiple areas into one device rather than requiring separate cameras for each zone.
3Ease of operation
If internet connection is required for video recording, then remote access is enabled, but vulnerability to internet disruptions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system records video data locally on the camera or connected storage device before any remote access is attempted. This preliminary local recording ensures that security footage is captured and preserved even when internet connection is unavailable, and remote access can be established later when connectivity is restored.
Solution Approach 2:
The door lock status change acts as an intermediary trigger that initiates local recording without requiring immediate internet connection. The system uses the local status change event as a mediator to start recording, decoupling the recording trigger from remote network dependency.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for monitoring a dwelling includes at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon. The instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to detect a status change of a door at the dwelling, activate a camera to monitor an area proximate the door in response to the status change, and deactivate the camera following the door transitioning from open to closed and prior to a lock associated with the door being locked. The camera continues to be activated until the door is closed.