Provided is a terminal and method for bidirectional live sharing and smart monitoring. In some embodiments, the terminal comprises: a video capture unit, an audio capture unit, a display, a speaker and a transceiver. The video capture unit captures video in real time and the audio capture unit captures audio in real time. The transceiver identifies whether a person or a specific person, a specific action, or an abnormal condition exists in the video and the audio respectively captured by the video capture unit and the audio capture unit, and transmits a first notification information when identifvina the person or the specific person, the specific action, or the abnormal condition from the video and audio.