Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Identity verification using a social network
- Patent Title (中): 使用社交网络进行身份验证
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Application No.: US14740199Application Date: 2015-06-15
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Publication No.: US09197867B1Publication Date: 2015-11-24
- Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi , Desiree Mejia
- Applicant: SkyBell Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: SkyBell Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: SkyBell Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Main IPC: H04N9/47
- IPC: H04N9/47 ; H04N7/18

Abstract:
A doorbell system can be used to identify a visitor. Embodiments can include detecting the visitor, taking a picture of the visitor, searching an online social network that has a plurality of pictures, and determining the identity of the visitor. The doorbell system can use the identity to know how to respond to the visitor.
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