Two-way communication interface for vision-based monitoring system

Abstract

A method for enabling communicating between users, using a vision-based monitoring system. The method includes monitoring an environment for events, by the vision-based monitoring system and making a determination that a detected event involves a local person, in the monitored environment. The method further includes, based on the determination, identifying at least one remote person to be contacted, identifying a communication channel to the at least one remote person, and providing a notification to the at least one remote person, via the identified communication channel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, by a device, a message;   detecting, by the device, an object within proximity of the device;   determining, by the device, whether the object is a particular person corresponding to a recipient of the message;   in accordance with a determination that the object is the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message: determining, by the device, whether to present the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message; and   in accordance with a determination to present the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message: presenting, by the device, the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message comprises at least one of a pre-recorded message or an audio message. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message is received from another person different from the particular person. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message is stored in a remote storage location until the device requests it for presentation to the particular person. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message includes information that identifies the recipient of the message. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the information is stored in a remote storage location. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the message includes information that identifies a passcode. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the passcode is configured for retrieval of the message, and wherein the message is presented to the particular person in response to receipt of the passcode. 
     
     
         9 . A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable code that, when executed by a processor of a computing system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a message;   detecting an object within proximity of the device;   determining whether the object is a particular person corresponding to a recipient of the message;   in accordance with a determination that the object is the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message: determining whether to present the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message; and   in accordance with a determination to present the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message: presenting the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise presenting a notification of the message prior to presenting the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise determining whether to present the message to the particular person based at least in part on a recipient request from the particular person. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the recipient request from the particular person comprises at least one of a verbal request or a gesture. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the recipient request from the particular person comprises at least one of a verbal request or a gesture. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining whether the particular person is authorized to receive the message; and   only presenting the message to the particular person further in accordance with a determination that the particular person is authorized to receive the message.   
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein determining whether the particular person is authorized to receive the message comprises:
 receiving an authorization input; and   comparing the received authorization input with stored authorization information.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the authorization input comprises at least one of a passcode or a customizable communication action. 
     
     
         17 . A computing system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive a message; 
 detect an object within proximity of the device; 
 determine whether the object is a particular person corresponding to a recipient of the message; 
 in accordance with a determination that the object is the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message: determine whether to present the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message; and 
 in accordance with a determination to present the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message: present the message to the particular person corresponding to the recipient of the message. 
   
     
     
         18 . The computing system of  claim 17 , wherein the message comprises at least one of a pre-recorded message or an audio message. 
     
     
         19 . The computing system of  claim 17 , wherein the message includes information that identifies a passcode. 
     
     
         20 . The computing system of  claim 19 , wherein the passcode is configured for retrieval of the message, and wherein the message is presented to the particular person in response to receipt of the passcode.