Light socket cameras
View Patent ↗Security systems can be used to detect a visitor. The security system can include a camera that is configured to take a video of the visitor. As well, the security system can be configured to transmit the video of the visitor to a remote computing device. The video of the visitor can be displayed on the remote computing device. The security system can be attached to a light socket.
1. A surveillance system, comprising:
a housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
a screw thread located at the proximal end of the housing, wherein the screw thread is configurable to rotatably attach to a light socket;
a camera located at the distal end of the housing; and
a cone-shaped mirror located distal to the distal end of the housing such that a tip of the cone-shaped mirror is aligned with an optical axis of the camera.
2. The surveillance system of claim 1 , wherein the tip is a first tip, wherein the cone-shaped mirror comprises a second tip located opposite the first tip, and the second tip is aligned with the optical axis of the camera.
3. The surveillance system of claim 2 , wherein the cone-shaped mirror defines a first cone that extends from the first tip and a second cone that extends from the second tip, such that a first base of the first cone intersects a second base of the second cone.
4. The surveillance system of claim 1 , further comprising a light coupled to the housing and a motion detector coupled to the housing.
5. The surveillance system of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker coupled to the housing and a microphone coupled to the housing.
6. The surveillance system of claim 1 , further comprising a remote computing device communicatively coupled to the camera, wherein the remote computing device is capable of displaying an image captured by the camera.
7. The surveillance system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one support having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the at least one support is coupled to the distal end of the housing and the distal end of the support is coupled to the cone-shaped mirror.
8. The surveillance system of claim 1 , wherein the cone-shaped mirror is devoid of the enclosure around at least 75% of the perimeter of the cone-shaped mirror.
9. A surveillance system, comprising:
a housing having a distal end and a proximal end;
a screw thread located at the proximal end of the housing, wherein the screw thread is configurable to rotatably attach to a light socket;
a camera located at the distal end of the housing, wherein the camera is configurable to detect an object; and
a cone-shaped mirror coupled to the distal end of the housing and positioned such that a tip of the cone-shaped mirror faces the camera, wherein the cone-shaped mirror defines a symmetrical shape.
10. The surveillance system of claim 9 , further comprising a support having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the support is coupled to the distal end of the housing, and the distal end of the support is coupled to the cone-shaped mirror.
11. The surveillance system of claim 10 , wherein the support is a first support, the surveillance system further comprising a second support having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end of the second support is coupled to the distal end of the housing, and the distal end of the second support is coupled to the cone-shaped mirror.
12. The surveillance system of claim 11 , wherein the first support is located opposite the second support.
13. The surveillance system of claim 9 , further comprising at least one of an infrared light coupled to the housing, a motion detector coupled to the housing, a light coupled to the housing, and a microphone coupled to the housing.
14. A surveillance system, comprising:
a housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
a camera coupled to the housing;
a screw thread located at the proximal end of the housing, wherein the screw thread is configurable to rotatably attach to a light socket; and
a cone-shaped mirror located distal to the distal end of the housing, wherein the cone-shaped mirror comprises a first tip, a second tip located opposite the first tip, a first cone that extends from the first tip, and a second cone that extends from the second tip, wherein a first base of the first cone intersects a second base of the second cone.
15. The surveillance system of claim 14 , further comprising a remote computing device communicatively coupled to at least one of the accelerometer and camera, wherein the remote computing device is capable of displaying an image captured by the camera.
16. The surveillance system of claim 15 , wherein the surveillance system is configurable to automatically adjust an orientation of the image displayed by the remote computing device.
17. The surveillance system of claim 14 , further comprising an infrared light coupled to the housing.
18. The surveillance system of claim 14 , further comprising a motion detector coupled to the housing.
19. The surveillance system of claim 14 , further comprising a microphone coupled to the housing.
20. The surveillance system of claim 14 , further comprising an accelerometer coupled to the housing, wherein the accelerometer is configurable to determine orientation of the camera.