Home automation system-initiated calls

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

receiving a tactile input at a stand-alone camera of a home automation system;

identifying, via the stand-alone camera, a characteristic associated with the tactile input, the characteristic comprising a duration of the received tactile input;

determining, via the stand-alone camera, an identity of a person performing the tactile input based at least in part on captured facial data via the stand-alone camera;

detecting, via the stand-alone camera, a gesture performed in-line of sight of the stand-alone camera by the person;

identifying, via the stand-alone camera, a predetermined contact in a contact database associated with the person based at least in part on correlating the duration of the received tactile input and the detected gesture, wherein the contact database comprises a set of predetermined contacts and each predetermined contact having a unique correlation between a gesture and a duration of a tactile input; and

establishing, via the stand-alone camera, a wireless communication link between the stand-alone camera and a remote device of the predetermined contact.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing wireless communication link further comprises:

transmitting a notification to an application of the remote device indicating an intent to initiate a two-way communication between the stand-alone camera and the remote device;

receiving a response from the remote device based at least in part on the notification; and

initiating a two-way communication between the stand-alone camera and the remote device based at least in part on the response.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the initiated two-way communication comprises:

any of a two-way audio call, or a one-way video call, or a two-way video call, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic comprises:

a number of times the tactile input is received.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the characteristic comprises:

comparing the characteristic with a predetermined tactile input sequence during a period.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the characteristic comprises:

comparing the tactile input with any of a user-defined input sequence, an input sequence associated with a user profile, a system-defined input sequence, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined contact is an emergency contact.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stand-alone camera comprises:

memory that stores a group of predetermined contacts.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

identifying the gesture performed by the user by comparing the received gesture with a predefined gesture stored in memory of the stand-alone camera or a component of the home automation system in communication with the stand-alone camera,

wherein the establishing the wireless communication link is based at least in part on the determined identity.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining the predetermined contact associated with the gesture and the identity of the user; and

initiating a two-way call between the remote device of the predetermined contact and the stand-alone camera.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving audio input, or video input, or some combination; and

comparing the received audio input, video input, or some combination with stored profile information;

wherein the establishing the wireless communication link is based at least in part on the comparison and the identified characteristic.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the wireless communication link is based at least in part on image data or video data captured by the stand-alone camera.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the wireless communication link between the stand-alone camera and the remote device is based at least in part on a single actuation of a single button.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the wireless communication link further comprises:

establishing the wireless communication link between the stand-alone camera and the remote device and a second remote device based at least in part on the tactile input.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stand-alone camera is operable independent of a display component.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request to establish a wireless communication link with a stand-alone camera associated with an entrance to a structure; and

establishing a wireless communication link between the stand-alone camera associated with the entrance to the structure based at least in part on the request.

17. A stand-alone camera for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:

receive a tactile input at the stand-alone camera of a home automation system;

identify, via the stand-alone camera, a characteristic associated with the tactile input, the characteristic comprising a duration of the received tactile input;

determine, via the stand-alone camera, an identity of a person performing the tactile input based at least in part on captured facial data via the stand-alone camera;

detect, via the stand-alone camera, a gesture performed in-line of sight of the stand-alone camera by the person;

identify, via the stand-alone camera, a predetermined contact in a contact database associated with the person based at least in part on correlating the duration of the received tactile input and the detected gesture, wherein the contact database comprises a set of predetermined contacts and each predetermined contact having a unique correlation between a gesture and a duration of a tactile input; and

establish, via the stand-alone camera, a wireless communication link between the stand-alone camera and a remote device of the predetermined contact.

18. The stand-alone camera of claim 17 , wherein the establishing wireless communication link further comprises:

transmitting a notification to an application of the remote device indicating an intent to initiate a two-way communication between the stand-alone camera and the remote device;

receiving a response from the remote device based at least in part on the notification; and

initiating a two-way communication between the stand-alone camera and the remote device based at least in part on the response.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to: receive a tactile input at a stand-alone camera of a home automation system;

identify, via the stand-alone camera, a characteristic associated with the tactile input, the characteristic comprising a duration of the received tactile input;

determine, via the stand-alone camera, an identity of a person performing the tactile input based at least in part on captured facial data via the stand-alone camera;

detect, via the stand-alone camera, a gesture performed in-line of sight of the stand-alone camera by the person;

identify, via the stand-alone camera, a predetermined contact in a contact database associated with the person based at least in part on correlating the duration of the received tactile input and the detected gesture, wherein the contact database comprises a set of predetermined contacts and each predetermined contact having a unique correlation between a gesture and a duration of a tactile input; and

establish, via the stand-alone camera, a wireless communication link between the stand-alone camera and a remote device of the predetermined contact.