SMART DOOR
A device associated with a door for implementing a smart door system is proposed in this disclosure. The device comprises a sensor circuit comprising one or more sensors configured to collect information associated with an object in a predefined area surrounding the door. The device further comprises a processing circuit configured to process the information from the one or more sensors and generate a control signal, based on the information from the one or more sensors. In some embodiments, the control signal is communicated to a user device. In some embodiments, the control signal indicates the user device about the presence of the object in the predefined area surrounding the door.
1 . A device associated with a door comprising:
a sensor circuit comprising a gesture sensor configured to collect information comprising an identity of a person in a predefined area surrounding the door, in order to identify a specific person and at least one specific gesture associated with the specific person;
a processing circuit configured to:
process information from the gesture sensor;
generate a gesture control signal based on the information from the gesture sensor; and
provide the gesture control signal to a first user device, based on the information associated with the control signal, wherein the control signal indicates the presence of an object in the predefined area surrounding the door; and
a control circuit coupled to the processing circuit, in order to open the door.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to generate the gesture control signal, when the information from the gesture sensor comprises at least the identity of the specific person.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is configured to provide the gesture control signal to the first user device, when the information associated with the gesture control signal comprises both the identity of the specific person and the identity of the specific gesture associated with the specific person, and when the specific gesture is identified after identifying the specific person.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first user device comprises a device associated with a regulatory authority.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to open the door, based on the gesture control signal generated at the processing circuit.
6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the gesture sensor comprises a facial recognition system configured to identify the specific person, based on one or more specific facial features of the person.
7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor circuit further comprises a camera configured to take a picture of an object in a predefined area surrounding the door.
8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
process the picture from the camera;
generate a picture control signal comprising the picture; and
provide the picture control signal to a second user device, wherein the picture control signal indicates the second user device about the presence of the object in the predefined area surrounding the door.
9 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the camera is configured to take the picture of the object in the predefined area surrounding the door, when a door bell associated with the door is rung or when the object is detected in the predefined area surrounding the door for more than a predetermined time interval.
10 . The device of claim 9 , wherein the sensor circuit further comprises an infrared (IR) sensor configured to detect the presence of the object in the predefined area surrounding the door.
11 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to receive a command signal from the second user device, in response to providing the picture control signal to the second user device.
12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the control circuit is configured to open the door, based on the command signal received at the processing circuit, from the second user device.
13 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to process a user voice signal received from the second user device to be subsequently provided to the object, in response to providing the picture control signal to the user device, prior to receiving the command signal from the second user device.
14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to process an object voice signal received from the object, to be subsequently provided to the second user device, in response to providing the user voice signal to the object, prior to receiving the command signal from the second user device.
15 . A device associated with a door comprising:
a sensor circuit comprising one or more sensors configured to collect information associated with an object in a predefined area surrounding the door;
a processing circuit configured to:
process the information from the one or more sensors; and
generate a control signal for communicating to a user device, based on the information from the one or more sensors, wherein the control signal indicates the user device about the presence of the object in front of the door; and
a control circuit coupled to the processing circuit, in order to open the door.
16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a gesture sensor configured to collect information of a person in the predefined area surrounding the door, in order to identify a specific person and at least one specific gesture associated with the specific person.
17 . The device of claim 16 , wherein the control signal is generated at the processing circuit when the information from the one or more sensors comprises at least an identity of the specific person.
18 . The device of claim 17 , wherein the control signal is provided to the user device comprising a device associated with a regulatory authority, when the information associated with the control signal further comprises the identity of the specific gesture associated with the specific person, and when the specific gesture is identified after identifying the specific person at the processing circuit.
19 . The device of claim 17 , wherein the control circuit is configured to open the door, based on the generated control signal.
20 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises a camera configured to take a picture of the object in the predefined area surrounding the door.
21 . The device of claim 20 , wherein the control signal is generated at the processing circuit when the information from the one or more sensors comprises the picture of the object, and wherein the control signal generated comprises the picture of the object.
22 . The device of claim 21 , wherein the control signal is provided to the user device comprising a device associated with a user, when the control signal comprises the picture of the object from the camera.
23 . A method for a device associated with a door comprising:
collecting information comprising an identity of a person in a predefined area surrounding the door and at least one specific gesture associated with the person, at a sensor circuit comprising a gesture sensor;
processing the information from the gesture sensor, at a processing circuit;
generating a control signal based on the information from the gesture sensor, at the processing circuit; and
providing the control signal from the processing circuit to a user device associated with a regulatory authority, based on the information associated with the control signal, wherein the control signal indicates the presence of an object in the predefined area surrounding the door.
24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the control signal is generated at the processing circuit, when the information from the gesture sensor comprises at least the identity of a specific person.
25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the gesture control signal is provided to the first user device from the processing circuit, when the information associated with the gesture control signal comprises both the identity of the specific person and the identity of the specific gesture associated with the specific person, and when the specific gesture is identified at the processing circuit after identifying the specific person.