Identity verification using a social network

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for using a doorbell system to identify a first visitor, the doorbell system having a doorbell that comprises a camera and a button, the method comprising:
detecting, by the doorbell, the first visitor; taking, by the doorbell, a first image of the first visitor; searching, by the doorbell system, an online social network that comprises a plurality of images having a second image; and searching, by the doorbell system, a solicitor database to determine whether an identity of the first visitor matches a solicitor identity.