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1. A method for using a light socket camera to trigger an appliance, comprising:
using a light socket camera to receive an audible instruction from a user, wherein the audible instruction is an instruction to trigger an appliance communicatively coupled to the light socket camera and electrically coupled to a building, wherein the light socket camera is electrically coupled to the building, and wherein the light socket camera includes an outer housing comprising a proximal end, a distal end that is opposite the proximal end, and a sidewall that extends between the proximal end and the distal end, a camera coupled to the outer housing, whereby the camera is configured to record a video, a speaker located within an internal portion of the outer housing, whereby the speaker is configured to transmit an audible message, a microphone located within an internal portion of the outer housing, whereby the microphone is configured to receive an audible instruction, a communication module located within an internal portion of the outer housing, whereby the communication module is configured to connect to a network, and a screw thread contact located adjacent the proximal end of the outer housing, whereby the screw thread contact is rotatably attached to a light socket of the building; in response to receiving the audible instruction from the user, using the light socket camera to transmit a trigger command to the appliance, wherein the trigger command triggers the appliance to perform an operation; and in response to transmitting the trigger command to the appliance, performing the operation via the appliance. |
