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US 8164614
Communication and monitoring system
Current assignee: SB IP Holdings, LLC
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Patent summary
Title, assignee, inventors, filing/issue dates, abstract, and a plain-language overview of the claims.
Patent Overview: US8164614B2 — "Communication and Monitoring System"
Title: Communication and monitoring system.
Patent number / publication: US8164614B2. Application US11/929,464; filed 2007-10-30; granted/publication date 2012-04-24. Earlier publication US20080117299A1 (2008-05-22).
Priority: Priority date listed as 2002-10-15, with priority claimed from US10/682,185 (2003-10-09). Adjusted expiration 2026-09-22; status listed as "Active – Reinstated." Several later applications claim priority to this family.
Inventor / assignees: Inventor Ronald Carter. Original assignee Revolutionary Concepts Inc; assignment recorded 2012-02-15 to Revolutionary Concepts, Inc. Current assignee listed as SB IP Holdings LLC (listed assignees may be inaccurate per the source).
Classifications: H04N7/18 and H04N7/186 (CCTV systems; video door telephones); G07C9/00, G07C9/00174, G07C9/00309, G07C9/00563 (electronically operated locks and bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and lock).
Purpose / plain-language scope (from supplied text only): The excerpt identifies the invention as a communication and monitoring system, classified as a closed-circuit television system for receiving images from a single remote source ("video door telephones"), and cross-classified with electronically operated locks and non-mechanical keys using bidirectional data transmission. Prior-art keywords supplied are: communications, audio, wireless device, monitoring system, peripheral devices. In plain terms, the classification placement suggests a door-telephone-style audio/video monitoring and communications arrangement involving a wireless device and peripheral devices, integrated with electronic lock/key functionality. The excerpt does not include the abstract, claims, or description, so the precise claimed scope cannot be stated.
What the excerpt does not establish: It does not provide the abstract, independent or dependent claims, specification text, drawings content, or a detailed description of embodiments. It does not establish the exact components, operation, or boundaries of the claimed invention. It does not establish validity, enforceability, or the accuracy of the listed assignees or legal status (expressly disclaimed as assumptions in the source).
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US8164614](/patent/US8164614)/en
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Current assignee: SB IP Holdings, LLC
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Prior art
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