US Patent 10986717 Reduced false alarms for outdoor IP security cameras

An apparatus comprising a camera sensor and a processor. The camera sensor may be configured to generate video data of an area of interest. The processor may be configured to (A) analyze the video data, (B) generate control signals and (C) adjust a status of a plurality of security responses. The control signals may be generated in response to (a) the analysis of the video data and (b) the status of the security responses. The control signals may adjust an activation of the security responses. A first of the security responses may be activated in response to an event detected by the analysis of the video data. A first communication to a first contact may be initiated based on the analysis of the video data of the event. A second communication to a second contact may be initiated based on a response to the first communication.