1. A method for using a security system to detect a visitor, the method comprising:
obtaining the security system that comprises a speaker, a microphone, and a camera;
using the security system to detect the visitor;
using the camera to take a video of the visitor;
transmitting the video of the visitor from the security system to a remote computing device; and
displaying the video of the visitor on the remote computing device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the security system comprises a proximal end and a distal end that is opposite the proximal end, wherein the camera is located at the distal end of the security system, wherein the security system includes a foot contact located at the proximal end of the security system, the method further comprising:
orienting the security system such that the foot contact of the security system faces a foot contact of a light socket, wherein the distal end of the security system faces away from the foot contact of the light socket, and wherein the camera faces away from the foot contact of the light socket;
attaching the security system to the light socket; and
electrically coupling the foot contact of the security system to the foot contact of the light socket.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising moving the camera in a distal direction that is away from the distal and proximal ends of the security system, wherein the camera is still mechanically and electrically coupled to the security system after moving the camera along the distal direction, wherein the camera is positioned at a vertical location such that the camera is able to see a vertical field of vision of at least 250 degrees, and wherein the camera is configured to see a horizontal field of vision of 360 degrees.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein the light socket is located in a room inside a building, the method further comprising:
using the security system to determine whether the visitor is authorized to be located in the room; and
in response to determining that the visitor is not authorized to be located in the room, using the security system to transmit an alert to the remote computing device, wherein the alert notifies a user of the remote computing device that the visitor is not authorized to be located in the room.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising using the security system to determine an identity of the visitor, wherein the security system determines the identity of the visitor via facial recognition.
6. The method of claim 4, in response to determining that the visitor is not authorized to be located in the room, the method further comprising using the security system to broadcast a predetermined audible message, via the speaker in the security system, to notify the visitor that the visitor is not authorized to be located in the room.
7. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
transmitting a first audible message to the visitor, wherein the first audible message is received by a microphone in the remote computing device and transmitted to the security system, and wherein the first audible message is audibly transmitted to the visitor via the speaker in the security system; and
transmitting a second audible message to a user of the remote computing device, wherein the second audible message is received by the microphone in the security system and transmitted to the remote computing device, and wherein the second audible message is audibly transmitted to the user via a speaker in the remote computing device.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the security system comprises a motion detector configured to detect the visitor, wherein the motion detector is located at the distal end of the security system such that the motion detector faces away from the foot contact,
wherein the security system comprises a light configured to illuminate at least a portion of a field of vision of the camera, and wherein the light is located at the distal end of the security system, the method further comprising:
using the motion detector to detect the visitor;
using the security system to determine whether the field of vision of the camera is illuminated; and
in response to detecting the visitor and in response to determining that the field of vision is not illuminated, illuminating the light and using the camera to record a video of the visitor.
9. The method of claim 2, wherein the security system comprises a light configured to illuminate at least a portion of a field of vision of the camera, the method further comprising:
receiving a first instruction from the remote computing device, wherein the first instruction comprises a command to illuminate the light;
in response to receiving the first instruction from the remote computing device, using the security system to illuminate the light;
receiving a second instruction from the remote computing device, wherein the second instruction comprises a command to de-activate the light;
in response to receiving the second instruction from the remote computing device, using the security system to de-activate the light;
receiving a first audible instruction via the microphone of the security system, wherein the first audible instruction comprises the command to illuminate the light;
in response to receiving the first audible instruction from the visitor, using the security system to illuminate the light;
receiving a second audible instruction via the microphone of the security system, wherein the second audible instruction comprises the command to de-activate the light; and
in response to receiving the second audible instruction from the visitor, using the security system to de-activate the light.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the security system comprises 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, wherein the security system includes a foot contact located at the proximal end of the security system, wherein the security system comprises a motion detector configured to detect the visitor, wherein the motion detector is located at the distal end of the security system such that the motion detector faces away from the foot contact, wherein the sidewall comprises a first portion and a second portion that is distal to the first portion, and wherein the second portion is rotatable about the first axis, the method further comprising:
orienting the security system such that the proximal end of the security system faces a foot contact of a light socket, wherein the distal end of the security system faces away from the foot contact of the light socket;
rotating the security system about a first axis to thereby attach the security system to the light socket, wherein the security system is attached to the light socket such that the camera faces a radial direction that is perpendicular to the first axis;
electrically coupling the foot contact of the security system to the foot contact of the light socket;
using the motion detector to detect the visitor;
in response to detecting the visitor, using the security system to determine whether the visitor is located within a field of vision of the camera; and
in response to determining that the visitor is not within the field of vision of the camera, using the security system to rotate the second portion such that the camera rotates about the first axis until the visitor is within a field of vision of the camera.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:
using the security system to receive an instruction from a remote computing device, wherein the instruction comprises a command to rotate the second portion; and
in response to receiving the instruction from the remote computing device, using the security system to rotate the second portion such that the camera rotates about the first axis.
12. A security system configured to record a video of a visitor, the security system comprising:
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, wherein the camera is configured to record a video of the visitor;
a speaker located within an internal portion of the outer housing, wherein the speaker is configured to transmit an audible message to the visitor;
a microphone located within an internal portion of the outer housing, wherein the microphone is configured to receive an audible message;
a communication module located within an internal portion of the outer housing, wherein the communication module is configured to connect to a wireless communication network;
a screw thread contact having a proximal end, a distal end that is opposite the proximal end, and a threaded sidewall that extends between the proximal end and the distal end of the screw thread contact, wherein the distal end of the screw thread contact is located adjacent the proximal end of the outer housing, wherein the screw thread contact is configured to be rotatably attached to a light socket; and
a foot contact located at the proximal end of the screw thread contact, wherein the foot contact is configured to be electrically coupled to a foot contact of the light socket.
13. The security system of claim 12, further comprising:
the light socket, wherein the light socket is coupled to a building, wherein the screw thread contact is rotatably attached to the light socket, and wherein the foot contact of the security system is electrically coupled to the foot contact of the light socket;
an infrared light located at the distal end of the outer housing, wherein the infrared light is configured to illuminate at least a portion of a field of vision of the camera; and
a light emitting diode located at the distal end of the outer housing, wherein the light emitting diode is configured to illuminate at least a portion of the field of vision of the camera.
14. The security system of claim 13, wherein the security system is configured to rotate about a first axis to thereby couple the screw thread contact to the light socket such that the security system is coupled to the light socket, wherein the sidewall comprises a first portion and a second portion that is distal to the first portion, wherein the second portion is rotatable about the first axis, and wherein the camera is located along the second portion such that the camera faces a radial direction that is perpendicular to the first axis.
15. The security system of claim 14, wherein the security system is configured to receive a command from the remote computing device to rotate the second portion, and wherein the second portion is configured to rotate in response to the command from the remote computing device.
16. The security system of claim 14, further comprising a motion detector configured to detect the presence of the visitor, wherein the motion detector is located at the distal end of the outer housing, wherein the security system is configured to automatically detect the presence of the visitor via the motion detector, wherein the security system is configured to determine whether the visitor is located within a field of vision of the camera, and wherein the security system is configured to automatically rotate the second portion to thereby rotate the camera until the visitor is located within the field of vision of the camera.
17. The security system of claim 13, wherein the camera is located at the distal end of the outer housing, wherein the camera is oriented such that the camera faces away from the foot contact, the security system further comprising a cone-shaped mirror coupled to the distal end of the security system such that a tip of the cone-shaped mirror faces the camera and faces towards the foot contact, wherein the cone-shaped mirror enables the camera to see a field of vision that covers at least 330-degrees.
18. The security system of claim 13, wherein the outer housing of the security system is sealed such that the speaker, microphone, and communication module are protected from moisture and contaminants.
19. The security system of claim 13, wherein the light socket is located in a room inside a building, wherein the security system is configured to identify the visitor and determine whether the visitor is authorized to be located in the room, and wherein the security system is configured to transmit an alert to the remote computing device to notify the user whether the visitor is not authorized to be located in the room.
20. The security system of claim 13, further comprising a light switch that is electrically coupled to the foot contact of the light socket, wherein the light switch is configured to electrically energize the foot contact of the light socket and thereby electrically energize the security system.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for manufacturing a post-crosslinkable thermoplastic resin comprising
polymerizing a polymerizable composition (A) comprising a norbornene monomer, a metathesis polymerization catalyst, a chain transfer agent, and an epoxy compound, wherein said polymerizable composition (A) is polymerized by bulk polymerization.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the maximum temperature during bulk polymerization is less than 230\xb0 C.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the polymerization conversion ratio is 80% or more.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the chain transfer agent is a compound represented by the formula CH2\u2550CH-Q, wherein Q is a group which has at least one group selected from the group consisting of a methacryloyl group, acryloyl group, vinyl silyl group, epoxy group, and amino group.
5. A post-crosslinkable thermoplastic resin produced by the method according to claim 1.
6. The thermoplastic resin according to claim 5, wherein the thermoplastic resin is molded into a film by polymerizing the polymerizable composition (A) on a supporting body by bulk polymerization.
7. The thermoplastic resin according to claim 6, wherein the supporting body is a metal foil or a resin film.
8. The thermoplastic resin according to claim 5, wherein the thermoplastic resin is molded into a prescribed form by polymerizing the polymerizable composition (A) in a mold by bulk polymerization.
9. The thermoplastic resin according to claim 5, obtained by impregnating a textile material with the polymerizable composition (A) and polymerizing the polymerizable composition (A) by bulk polymerization.
10. A method for producing a crosslinked thermoplastic resin comprising crosslinking the thermoplastic resin according to any one of claims 5 to 9.
11. A method for producing a crosslinked resin composite material comprising a step of laminating the thermoplastic resin according to any one of claims 5 to 9 on a substrate and crosslinking the thermoplastic resin portion.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the substrate is a metal foil.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the metal foil is previously treated with a silane coupling agent of the following formula (1) or a thiol coupling agent of the following formula (2),
RSiXYZ\u2003\u2003(1)
T(SH)n\u2003\u2003(2)
wherein R is a group having a double bond, a mercapto group, or an amino group at the terminal end thereof, X and Y individually represent a hydrolyzable group, a hydroxyl group, or an alkyl group, Z represents a hydrolyzable group or a hydroxyl group, T represents an aromatic ring, an aliphatic ring, a heterocyclic, or an aliphatic chain, and n is an integer of 2 or more.
14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the substrate is a printed circuit board.