, hub device identifications, hub device specific secrets, relevant user and hardware characteristics e. g. , service tier, device model, storage capacity, processing capabilities, etc. , user interface settings, data review preferences, etc. , where the information for associated electronic devices includes, but is not limited to, one or more device identifiers e. g. , one or more rotating portions of a ring consisting of a single displayed color or two or more different displayed colors. Each of the patterns can conform to a visual language and correspond to a camera status and/or a camera processing operation. For example, a color or a pattern of two or more different colors static or dynamic can indicate that the camera is on or off, has an active or inactive connection to a server e. g. , a server that performs image processing or that distributes video and notifications to remote users, is actively processing local information from the environment, or has received a notification or status information from another smart device in the home environment or a server.