Doorbell communication systems and methods
AssigneeSkyBell Technologies IP, LLC
InventorJoseph Frank Scalisi
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Abstract
Doorbells often include a button to enable visitors to ring a chime to summon building occupants. In some embodiments, doorbells include a camera to take pictures of visitors. In several embodiments, doorbells include covers that are light filters. These light filters can cover infrared light sources such as infrared light emitting diodes. The light filters can pass infrared light while blocking visible light. In several embodiments, a front portion of a camera assembly fits through a hole in a light filter. Light filters can help secure camera assemblies and can form a portion of a doorbell's outer housing.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a wireless communication system;
- and
- a security system communicatively coupled with the wireless communication system, the security system having a camera and a motion detector, the security system having one or more detection zones, each detection zone defined by a portion of a field of view of the camera, and the security system configured to cause the wireless communication system to transmit data to a remote computing device in response to detection of a visitor in the one or more detection zones via the camera, the motion detector, or both;
- wherein the remote computing device is communicatively coupled with the wireless communication system, the security system, or both, and
- wherein the camera is distanced from the motion detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.