Doorbell communication systems and methods
AssigneeSkyBell Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Frank Scalisi, Gregory Saul Harrison, Andrew Paul Thomas
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Abstract
Doorbells can include a speaker and a visitor detection system having at least one of a button, a camera, and a motion detector. The speaker of the doorbell can be configurable to emit a first sound in response to the visitor detection system detecting a first indication of a visitor's presence. As well, the speaker of the doorbell can be configurable to emit a second sound in response to the visitor detection system detecting a second indication of the visitor's presence.
Claims30
A doorbell, comprising:
- a housing;
- a speaker coupled to the housing;
- a motion detector coupled to the housing;
- a first sound emitted by the speaker in response to the motion detector detecting a first motion and a second sound emitted by the speaker in response to the motion detector detecting a second motion.
A doorbell, comprising:
- a housing;
- a speaker coupled to the housing;
- a visitor detection system coupled to the housing, the visitor detection system comprising a motion detector and a button;
- a first sound emitted by the speaker in response to the motion detector detecting a first motion and a second sound emitted by the speaker in response to at least one of the motion detector detecting a second motion and the button receiving a button press.
A method of operating a doorbell system comprising a doorbell, wherein the doorbell comprises a speaker and a visitor detection system comprising at least one of a button, a camera, and a motion detector, the method comprising:
- detecting, by the visitor detection system, an indication of a visitor;
- detecting, by the doorbell system, at least one of a first amount of light and a second amount of light;
- and
- emitting, by the speaker, at least one of the first sound and the second sound in response to detecting the indication of the visitor, wherein the first sound is emitted by the speaker in response to detecting the first amount of light and the second sound is emitted by the speaker in response to detecting the second amount of light.
A method of operating a doorbell system comprising a doorbell, wherein the doorbell comprises a speaker and a visitor detection system comprising at least one of a button, a camera, and a motion detector, the method comprising:
- detecting, by the doorbell, a first indication of a first visitor, and then in response to detecting the first indication, emitting a first sound with the speaker;
- detecting, by the doorbell, a second indication of a second visitor, and then in response to detecting the second indication, emitting a second sound with the speaker, wherein the second sound is audibly different from the first sound;
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- entering an expiration date of at least one of the first sound and the second sound with a remote computing device, and sending wirelessly the expiration date from the remote computing device to the doorbell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.