Doorbell chime systems and methods
AssigneeSkyBell Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Frank Scalisi, Gregory Saul Harrison, Desiree Mejia, Andrew Paul Thomas
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Abstract
Doorbell systems can include a doorbell, a chime, and a remote computing device. In some embodiments, the remote computing device can select a sound. A data file comprising information that represents the sound can be sent to the doorbell that is communicatively coupled to the remote computing device. The doorbell can send the data file to the chime that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell and remotely located with respect to the doorbell.
Claims29
A method of using a doorbell system to emit a sound from a chime, the method comprising:
- selecting the sound by a communication device comprising one of a phone and tablet device;
- sending a data file comprising information to a doorbell that is communicatively coupled to the communication device, wherein the information represents the sound;
- sending the data file, by the doorbell, to the chime that is communicatively coupled to the doorbell and remotely located with respect to the doorbell;
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- emitting the sound from a speaker of the chime.
A method of using a doorbell system to emit a sound from a chime, the method comprising:
- selecting the sound by a communication device comprising one of a phone and tablet device;
- sending a data file comprising information to the chime that is communicatively coupled to the communication device, wherein the chime is located within an inside portion of a building, and wherein the information represents the sound;
- detecting an indication of a presence of a visitor with a doorbell that is communicatively coupled to the chime, wherein the doorbell is located along an outside portion of the building, and wherein the doorbell comprises a button configurable to detect a button press to indicate the presence of the visitor;
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- emitting the sound from a speaker of the chime in response to detecting the indication of the presence of the visitor.
A doorbell system, comprising:
- a doorbell comprising a button configurable to detect a button press to indicate a presence of a visitor;
- a chime communicatively coupled to the doorbell;
- a communication device communicatively coupled to at least one of the doorbell and the chime, wherein the communication device comprises one of a phone and tablet device;
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- a sound emitted by a speaker of the chime in response to the doorbell detecting an indication of a presence of a visitor, wherein the chime comprises a data file having information that represents the sound.
A method of using a doorbell system to emit a first sound from a chime, the method comprising:
- recognizing, by a doorbell, a first visitor;
- emitting the first sound from the chime in response to recognizing the first visitor;
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- emitting a second sound from the chime in response to not recognizing, by the doorbell, a second visitor, wherein the chime comprises a first data file having information that represents the first sound and a second data file having information that represents the second sound that is different from the first sound, wherein the first data file and the second data file are sent to the chime by one of the doorbell and a communication system comprising one of a phone and a tablet device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.