Doorbell communication systems and methods
AssigneeSkyBell Technologies, Inc.
InventorsSeton Paul Kasmir, Joseph Frank Scalisi
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Abstract
A doorbell system can include a remote computing device and a doorbell that has a camera. The doorbell can enter a camera sleep mode wherein the camera is configured not to record. The remote computing device can be used to override a power setting of the doorbell to enable the doorbell to record a video. Then, the remote computing device can receive the video that was recorded by the doorbell.
Claims30
A method of using a doorbell system, wherein the doorbell system comprises a remote computing device and a doorbell having a camera, the method comprising:
- coupling communicatively the doorbell and the remote computing device;
- detecting, by the doorbell system, an indication of a presence of a visitor;
- entering, by the doorbell, a camera sleep mode wherein the camera is configured to not record;
- opening a doorbell control application on the remote computing device;
- overriding, by the remote computing device via a wireless communication, a power setting of the doorbell to force the doorbell to exit the camera sleep mode and enter a camera recording mode, wherein the camera recording mode consumes more power than the camera sleep mode;
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- receiving a first video, by the remote computing device, from the doorbell at least partially in response to remotely overriding the power setting of the doorbell.
A method of using a doorbell system, wherein the doorbell system comprises a remote computing device and a doorbell having a camera, the method comprising:
- coupling communicatively the doorbell and the remote computing device;
- detecting, by the doorbell system, an indication of a presence of a visitor;
- entering, by the doorbell, a camera sleep mode in which the camera is configured to not record;
- exiting, by the doorbell, the camera sleep mode and entering a camera recording mode in response to receiving, by the doorbell, a first wireless communication session from the remote computing device;
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- receiving, by the remote computing device, a first video recorded by the camera of the doorbell.
A method of using a doorbell system, wherein the doorbell system comprises a remote computing device and a doorbell having a doorbell camera, the method comprising:
- coupling communicatively the doorbell and the remote computing device;
- detecting, by the doorbell system, an indication of a presence of a visitor;
- opening a doorbell control application on the remote computing device;
- sending, automatically, a first signal from the remote computing device to the doorbell in response to opening the doorbell control application;
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- exiting, by the doorbell, in response to the first signal, a camera sleep mode in which the doorbell camera is configured to not record and entering, by the doorbell, a camera recording mode, wherein the camera recording mode consumes more power than the camera sleep mode.
A method of using a doorbell system, wherein the doorbell system comprises a remote computing device and a doorbell having a doorbell camera, the method comprising:
- sending a first signal from the remote computing device to the doorbell in response to waking the remote computing device prior to opening a doorbell control application on the remote computing device;
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- exiting, by the doorbell, in response to the first signal, a camera sleep mode in which the doorbell camera is configured to not record and entering a camera recording mode, wherein the camera recording mode consumes more power than the camera sleep mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.