Granted Patent B2

US 12,236,774 · App. 17/887,334 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Inventor: Joseph Frank Scalisi (Yorba Linda, CA)

Assignee: SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC

G08B3/10H04L12/2818H04L12/2825H04M11/025H04N7/186G08B7/064G08B15/00G08B25/009H04L12/2803H04L2012/2841H04L2012/2849

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. An electronic doorbell comprising:

an outer housing configurable to couple to a building;

a camera coupled to the outer housing, the camera configurable to capture an image;

a microphone coupled to the outer housing, the microphone configurable to detect a noise;

a speaker coupled to the outer housing, the speaker configurable to emit sound; and

a motion detector coupled to the outer housing, the motion detector configurable to detect motion along an outside portion of the building,

wherein the electronic doorbell is configurable to:

enable an entity to cause a chime to sound;

wirelessly receive a notification from an appliance located within the building;

change a component of the electronic doorbell from a sleep mode to an alert mode, in response to receiving the notification, wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of the camera, the microphone, the speaker, and the motion detector; and

cause the appliance to display the image captured by the camera on a display screen of the appliance, wherein the appliance is selected from the group consisting of a refrigerator, a range, a microwave, a dishwasher, a laundry machine, a dryer, and a vacuum.

2. The electronic doorbell of claim 1 , wherein the speaker of the electronic doorbell comprises a first speaker, and wherein the electronic doorbell is further configurable to cause a second speaker coupled to the appliance to emit the noise detected by the microphone.

3. The electronic doorbell of claim 1 , wherein the electronic doorbell is configurable to wirelessly transmit an alert to the appliance, wherein the alert comprises a notification selected from the group consisting of a notification that the entity is present at the electronic doorbell, a notification that the entity has left a message via the electronic doorbell, and combinations thereof.

4. The electronic doorbell of claim 3 , wherein the electronic doorbell is configurable to wirelessly transmit the alert to the appliance via a wireless network of the building.

5. The electronic doorbell of claim 3 , wherein the speaker of the electronic doorbell comprises a first speaker, and wherein the electronic doorbell is configurable to cause a second speaker coupled to the appliance to emit an audible notification comprising the alert.

6. The electronic doorbell of claim 3 , wherein the alert is configurable to cause a display screen of the appliance to display a visual notification comprising the alert, the visual notification comprising at least one of a video and a still image.

7. The electronic doorbell of claim 6 , wherein the visual notification comprises the video, and wherein the electronic doorbell is further configurable to transmit the video to the appliance via a wireless network of the building.

8. The electronic doorbell of claim 1 , wherein the electronic doorbell is configurable to enable two-way audio communication between the appliance and the electronic doorbell via a communication hub.

9. An electronic doorbell comprising:

a chime; and

a motion detector being configurable to detect motion along an outside portion of a building, the electronic doorbell being configurable to:

enable activation of the electronic doorbell to cause the chime to sound,

wirelessly receive a first notification from an appliance located within the building,

change a component from a sleep mode to an alert mode, in response to receiving the first notification, wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of a camera, a microphone, a speaker, the motion detector, and combinations thereof,

wirelessly send a second notification to the appliance, and

cause the appliance to display information captured by the component, wherein the appliance is selected from the group consisting of a refrigerator, a range, a microwave, a dishwasher, a laundry machine, a dryer, and a vacuum.

10. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the second notification comprises an audible notification.

11. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the second notification comprises a visual notification.

12. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 9 , further comprising a wireless communication module.

13. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 12 , wherein the second notification comprises a wireless communication notification.

14. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the second notification includes notification of an emergency event from an event detection device.

15. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 9 , wherein the electronic doorbell is additionally configurable to emit a customized sound in response to a selected event.

16. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 15 , wherein the electronic doorbell is additionally configurable to emit a customized message in response to a predetermined condition.

17. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 12 , further comprising a microprocessor.

18. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 17 , further comprising the camera or a different camera.

19. The electronic doorbell, as recited in claim 18 , wherein the microprocessor is programmed to use facial recognition software to match facial data of an entity, received in connection with the camera, with facial data from a law enforcement database.

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