Auto ring notification to nested smoke audio receiver
A system includes a doorbell at an exterior of a premises comprising a doorbell housing, a button, a doorbell wireless transceiver, and a doorbell speaker and doorbell microphone coupled to the doorbell wireless transceiver. The system also includes a smoke detector at an interior of the premises comprising a smoke detector housing, a smoke detector wireless transceiver, and a smoke detector speaker and smoke detector microphone coupled to the smoke detector wireless transceiver. The smoke detector wireless transceiver is configured to be in two-way audio communication with the doorbell wireless transceiver. The two-way audio communication includes transmitting audio from the doorbell microphone to the smoke detector speaker via the wireless transceivers. The two-way audio communication also includes transmitting audio from the smoke detector microphone to the doorbell speaker via the wireless transceivers. In some systems, a second smoke detector is included and in some systems, a control panel is included.
1. A system comprising:
a doorbell at an exterior of a premises, the doorbell comprising:
a doorbell housing,
a button at the doorbell housing, the button configured to be actuated by a visitor to the premises,
a doorbell wireless transceiver at the doorbell housing,
a doorbell speaker at the doorbell housing and coupled to the doorbell wireless transceiver, and
a doorbell microphone at the doorbell housing and coupled to the doorbell wireless transceiver; and
a smoke detector at an interior of the premises, the smoke detector comprising:
a smoke detector housing,
a smoke detector wireless transceiver at the smoke detector housing,
a smoke detector speaker at the smoke detector housing and coupled to the smoke detector wireless transceiver, and
a smoke detector microphone at the smoke detector housing and coupled to the smoke detector wireless transceiver,
wherein the smoke detector wireless transceiver is configured to be in two-way audio communication with the doorbell wireless transceiver such that i) the doorbell wireless transceiver transmits audio from the doorbell microphone to the smoke detector wireless transceiver and receives audio from the smoke detector microphone via the smoke detector wireless transceiver, and ii) the smoke detector wireless transceiver transmits audio from the smoke detector microphone to the doorbell wireless transceiver and receives audio from the doorbell microphone via the doorbell wireless transceiver, wherein the two-way audio communication between the smoke detector wireless transceiver and the doorbell wireless transceiver is established as a result of the visitor actuating the button, wherein upon the visitor actuating the button, the doorbell wireless transceiver transmits a link request signal to the smoke detector wireless transceiver.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein upon the smoke detector wireless transceiver receiving the link request signal, the smoke detector wireless transceiver transmits a link confirmation signal to the doorbell wireless transceiver.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the two-way audio communication between the smoke detector wireless transceiver and the doorbell wireless transceiver is established as a result of the doorbell wireless transceiver receiving the link confirmation signal.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the smoke detector comprises a first smoke detector, and the system further comprises:
a second smoke detector at the interior of the premises, the second smoke detector comprising:
a second smoke detector housing,
a second smoke detector wireless transceiver at the second smoke detector housing,
a second smoke detector speaker at the second smoke detector housing and coupled to the second smoke detector wireless transceiver, and
a second smoke detector microphone at the second smoke detector housing and coupled to the second smoke detector wireless transceiver,
wherein the second smoke detector wireless transceiver is configured to be in two-way audio communication with the doorbell wireless transceiver such that i) the doorbell wireless transceiver transmits audio from the doorbell microphone to the second smoke detector wireless transceiver and receives audio from the second smoke detector microphone via the second smoke detector wireless transceiver, and ii) the second smoke detector wireless transceiver transmits audio from the second smoke detector microphone to the doorbell wireless transceiver and receives audio from the doorbell microphone via the doorbell wireless transceiver.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first smoke detector is configured to be in the two-way audio communication with the doorbell wireless transceiver independent of the second smoke detector being in the two-way audio communication with the doorbell wireless transceiver.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the two-way audio communication between the first smoke detector wireless transceiver and the doorbell wireless transceiver is established as a result of the first smoke detector microphone receiving a first voice command, and wherein the two-way audio communication between the second smoke detector wireless transceiver and the doorbell wireless transceiver is established as a result of the second smoke detector microphone receiving a second voice command.
7. The system of claim 5 , further comprising:
a control panel at the interior of the premises, the control panel comprising:
a control panel wireless transceiver configured to be in communication with at least one of the first smoke detector wireless transceiver, the second smoke detector wireless transceiver, and the doorbell wireless transceiver, and
a processor configured to receive input and, in response to the input, cause the control panel to prevent at least one of i) audio output at at least one of the first smoke detector speaker and the second smoke detector speaker, and ii) audio input at at least one of the first smoke detector microphone and the second smoke detector microphone.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the control panel further comprises a user interface, and wherein the input received by the processor is a reject link command input received at the user interface.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the input received by the processor is a reject link command input received according to a preset time-based instruction.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the smoke detector further comprises at least one of a PIR sensor and an imaging device configured to detect movement of an occupant, and wherein the smoke detector wireless transceiver is configured to be in two-way audio communication with the doorbell wireless transceiver when the at least one of the PIR sensor and the imaging device detect movement of the occupant.
11. A method comprising:
establishing a two-way audio communication session between a doorbell at an exterior of a premises and a smoke detector at an interior of the premises, the doorbell comprising: a doorbell housing, a button at the doorbell housing configured to be actuated by a visitor to the premises, a doorbell wireless transceiver at the doorbell housing, a doorbell speaker at the doorbell housing and coupled to the doorbell wireless transceiver, and a doorbell microphone at the doorbell housing and coupled to the doorbell wireless transceiver, the smoke detector comprising: a smoke detector housing, a smoke detector wireless transceiver at the smoke detector housing, a smoke detector speaker at the smoke detector housing and coupled to the smoke detector wireless transceiver, and a smoke detector microphone at the smoke detector housing and coupled to the smoke detector wireless transceiver, wherein establishing the two-way audio communication session is initiated upon the visitor actuating the button, wherein upon the visitor actuating the button, the doorbell wireless transceiver transmits a link request signal to the smoke detector wireless transceiver;
receiving first audio at the doorbell microphone and transmitting, via the doorbell wireless transceiver, the first audio to the smoke detector wireless transceiver;
outputting, via the smoke detector speaker, the first audio;
receiving second audio at the smoke detector microphone and transmitting, via the smoke detector wireless transceiver, the second audio to the doorbell wireless transceiver; and
outputting, via the doorbell speaker, the second audio.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein upon the smoke detector wireless transceiver receiving the link request signal, the smoke detector wireless transceiver transmits a link confirmation signal to the doorbell wireless transceiver.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the two-way audio communication session between the smoke detector wireless transceiver and the doorbell wireless transceiver is established as a result of the doorbell wireless transceiver receiving the link confirmation signal.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the smoke detector comprises a first smoke detector, and the method further comprises: establishing a second two-way audio communication session between the doorbell and a second smoke detector at the interior of the premises, the second smoke detector comprising: a second smoke detector housing, a second smoke detector wireless transceiver at the second smoke detector housing, a second smoke detector speaker at the second smoke detector housing and coupled to the second smoke detector wireless transceiver, and a second smoke detector microphone at the second smoke detector housing and coupled to the second smoke detector wireless transceiver;
transmitting, via the doorbell wireless transceiver, the first audio to the second smoke detector wireless transceiver;
outputting, via the second smoke detector speaker, the first audio;
receiving third audio at the second smoke detector microphone and transmitting, via the second smoke detector wireless transceiver, the third audio to the doorbell wireless transceiver; and
outputting, via the doorbell speaker, the third audio.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the two-way audio communication session between the first smoke detector wireless transceiver and the doorbell wireless transceiver is established as a result of the first smoke detector microphone receiving a first voice command, and wherein the second two-way audio communication session between the second smoke detector wireless transceiver and the doorbell wireless transceiver is established as a result of the second smoke detector microphone receiving a second voice command.
16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
receiving input at a control panel at the interior of the premises, the control panel comprising a control panel wireless transceiver configured to be in communication with at least one of the first smoke detector wireless transceiver, the second smoke detector wireless transceiver, and the doorbell wireless transceiver; and
in response to the input at the control panel, preventing at least one of i) the first audio output at at least one of the first smoke detector speaker and the second smoke detector speaker, ii) the second audio reception at the first smoke detector microphone, and iii) the third audio reception at the second smoke detector microphone.