Doorbell communication systems and methods
Doorbell systems can include a doorbell and a remote communication device. In some embodiments, the remote communication device can be communicatively coupled to a wireless network of a building, to the doorbell, and to a remote computing device. In several embodiments, the remote communication device facilitates communication with at least one of the doorbell, the remote computing device, and a remote sensor.
1. A method of using a doorbell system comprising a doorbell and a remote communication device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the doorbell system, a wireless signal from a wireless network;
communicatively coupling the remote communication device to the wireless network, to the doorbell, and to a remote computing device;
detecting, by the doorbell, an entity;
taking, by a camera of the doorbell, an image of the entity;
searching, by the doorbell system, a database comprising an image;
determining, by the doorbell system, an identity of the entity from the image;
entering, by the remote computing device, a doorbell setting parameter;
receiving, by the remote communication device, the doorbell setting parameter;
sending the doorbell setting parameter from the remote communication device to the doorbell; and
updating a doorbell setting in response to the doorbell receiving the doorbell setting parameter, wherein the doorbell setting comprises a power management setting.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising electrically coupling the remote communication device to a power outlet.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising mechanically coupling the remote communication device to the power outlet such that the remote communication device is held by the power outlet.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising coupling the doorbell to an exterior of a building and coupling the remote communication device to an interior of the building.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a first communication by the remote communication device from the wireless network;
sending a second communication from the remote communication device to the doorbell in response to receiving the first communication; and
entering, by the doorbell, a higher power state in response to the doorbell receiving the second communication.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein entering the higher power state comprises taking, by the doorbell, a video.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein entering the higher power state comprises sending, by the doorbell, a third communication from the doorbell to the wireless network.
8. The method of claim 5 , wherein entering the higher power state comprises sending, by the doorbell, a third communication from the doorbell to the remote computing device.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicatively coupling the remote communication device to the doorbell via a first wireless communication system; and
communicatively coupling the doorbell to the wireless network via a second wireless communication system that consumes more energy per unit of operating time than the first wireless communication system.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising activating the second wireless communication system, by the doorbell, in response to the doorbell receiving a first communication from the remote communication device.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising sending, by the remote communication device, the first communication to the doorbell in response to receiving, by the remote communication device, a second communication from the remote computing device.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a video from the doorbell to the remote communication device; and
sending the video from the remote communication device to the remote computing device such that the remote communication device communicatively couples the doorbell to the remote computing device.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising sending the video from the doorbell to the remote communication device while the doorbell is located outside of a building and while the remote communication device is located inside of the building.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the doorbell comprises an outer housing, a camera coupled to the outer housing, a button coupled to the outer housing, a first speaker coupled to the outer housing, a microphone coupled to the outer housing, and a motion detector coupled to the outer housing, and wherein the remote communication device comprises a second speaker, the method further comprising emitting a notification sound from the second speaker in response to the doorbell detecting a trigger of the button.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote communication device comprises a chime.
16. A doorbell system configured to be coupled to a wireless network, the doorbell system comprising:
a doorbell having a button configured to be pressed by an entity;
a camera configured to capture an image, wherein the doorbell comprises:
a first wireless communication system according to a first wireless protocol; and
a second wireless communication system according to a second wireless protocol, wherein the first wireless protocol consumes less energy per unit of operating time than the second wireless protocol;
a remote communication device coupled to a power outlet and located remotely relative to the doorbell, wherein the remote communication device comprises:
a speaker configured to emit a sound;
a third wireless communication system according to a third wireless protocol; and
a fourth wireless communication system according to a fourth wireless protocol, wherein the third wireless protocol consumes less energy per unit of operating time than the fourth wireless protocol and wherein at least one of the third wireless communication system and the fourth wireless communication system is configured to enable the remote communication device to send an entity alert to a remote computing device; and
a non-transitory computer-readable media executable by a processor of the doorbell system, the non-transitory computer-readable media configured to cause the doorbell system to perform the steps of:
searching a database for a comparison image;
comparing the image to the comparison image; and
determining an identity of the entity.
17. The doorbell system of claim 16 , wherein the remote communication device is communicatively coupled with the wireless network via the fourth wireless communication system and is communicatively coupled with the first wireless communication system of the doorbell via the third wireless communication system.
18. The doorbell system of claim 17 , wherein the doorbell is communicatively coupled with the wireless network via the second wireless communication system in response to receiving a communication from the remote communication device via the first wireless communication system.
19. The doorbell system of claim 18 , wherein the doorbell is electrically coupled to an Ethernet cable such that the Ethernet cable electrically powers the doorbell.
20. The doorbell system of claim 16 , wherein the remote communication device comprises a chime.