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DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

  • US 20150029335A1
  • Filed: 09/22/2014
  • Published: 01/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for using a doorbell system, the method comprising:

  • obtaining a doorbell that comprises a speaker, a microphone, a camera, and an outer housing;

    connecting the doorbell electrically to an electrical power supply of a building;

    connecting the doorbell electrically to a sound output device that is located remotely relative to the doorbell;

    connecting the doorbell communicatively to a remote computing device;

    receiving a first current into the doorbell from the power supply of the building;

    using the first current to provide at least a first portion of a first electrical energy to the camera and to the microphone; and

    using the doorbell to close an electrical circuit that comprises the sound output device such that the first current flows through the sound output device and the first current provides a first electricity that is less than a triggering threshold of the sound output device such that the sound output device does not emit a notification sound in response to the first electricity.

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