WIRELESS ENTRANCE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20160191864A1
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ring LLC (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bot Home Automation Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Modestine, John, Jeong, Changsoo, Siminoff, James
• Granted Patent: US 9,894,328 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0291 Door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/025 Door telephones adapted for television H04N7/186
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 Video door telephones

Abstract

A device for communicating including a housing including a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a button, a battery, a sensor, non-volatile memory, a processor, and a wireless communications module, wherein the non-volatile memory stores code operable by the processor for switching the processor from low-power mode to active mode in response to an activation trigger, receiving, from the one of the microphone and the camera, outbound audio and video signals, then sending a signal to a server via the wireless communications module during active mode, the signal including one or more of an alert signal, a signal based on the outbound audio signal, and a signal based on the outbound video signal, receiving from the server an inbound audio signal and outputting a signal based on the inbound audio signal via the speaker, and switching the processor from active mode to low-power mode in response to a deactivation trigger.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for a wireless communication doorbell including a plurality of motion sensors, the method comprising:

on a computing device with a display,

displaying, on the display of the computing device, a diagram of a field of view about the wireless communication doorbell, the diagram indicating a plurality of motion zones within the field of view, each zone being delineated by boundary lines;

determining whether an input has been received to toggle a selected one of the motion zones ON or OFF;

if an input has been received to toggle the selected one of the motion zones ON or OFF, then toggling the selected one of the motion zones ON or OFF;

determining whether an input has been received to adjust a range of the motion sensors;

if an input has been received to adjust a range of the motion sensors, then increasing or decreasing the range of the motion sensors;

determining whether an input has been received to save any changed settings; and

if an input has been received to save any changed settings, then saving the changed settings.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the motion zones is enumerated with a unique zone number.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagram is a top view.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the diagram includes an ON/OFF indicator for each of the motion zones.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether an input has been received to adjust a range of the motion sensors comprises detecting movement of a slider widget on the display of the computing device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising indicating a current setting of the range of the motion sensors with contrasting colors or shades of the same color on the display of the computing device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a darker area indicates an area where the motion sensors will detect motion, and a lighter area indicates an area where the motion sensors will not detect motion.

8. A computer-implemented method for a wireless communication doorbell including a plurality of motion sensors, the method comprising:

on a computing device with a display,

displaying, on the display of the computing device, a diagram of a field of view about the wireless communication doorbell, the diagram indicating a plurality of motion zones within the field of view, each zone being delineated by boundary lines;

determining whether an input has been received to toggle a selected one of the motion zones ON or OFF;

if an input has been received to toggle the selected one of the motion zones ON or OFF, then toggling the selected one of the motion zones ON or OFF;

determining whether an input has been received to save any changed settings; and

if an input has been received to save any changed settings, then saving the changed settings.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein each of the motion zones is enumerated with a unique zone number.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the diagram is a top view.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the diagram includes an ON/OFF indicator for each of the motion zones.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising indicating a current setting of a range of the motion sensors with contrasting colors or shades of the same color on the display of the computing device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein a darker area indicates an area where the motion sensors will detect motion, and a lighter area indicates an area where the motion sensors will not detect motion.

14. A computer-implemented method for a wireless communication doorbell including a plurality of motion sensors, the method comprising:

on a computing device with a display,

displaying, on the display of the computing device, a diagram of a field of view about the wireless communication doorbell, the diagram indicating a plurality of motion zones within the field of view, each zone being delineated by boundary lines;

determining whether an input has been received to adjust a range of the motion sensors;

if an input has been received to adjust a range of the motion sensors, then increasing or decreasing the range of the motion sensors;

determining whether an input has been received to save any changed settings; and

if an input has been received to save any changed settings, then saving the changed settings.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein each of the motion zones is enumerated with a unique zone number.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the diagram is a top view.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the diagram includes an ON/OFF indicator for each of the motion zones.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein determining whether an input has been received to adjust a range of the motion sensors comprises detecting movement of a slider widget on the display of the computing device.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising indicating a current setting of the range of the motion sensors with contrasting colors or shades of the same color on the display of the computing device.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein a darker area indicates an area where the motion sensors will detect motion, and a lighter area indicates an area where the motion sensors will not detect motion.