PROJECTED DOORBELL SWITCH NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20160314663A1
• Filed: 04/21/2016
• Published: 10/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher John Glencross
• Original Assignee: Christopher John Glencross
• Inventors: Glencross, Christopher John
• Granted Patent: US 9,858,770 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/14 Details
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/008 Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

A doorbell switch including a projector is described. The doorbell switch can be configured to provide a first or automated display state of the projector based on one or more rules or predefined conditions defined at a client device, state conditions of a security system, or another backend the computing system, as well as various time of day, sensor, and other conditions. The automated display state can change over time in response to changes in the operation and/or status of various systems. Additionally, the doorbell switch can be configured to provide a second or actuated display state in response to the actuation of the doorbell switch.

Claims

1. A doorbell switch, comprising:

a doorbell switch housing;

a switch to actuate a doorbell; and

a projector configured to provide a projected display, the projected display including a projected indicator.

2. The doorbell switch according to claim 1, wherein the projected indicator comprises an indication of a security system.

3. The doorbell switch according to claim 1, further comprising:

a communications transceiver configured to receive system status data from a security system over a network; and

a processing circuit configured to direct the projector to dynamically update the projected display based on at least one of the system status data and actuation of the switch.

4. A doorbell switch, comprising:

a doorbell switch housing;

a switch to actuate a doorbell;

a charge store configured to store charge from a doorbell circuit;

a projector configured to provide a projected display;

a communications transceiver configured to communicate data over a network; and

a processing circuit configured to;

receive, via the communications transceiver, system status data from a security system;

direct the projector to project an indication of the system status data; and

in response to actuation of the switch, communicate, via the communications transceiver, a door call indicator to the security system and direct the projector to project an indication of the actuation of the switch; and

in response to receipt, via the communications transceiver, of a door call response, direct the projector to project an indication of a response to the actuation of the switch.

5. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein, when the system status data indicates an armed state of the security system, the indication of the system status data comprises an armed indicator.

6. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein

when the system status data indicates an armed state of the security system, the indication of the system status data comprises a first color indicator;

and

when the system status data indicates a disarmed state of the security system, the indication of the system status data comprises a second color indicator.