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Selectable lens button for a smart home device and method therefor

  • US 9,568,370 B2
  • Filed: 05/28/2015
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A smart home device comprising:

  • a front casing that is coupleable with a back plate to define a housing having an interior region within which one or more components of the smart home device are contained;

    an occupancy sensor disposed within the interior region and positioned so as to face a room within which the smart home device is positioned, the occupancy sensor having a field of view into the room such that objects or individuals present in the room and within the field of view are detectable by the occupancy sensor;

    a button cap component coupled with a button portion of the front casing such that the button cap component is pressable by a user to effect axial movement of the button portion of the front casing into contact with a switch;

    a lighting component positioned axially behind the button cap component, the lighting component being configured to disperse light circumferentially around the button cap component so as to provide a visual halo effect relative thereto; and

    a lensing component integrally formed with the button cap component so that the lensing component is positioned axially in front of the occupancy sensor, the lensing component being configured to enlarge the field of view of the occupancy sensor.

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