Doorbell system and doorbell control device

• US 9,786,134 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2016
• Issued: 10/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SerComm Corporation
• Original Assignee: SerComm Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Chien-Ming, Chiang, Meng-Chien
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US15/372,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20170221319A1
• Time in Patent Office: 306 Days
• Field of Search: 340328, 340326, 340332, 340511, 340521
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/10 Monitoring of the annunciator circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 13/52 the contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating force, e.g. bell-push switch
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/12 for adjusting voltage in ac networks by changing a characteristic of the network load

Abstract

A doorbell system and a doorbell control device are provided. The doorbell system includes a doorbell control device, a transformer, and a doorbell interface device. The doorbell control device has a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin. The doorbell control device includes a speaker unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to control whether or not the speaker unit produces sound according to a current or a voltage of the second pin. The first pin is coupled to the second pin. The transformer outputs an AC voltage to the first pin and the third pin of the doorbell control device. The doorbell interface device is coupled to the second pin and the third pin of the doorbell control device.

Claims

1. A doorbell system, comprising:

a doorbell control device, having a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin, wherein the doorbell control device comprises;

a speaker unit; and

a control unit, configured to control whether or not the speaker unit produces sound according to a current or a voltage of the second pin;

wherein the first pin is coupled to the second pin;

a transformer, outputting an AC voltage to the first pin and the third pin of the doorbell control device; and

a doorbell interface device, coupled to the second pin and the third pin of the doorbell control device;

wherein the doorbell control device further comprises;

a rectifier, coupled to the first pin and the third pin, configured to generate a first DC voltage; and

a DC voltage conversion circuit, configured to convert the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage, wherein the control unit and the speaker unit are powered by the second DC voltage.

2. The doorbell system according to claim 1, wherein the doorbell control device further comprises:

a current detection unit, powered by the second DC voltage, coupled to the control unit, configured to detect an operating current flowing between the first pin and the second pin;

wherein the control unit is configured to control the speaker unit to produce sound when the operating current detected by the current detection circuit meets a current criterion, and to control the speaker unit not to produce sound when the operating current does not meet the current criterion.

3. The doorbell system according to claim 2, wherein the current criterion is that the operating current is greater than a current threshold, or a number of pulses the operating current has in a time period meets a current pulse number criterion.

4. The doorbell system according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to control the speaker unit to produce sound when the first DC voltage meets a voltage criterion, and to control the speaker unit not to produce sound when the first DC voltage does not meet the voltage criterion.

5. The doorbell system according to claim 4, wherein the voltage criterion is that the first DC voltage is less than a voltage threshold, or a number of pulses the first DC voltage has in a time period meets a voltage pulse number criterion.

6. The doorbell system according to claim 1, wherein the doorbell interface device comprises a button, the doorbell interface device is configured to change the current or the voltage of the second pin of the doorbell control device when the button is pressed, and the doorbell interface device further comprises an IP camera.

7. A doorbell control device, having a first pin, a second pin, and a third pin, the doorbell control device comprising:

a rectifier, coupled to the first pin and the third pin, configured to generate a first DC voltage;

a DC voltage conversion circuit, configured to convert the first DC voltage to a second DC voltage;

a speaker unit, powered by the second DC voltage; and

a control unit, powered by the second DC voltage, configured to control whether or not the speaker unit produces sound according to a current or a voltage of the second pin;

wherein the first pin is coupled to the second pin.

8. The doorbell control device according to claim 7, wherein the doorbell control device further comprises:

a current detection unit, powered by the second DC voltage, coupled to the control unit, configured to detect an operating current flowing between the first pin and the second pin;

wherein the control unit is configured to control the speaker unit to produce sound when the operating current detected by the current detection circuit meets a current criterion, and to control the speaker unit not to produce sound when the operating current does not meet the current criterion.

9. The doorbell control device according to claim 8, wherein the current criterion is that the operating current is greater than a current threshold, or a number of pulses the operating current has in a time period meets a current pulse number criterion.

10. The doorbell control device according to claim 7, wherein the control unit is configured to control the speaker unit to produce sound when the first DC voltage meets a voltage criterion, and to control the speaker unit not to produce sound when the first DC voltage does not meet the voltage criterion.

11. The doorbell control device according to claim 10, wherein the voltage criterion is that the first DC voltage is less than a voltage threshold, or a number of pulses the first DC voltage has in a time period meets a voltage pulse number criterion.