Projected doorbell switch notifications

• US 9,858,770 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2016
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Christopher John Glencross
• Original Assignee: Christopher John Glencross
• Inventors: Glencross, Christopher John
• Primary Examiner(s): Bolourchi, Nader
• Application Number:
  US15/135,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20160314663A1
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 340328
• 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;

a projector configured to provide a projected display; and

processing circuitry configured to;

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

direct the projector to project a first indicator based on the system status data;

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 a second indicator based on the actuation of the switch; and

in response to receipt, via the communications transceiver, of a door call response from the security system, direct the projector to project a third indicator based on the door call response.

2. The doorbell switch according to claim 1, wherein the first indicator comprises a status indicator of the security system.

3. The doorbell switch according to claim 1, wherein:

the projector comprises a sheet or lens having an image printed or formed on the sheet or lens; and

the projector is further configured to project an illuminated projection of the image as at least a portion of at least one of the first indicator or the second indicator.

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

processing circuitry configured to;

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

direct the projector to project a first indicator based on the system status data;

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 a second indicator based on the actuation of the switch; and

in response to receipt, via the communications transceiver, of a door call response, direct the projector to project a third indicator based on the door call response.

5. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein:

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

when the system status data indicates a disarmed state of the security system, the first indicator comprises a disarmed indicator.

6. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein:

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

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

7. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein:

the doorbell switch further includes a camera; and

the processing circuitry is further configured to, in response to actuation of the switch, communicate a photograph taken from the camera to a computing system.

8. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein the second indicator comprises a predetermined message.

9. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein the second indicator comprises a display of elapsed time since actuation of the switch.

10. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein:

the door call response is received from a client device and comprises at least a portion of an SMS or e-mail message; and

the third indicator comprises at least a portion of the SMS or e-mail message.

11. The doorbell switch according to claim 4, wherein:

the projector comprises a sheet or lens having an image printed or formed on the sheet or lens; and

the projector is further configured to project an illuminated projection of the image as at least a portion of at least one of the first indicator or the second indicator.

12. A doorbell switch, comprising:

a switch to actuate a doorbell;

a display device configured to provide an indicator;

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

processing circuitry configured to;

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

direct the display device to provide a first indicator based on the status data;

in response to actuation of the switch, communicate, via the communications transceiver, a door call indicator to the monitoring computing system; and

in response to receipt, via the communications transceiver, of a response from the monitoring computing system, direct the display device to provide a second indicator based on the response.

13. The doorbell switch according to claim 12, wherein:

when the status data indicates an armed state, the first indicator comprises an armed indicator; and

when the status data indicates a disarmed state, the first indicator comprises a disarmed indicator.

14. The doorbell switch according to claim 12, wherein:

when the status data indicates an armed state, the first indicator comprises a first color indicator; and

when the status data indicates a disarmed state, the first indicator comprises a second color indicator.

15. The doorbell switch according to claim 12, wherein:

the doorbell switch further includes a camera; and

the processing circuitry is further configured to, in response to actuation of the switch, communicate a photograph taken from the camera to the monitoring computing system.

16. The doorbell switch according to claim 12, wherein the second indicator comprises a predetermined message.

17. The doorbell switch according to claim 12, wherein the second indicator comprises a display of elapsed time since actuation of the switch.

18. The doorbell switch according to claim 12, wherein:

the response is received from a client device and comprises at least a portion of an SMS or e-mail message; and

the second indicator comprises at least a portion of the SMS or e-mail message.

19. The doorbell switch according to claim 12, wherein the display device comprises a projector configured to provide a projected display.

20. The doorbell switch according to claim 19, wherein:

the projector comprises a sheet or lens having an image printed or formed on the sheet or lens; and

the projector is further configured to project an illuminated projection of the image as at least a portion of at least one of the first indicator or the second indicator.