SKYBELL TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC

A doorbell system may project an illumination on a surface. The doorbell may include a housing, a button, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a motion detector, and a light source. In some embodiments, the doorbell includes at least one lens coupled to a bottom surface of the housing adjacent the light source. The at least one lens may be configured to allow light from the light source to pass through the at least one lens such that when the electronic doorbell is attached to a building the light source projects an illumination onto a ground surface in front of the doorbell.

A security system can be configured to mount to a power outlet. The security system can include an outwardly facing portion configured to face away from the power outlet and an inwardly facing portion having a first electrical prong and a second electrical prong that protrude into the power outlet to mount the security system to the power outlet. The security system can also include a detection system comprising a camera and a motion detector.

An outdoor comfort-and-security system may include at least one electronic, device configured to be positioned around an exterior premise of a. building. In some examples, each electronic device comprises communication circuitry configured to communicate data via a wireless network. According to some examples, the outdoor comfort-and-security system includes a battery configured to be positioned exteriorly from the building. The battery may be physically distinct from the at least one electronic device and electrically coupled to the at least one electronic device. In some examples, the battery comprises a. minimum power output configured to power a respective primary function of the at least one electronic device and to enable the communication circuitry of the at least one electronic device to communicate the data via the wireless network.

Doorbell systems can include a doorbell and a remote communication device. In some embodiments, the remote communication device can be communicatively coupled to a wireless network of a building, to the doorbell, and to a remote computing device. In several embodiments, the remote communication device facilitates communication with at least one of the doorbell, the remote computing device, and a remote sensor.

Doorbells often include a button to enable visitors to ring a chime to summon building occupants. In some embodiments, doorbells include a camera to take pictures of visitors. In several embodiments, doorbells include covers that are light filters. These light filters can cover infrared light sources such as infrared light emitting diodes. The light filters can pass infrared light while blocking visible light. In several embodiments, a front portion of a camera assembly fits through a hole in a light filter. Light filters can help secure camera assemblies and can form a portion of a doorbell's outer housing.

A security system can be configured to mount to a power outlet. The security system can include an outwardly facing portion configured to face away from the power outlet and an inwardly facing portion having a first electrical prong and a second electrical prong that protrude into the power outlet to mount the security system to the power outlet. The security system can also include a detection system comprising a camera and a motion detector.

Doorbell systems can include a doorbell and a remote communication device. In some embodiments, the remote communication device can be communicatively coupled to a wireless network of a building, to the doorbell, and to a remote computing device. In several embodiments, the remote communication device facilitates communication with at least one of the doorbell, the remote computing device, and a remote sensor.

A method of operating a doorbell system can include receiving, by a remote computing device, a notification of an emergency event and in response to the receiving, illuminating at least one light of a doorbell to indicate an occurrence of the emergency event. The method can further include, in response to receiving the notification, initiating a communication with an emergency dispatcher and/or an emergency contact. The at least one light can illuminate in a variety of colors and illumination patterns corresponding to the type of emergency event.

Doorbells can send data to each other to enable a first doorbell user to warn a second doorbell user regarding a suspicious visitor. A first user can indicate a first trait of a visitor via a first remote computing device. The first user can create a user group to enable the members of the user group to use their doorbells to take pictures of suspicious visitors and to send the pictures of the suspicious visitors to other members of the user group.

Included in the present disclosure is a system, including a chime. In some embodiments, the system includes a doorbell electrically coupled to the chime and configured to communicatively couple to a remote computing device, the doorbell spaced apart from the chime, and the doorbell comprising a vacancy mode and an access point (AP) mode. According to some embodiments, when the doorbell is in the vacancy mode, the doorbell is communicatively isolated from the remote computing device such that the doorbell is configured to send an alert by emitting a noise via the chime. When the doorbell is in the AP mode, the doorbell may be communicatively coupled to the remote computing device such that the doorbell is configured to send an alert to the remote computing device.