US 11,854,376 B2
Doorbell communication systems and methods
Joseph Frank Scalisi, Yorba Linda, CA (US)
Assigned to SkyBell Technologies IP, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by SKYBELL TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,213.
Application 17/356,213 is a continuation of application No. 17/001,676, filed on Aug. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,074,790.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/891,344, filed on Aug. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0319674 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 5/22 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01)
CPC G08B 5/222 (2013.01) [G08B 5/36 (2013.01); H04N 9/3194 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic doorbell system comprising:
an electronic doorbell including a housing;
a light source coupled to the housing;
a detection device, coupled to the housing, selected from the group consisting of a microphone, a motion detector, a camera, a user-activated button and combinations thereof; and
a canister coupled to a bottom surface of the housing adjacent the light source, wherein the canister comprises at least one lens coupled to a film holder, wherein the at least one lens is configured to allow light from the light source to pass through the at least one lens, the light source being operable to project an illumination onto a ground surface, in front of the electronic doorbell, in response to an event detected by the detection device.