公开(公告)号：US10672237B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US16357083

申请日：2019-03-18

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Robert Tso

IPC: G08B3/00 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K17/785 ,  H03K17/94 ,  H03K17/96 ,  G08B13/196

Abstract: A doorbell switch includes a user input device configured to receive a user command to activate a doorbell sound output device, and activation circuitry configured to generate an activation signal in response to the user input device receiving the user command to activate the doorbell sound output device. A doorbell sound output device controller includes a switching device configured to control flow of electrical current between the doorbell sound output device controller and the doorbell sound output device, and control circuitry configured to control the switching device to enable flow of electrical current between the doorbell sound output device controller and the doorbell sound output device in response to receiving the activation signal from the doorbell switch.

公开(公告)号：US20190213847A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16357083

申请日：2019-03-18

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Robert Tso

IPC: G08B3/10 ,  H03K17/94 ,  H03K17/96 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K17/785

Abstract: A doorbell switch includes a user input device configured to receive a user command to activate a doorbell sound output device, and activation circuitry configured to generate an activation signal in response to the user input device receiving the user command to activate the doorbell sound output device. A doorbell sound output device controller includes a switching device configured to control flow of electrical current between the doorbell sound output device controller and the doorbell sound output device, and control circuitry configured to control the switching device to enable flow of electrical current between the doorbell sound output device controller and the doorbell sound output device in response to receiving the activation signal from the doorbell switch.

公开(公告)号：US20180376062A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US16050658

申请日：2018-07-31

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： James Siminoff ,  Changsoo Jeong ,  John Modestine ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Mark Siminoff ,  Robert Tso ,  Stuart Westerman

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N7/18 ,  G08B13/196 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04N5/77

Abstract: An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication doorbell, including a camera, a speaker, a microphone, a power manager, a battery, an AC/DC rectifier, and a DC/DC converter. The doorbell is configured for connection to an external AC power source through the AC/DC rectifier and the DC/DC converter. The power manager is configured to draw power, up to a threshold power, from the AC power source and to draw supplemental power from the battery such that the power drawn from the AC power source never exceeds the threshold power. The present A/V recording and communication doorbell can thus be connected to an existing household AC power supply and an existing doorbell signaling device without causing inadvertent sounding of the signaling device.

公开(公告)号：US11647165B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US16776104

申请日：2020-01-29

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Robert Tso

IPC: H04N7/18 ,  G05B19/02 ,  G07C9/00

CPC classification number: H04N7/186 ,  G05B19/02 ,  G07C9/00944 ,  G05B2219/2642

Abstract: An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication doorbell device includes a transistor assembly and control circuitry. The transistor assembly is electrically coupled between an input power bus that distributes alternating current (AC) input power and/or direct current (DC) input power, and an output power bus that provides a DC output power for the A/V recording and communication doorbell device. The control circuitry is configured to cause the transistor assembly to convert AC input power and/or DC input power from the input power bus to the DC output power into the output power bus, to provide the DC output power for the A/V recording and communication doorbell device.

公开(公告)号：US10554887B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US16050658

申请日：2018-07-31

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： James Siminoff ,  Changsoo Jeong ,  John Modestine ,  Trevor Phillips ,  Mark Siminoff ,  Robert Tso ,  Stuart Westerman

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G08B3/10 ,  G08B13/196 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: An audio/video (A/V) recording and communication doorbell, including a camera, a speaker, a microphone, a power manager, a battery, an AC/DC rectifier, and a DC/DC converter. The doorbell is configured for connection to an external AC power source through the AC/DC rectifier and the DC/DC converter. The power manager is configured to draw power, up to a threshold power, from the AC power source and to draw supplemental power from the battery such that the power drawn from the AC power source never exceeds the threshold power. The present A/V recording and communication doorbell can thus be connected to an existing household AC power supply and an existing doorbell signaling device without causing inadvertent sounding of the signaling device.

公开(公告)号：US10529206B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15974484

申请日：2018-05-08

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Spiro Sacre ,  Matthew J. England ,  Robert Tso ,  Samuel Taeyoung Lee ,  Mark Siminoff ,  James Siminoff ,  Christopher Loew

IPC: G08B13/196 ,  H04N5/235 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G01J5/08 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G02B3/08 ,  G01J5/00 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H04N7/18

Abstract: Security devices and associated methods have a housing, a camera with a field of view of a monitored area outside the housing, a microphone to sense audio from the monitored area, a speaker to generate sound audible to the monitored area, an illumination source to illuminate the monitored area, a communication module to communicate with a communication network, a motion sensor to detect motion within the monitored area, at least two removable battery casings, each configured via a release button to hold at least one battery within the housing, and a control circuit that, when the motion sensor detects motion, is operable to (a) activate the illumination source, (b) capture video and audio from the camera and the microphone, and (c) send the captured video and audio to a remote server via the communication module and the communication network.