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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Jeffrey T. Reid, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Roger Deihm, Mohnton, PA (US);
John J. Penny, Mohnton, PA (US);
Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
An internet protocol (IP)-based ceiling or wall-mounted speaker with optional IP-based camera and/or alarm indicator is provided. The IP-based speaker has a detachable add-on device for accommodating different types of interchangeable camera configurations and other components such as flush mount camera, camera providing angled view, night vision-type camera for different services and configurations. Multiple IP-based speakers are connected to an IP device to exchange audio data via an Ethernet connection for cost effective, flexible and convenient installations. The IP-based speaker has a speaker cone for talkback features, and relay for remote relay control of doors or gates for security applications as well as public address applications.