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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2014
Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Daniel Wilson, Acworth, GA (US);
Roopkumar Parthasarathy rao, Alpharetta, GA (US);
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
Various doorbell monitoring devices and methods are presented herein. Such arrangements may be configured to be integrated with a previously-installed doorbell and a previously-installed chime unit. A first power source may be configured to power the doorbell monitor device separate from the previously-installed doorbell and the previously-installed chime unit. A plurality of electrical connectors may be present and may be configured to be attached with preexisting terminals of the previously-installed chime unit. An actuation sensor may be present and configured to detect an actuation of the previously-installed doorbell via the two or more electrical connectors. A communication module may also be present and configured to transmit a wireless signal indicative of the ring to a receiver device.