Patent ID: 11889009
Assignee: SKYBELL TECHNOLOGIES IP, LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. A method of using a doorbell system, wherein the doorbell system comprises a doorbell comprising a housing, a microphone, a speaker, a camera, a transmitter, and a button, the doorbell configured to operate in at least one of a sleep mode, a standby mode, and an alert mode, a switch assembly electrically coupled to the doorbell and a power supply, and a chime electrically coupled in parallel with a first switch of the switch assembly, the method comprising:
in response to a first electricity that is less than a first threshold, allowing, by the first switch, at least a portion of the first electricity to flow through the switch assembly, wherein the doorbell is configured to exit the sleep mode and enter the standby mode, and
in response to a second electricity that is greater than the first threshold, not allowing, by the first switch, the second electricity to flow through the switch assembly and enabling the second electricity to flow through the chime, wherein the doorbell is configured to exit the standby mode and enter the alert mode.