Patent ID: 9520042
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G08B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for detecting smoke and having audio and communications capabilities, comprising: a logic device; a smoke sensor coupled to the logic device; a local area network (LAN) communications interface coupled to the logic device, wherein the LAN communications interface is coupled to an Ethernet local area wired communications bus and/or wherein the LAN communications interface comprises a wireless interface coupled to a radio frequency antenna; an audio amplifier coupled to the logic device; a speaker coupled to the audio amplifier; and a power supply coupled to and powering the logic device, communications interface and audio amplifier; wherein the apparatus is configured to be installed in a dwelling; wherein when the smoke sensor detects smoke the logic device generates at least one smoke alarm tone through the audio amplifier and to the speaker, and a smoke alarm signal through the communications interface; wherein audio content is provided through the LAN communications interface, the logic device, the audio amplifier and to the speaker when there is not a current smoke alarm.