Patent ID: 9060103
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G08B,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for discouraging tampering with a doorbell of a doorbell system, wherein the doorbell system comprises the doorbell and a remote computing device, the doorbell is coupled to a wall of a building, and the doorbell comprises an outer housing, a movement detection system, a speaker, and a button configurable to enable a visitor to sound a chime, the method comprising: connecting the doorbell to an external power; using the movement detection system of the doorbell to detect the doorbell being removed from the wall of the building; and using the doorbell system to emit a first alert from the speaker of the doorbell in response to detecting the doorbell being removed from the wall of the building and in response to the doorbell being electrically coupled to the external power while detecting the doorbell being removed from the wall of the building, wherein the first alert comprises a sound, wherein the doorbell is configured to not emit the sound of the first alert if the doorbell is not electrically coupled to the external power when the doorbell detects being removed from the wall of the building.