Patent ID: 7336158
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A status indicating door bell allowing a user to display a selected status prior to a visitor activating said door bell proximate the exterior side of a door on a house, wherein said status indicating doorbell utilizes an activation circuit installed between a button and a chime unit within said house, comprising: a. a display panel, located proximate said exterior side of said door, including b. a controller, located on the interior of said house remote from said display panel; c. user interface means allowing said user to select a desired status for said at least one status indicator; d. electronic communication means allowing said controller to set said desired status of said at least one status indicator on said display panel by sending a signal over said activation circuit; and e. a transportable wireless remote control, said transportable wireless remote control configured to actuate said status indicator.