Patent ID: 7336158

Claim:
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 i. a button, ii. at least one status indicator, said status indicator configured to inform said visitor whether said user desires said visitor to ring said doorbell, wherein said status indicator is visible prior to said visitor pressing said button; 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.