US Patent Application 18301820. Doorbell Camera simplified abstract

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Doorbell Camera

Organization Name

Google LLC


Inventor(s)

Haerim Jeong of San Francisco CA (US)


Rengarajan Aravamudhan of Sunnyvale CA (US)


Jacobi Grillo of San Francisco CA (US)


Michael Dixon of Sunnyvale CA (US)


Yu-An Lien of Mountain View CA (US)


Minjung Kim of Sunnyvale CA (US)


[[Etienne B�rub� of San Francisco CA (US)]]


Rochus Jacob of San Francisco CA (US)


Brian Conner of San Jose CA (US)


Scott Mullins of San Francisco CA (US)


Doorbell Camera - A simplified explanation of the abstract

  • This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18301820 Titled 'Doorbell Camera'

Simplified Explanation

This application describes a doorbell camera that has a camera module, an image sensor, infrared illuminators, a waterproof button assembly, and a microphone and speaker. The camera captures video of a scene, while the illuminators provide light. The waterproof button assembly allows users to press a button without water entering the device, and it also displays a visual pattern using LEDs and a light guide component. This allows for real-time conversations between a visitor and the user of a remote client device.


Original Abstract Submitted

This application is directed to a doorbell camera for illuminating and capturing scenes. The doorbell camera includes at least a subset of processors for operating a camera module, an image sensor having a field of view of a scene and configured to capture video of a portion of the scene, one or more infrared (IR) illuminators for providing illumination, a waterproof button assembly, and a microphone and a speaker for enabling a real-time conversation between a visitor located at the doorbell camera and a user of a remote client device. The waterproof button assembly is configured to receive a user press on a button top, block water from entering the electronic device, and display a visual pattern uniformly at a peripheral region of the button assembly using LEDs and light guide component that are disposed under the button top.