Doorbell Camera Waterproof Housing and Adaptive Power Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for efficient, accurate, and effective methods to mount, power, and operate smart electronic devices, such as network-connected cameras, in outdoor environments that are exposed to severe weather conditions, requiring robust mechanical mounting and resistance to weather elements while maintaining access to power supplies.
Innovation Solution
A compact doorbell camera system is integrated with a doorbell device, featuring high-power processing, low-light illumination, and wireless communication capabilities, mounted on a doorframe with an adjustable mounting plate and electrically coupled to a power supply, including a waterproof housing, LEDs, and a rechargeable battery, allowing it to operate reliably in various weather conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a network-connected camera is installed outdoors on an outer wall, then video monitoring and security functions are provided, but the device is exposed to severe weather conditions and requires additional power supply routing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a camera module with a doorbell device into an integrated unit. The camera is housed within the doorbell housing and shares common structural elements, power supply, and mounting mechanisms. This integration allows the camera to benefit from the doorbell's existing weather protection and power infrastructure while maintaining its video monitoring function.
2Ease of operation
If a camera module is integrated with a doorbell device, then mounting and power access are simplified, but the device must function reliably under various severe weather conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a waterproof housing structure that seals the camera module and electronic components from water and moisture ingress. The housing includes waterproof gaskets, sealed compartments, and protective coatings that maintain internal component dryness while allowing the device to be mounted outdoors. This flexible protection approach enables reliable operation in rain, snow, and humid conditions.
3Stability of the object's composition
If outdoor smart devices are configured to attach firmly to outdoor surfaces, then mechanical stability is improved, but access to power supply sources becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The doorbell device serves multiple functions: it acts as both a traditional doorbell with button and chime functionality, and as a network-connected camera system. By combining these functions into a single device, the patent eliminates the need for separate power routing for a standalone camera. The device utilizes the existing doorbell power infrastructure (low-voltage transformer and wiring) to power both the doorbell mechanism and the camera module, thereby simplifying installation and reducing complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a doorbell camera provides high-power processing and wireless communication, then functionality is enhanced, but power consumption increases requiring adaptive power management
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system employs periodic or intermittent operation modes to manage power consumption. The device can switch between active recording modes and standby modes, activate motion-triggered recording only when needed, and use wireless communication periodically for data transmission rather than continuous streaming. This periodic action allows high-power processing capabilities to be available when required while reducing average power consumption to levels sustainable from the doorbell's power supply.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The doorbell camera system provides reliable video monitoring and communication in outdoor environments, maintaining functionality during severe weather conditions and power fluctuations, with visual indicators for low power status and adaptive power management to ensure continuous operation.
Implementation Method 1
a rechargeable battery and corresponding compensation circuit
Implementation Method 2
light emitting diodes (LEDs)
Implementation Method 3
a waterproof device housing
Data Source
AI summary
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.