Wireless Doorbell Processor Power Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless intercom systems for home security require multiple device installations and hardwiring, limiting placement and consuming significant energy, making them less efficient and user-friendly.
Innovation Solution
A wireless communication doorbell device equipped with a camera, microphone, speaker, button, sensor, non-volatile memory, processor, and wireless communications module, allowing for independent operation, reduced energy consumption, and seamless integration with a server for audio and video communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless intercom systems use Wi-Fi communication with hard wiring to power source, then communication functionality is achieved, but placement is limited and energy consumption is high
Solution Approach 1:
The system alternates between low-power sleep mode and active communication mode. The processor enters low-power mode during idle periods and activates only when communication is needed, significantly reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining placement flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces hardwired electrical connections with wireless power transmission or battery-powered operation, eliminating the need for physical wiring to power sources. This substitution enables flexible placement anywhere within wireless network range while reducing energy consumption through efficient power management
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are installed throughout the home for wireless intercom, then communication coverage is improved, but device complexity and installation requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The door monitor device performs multiple functions including video monitoring, audio communication, motion detection, and two-way talking within a single integrated unit. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate devices for each function, reducing installation complexity while maintaining comprehensive communication coverage
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines camera, microphone, speaker, motion sensor, and wireless communication modules into a single door monitor device. This consolidation reduces the number of devices needed throughout the home while achieving comprehensive coverage through strategic placement at entry points
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AI summary
A device for communicating including a housing including a camera, a microphone, a speaker, a button, a battery, a sensor, non-volatile memory, a processor, and a wireless communications module, wherein the non-volatile memory stores code operable by the processor for switching the processor from low-power mode to active mode in response to an activation trigger, receiving, from the one of the microphone and the camera, outbound audio and video signals, then sending a signal to a server via the wireless communications module during active mode, the signal including one or more of an alert signal, a signal based on the outbound audio signal, and a signal based on the outbound video signal, receiving from the server an inbound audio signal and outputting a signal based on the inbound audio signal via the speaker, and switching the processor from active mode to low-power mode in response to a deactivation trigger.