ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,236,774, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to SkyBell Technologies IP LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Doorbell communication systems and methods" was invented by Joseph Frank Scalisi (Yorba Linda, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic doorbell can include an outer housing configurable to couple to a building. The doorbell can also include a camera coupled to the outer housing and a microphone coupled to the outer housing. The doorbell can also include a button coupled to the outer housing. The electronic doorbell can be configurable to wirelessly communicate with an appliance located within the building."
The patent was filed on Aug....