US 11,704,994 B2
Thermal management in smart doorbells
Brian Conner, Davenport, CA (US); and Kelly Veit, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/63,542.
Application 17/063,542 is a continuation of application No. 16/730,883, filed on Dec. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,796,558.
Application 16/730,883 is a continuation of application No. 16/374,864, filed on Apr. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,522,027, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Application 16/374,864 is a continuation of application No. 16/020,307, filed on Jun. 27, 2018, granted, now 10,319,213, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0020019 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08B 25/14 (2006.01); G08B 25/08 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2023.01); G08B 25/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/02 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G01K 3/00 (2006.01); G08B 3/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); G01K 7/22 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 25/004 (2013.01) [G01K 3/005 (2013.01); G08B 3/10 (2013.01); G08B 13/19695 (2013.01); G08B 29/02 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); G01K 7/22 (2013.01); G08B 13/19619 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A battery-powered device mounted at a structure comprising:
a housing;
one or more temperature sensors located within the housing;
a wireless interface located within the housing;
one or more processors located within the housing; and
memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing one or more programs including one or more instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the device to:
measure an operating temperature of the device;
determine whether the operating temperature satisfies a condition related to a temperature threshold;
in response to a determination that the operating temperature does not satisfy the condition related to the temperature threshold:
provide one or more users with information related to the operating temperature;
alter operation of the device, including altering at least one function of an illuminator of the device;
measure a subsequent operating temperature of the device;
determine whether the subsequent operating temperature satisfies the condition related to the temperature threshold; and
in response to a determination that the subsequent operating temperature satisfies the condition related to the temperature threshold, forgo altering operation of the device.