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| 20090298445 | System and Method for Transmitting Signals To An Appliance - A transmitter apparatus effective for activating a remotely situated appliance includes a radio frequency (RF) transmitter. The RF transmitter is configured to be mounted to a structural element of a building and configured to receive an actuation by a user to wirelessly transmit a signal. An antenna is coupled to the RF transmission circuitry and is arranged and configured to transmit the signal to a remotely situated appliance. The antenna is disposed within an opening in the structural element of the building and is of dimensions so as to extend at least partially through the opening. The antenna transmits the signal to the appliance without significant interference or absorption from the structural element of the building. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090298449 | System and Method for Transmitting Signals To An Appliance - A transmitter apparatus is provided that includes an actuator and a transmitter with a housing around an antenna and wireless transmission circuitry. The actuator is mounted to a structural element of a building and is at least partially exposed and accessible to a user. The housing is coupled to the actuator and is arranged and configured to extend at least partially into an opening in the structural element of the building. The housing generally surrounds transmission circuitry and an antenna. The transmission circuitry is arranged and configured to receive the actuations from the actuator and responsively transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to a remotely situated appliance via the antenna. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090298450 | System and Method for Transmitting Signals to an Appliance - A transmitter apparatus is provided that includes an actuator and a transmitter with a housing around an antenna and wireless transmission circuitry. The actuator is mounted to a structural element of a building and is at least partially exposed and accessible to a user. The housing is coupled to the actuator and is arranged and configured to extend at least partially into an opening in the structural element of the building. The housing generally surrounds transmission circuitry and an antenna. The transmission circuitry is arranged and configured to receive the actuations from the actuator and responsively transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to a remotely situated appliance via the antenna. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100164696 | Apparatus and Method Pertaining to a Doorbell Chime Cover - A doorbell chime ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100225455 | Polyphonic Doorbell Chime System - A door chime system includes a microcontroller having a polyphonic MIDI music processor and a data memory for storing MIDI format sound files. The microcontroller includes an input for accepting signals from door chime actuators or pushbuttons and an output representative of distinct MIDI sound files. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100245060 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Doorbell Chimes - A doorbell chime apparatus has an audio transducer that is responsive to both a wired-doorbell button input and a wireless-doorbell button input. Each of these inputs can respond, if desired, to a plurality of corresponding doorbell buttons. By one approach, the audio transducer can provide any of a plurality of selectable differentiated audible sounds. So configured, the resultant apparatus can provide a differentiated audible signal regarding which of the plurality of doorbell buttons is being annuciated. These teachings will accommodate providing a mains-dependent power input that provides operating power to at least one of the wired-doorbell button input and the wireless-doorbell button input. These teachings will also accommodate, in lieu of the foregoing or in combination therewith, providing a mains-supplemental power input that provides operating power to at least one of the wired-doorbell button input and the wireless-doorbell button input (at least when mains power is absent). | 09-30-2010 |
