Using hard drive on panels for data storage

• US 10,241,726 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2017
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vivint Incorporated (NRG Energy, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hwang, Jungtaik, Eyring, Matthew J., Warren, Jeremy B., Nye, James Ellis
• Primary Examiner(s): Rossiter, Sean D
• Application Number:
  US15/846,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20180173424A1
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 711161, 711162
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/00 Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring error detection, correction or monitoring in information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer G11B20/18; monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing G11B27/36; in static stores G11C29/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/14 Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in operation G06F11/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0619 in relation to data integrity, e.g. data losses, bit errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0623 in relation to content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/065 Replication mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/149 Adaptation of the text data for streaming purposes, e.g. Efficient XML Interchange [EXI] format
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/221 Parsing markup language streams streaming G06F40/149

Abstract

Methods and systems are described for controlling an automation and security system. According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for data storage in an automation and security system includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by a processor to receive data at a first device, store a copy of the data on the first device, fragment the data into a plurality of data fragments, transmit the plurality of data fragments to a plurality of remote devices, and store some of the plurality of data fragments on each of the plurality of remote devices.

Claims

1. An apparatus for backup data storage, comprising:

a processor;

a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to;

receive data at a first wireless device;

store a copy of the data on the first wireless device;

fragment the data into a plurality of data fragments;

encrypt at least one data fragment of the plurality of data fragments; and

transmit the plurality of data fragments to at least one remote control panel, wherein the plurality of data fragments are at least stored by the at least one remote control panel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

initiate a retrieval of the stored copy of the data on the first wireless device; and

determine the retrieval failed for the stored copy of the data.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

request the plurality of data fragments from the at least one remote control panel based on the determination; and

reassemble the plurality of data fragments based at least in part on requesting the plurality of the data fragments.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

store the reassembled plurality of data fragments at the first wireless device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions for fragmenting the data into a plurality of data fragments are further executable by the processor to:

code the plurality of data fragments with origination data.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive the data at the first wireless device are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive the data from a mobile device associated with a user authorized to interact with the apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device is a television or a control panel.

8. A computer-program product for backup data storage in an automation and security system, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:

receive data at a first wireless device;

store a copy of the data on the first wireless device;

fragment the data into a plurality of data fragments;

encrypt at least one data fragment of the plurality of data fragments; and

transmit the plurality of data fragments to at least one remote control panel, wherein the plurality of data fragments are at least stored by the at least one remote control panel.

9. The computer-program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

initiate a retrieval of the stored copy of the data on the first wireless device; and

determine the retrieval failed for the stored copy of the data.

10. The computer-program product of claim 9, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

request the plurality of data fragments from the at least one remote control panel based on the determination; and

reassemble the plurality of data fragments based at least in part on requesting the plurality of the data fragments.

11. The computer-program product of claim 10, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:

store the reassembled plurality of data fragments at the first wireless device.

12. The computer-program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions for fragmenting the data into a plurality of data fragments are further executable by the processor to:

code the plurality of data fragments with origination data.

13. The computer-program product of claim 8, wherein the instructions to receive the data at the first wireless device are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive the data from a mobile device associated with a user authorized to interact with the automation and security system.

14. The computer-program product of claim 8, wherein the first wireless device is a television or a control panel.

15. A computer-implemented method for backup data storage in an automation and security system, comprising:

receiving data at a first wireless device;

storing a copy of the data on the first wireless device;

fragmenting the data into a plurality of data fragments;

encrypting at least one data fragment of the plurality of data fragments; and

transmitting the plurality of data fragments to at least one remote control panel, wherein the plurality of data fragments are at least stored by the at least one remote control panel.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

initiating a retrieval of the stored copy of the data on the first wireless device; and

determining the retrieval failed for the stored copy of the data.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

requesting the plurality of data fragments from the at least one remote control panel based on the determination; and

reassembling the plurality of data fragments based at least in part on requesting the plurality of the data fragments.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

storing the reassembled plurality of data fragments at the first wireless device.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein fragmenting the data into a plurality of data fragments further comprises:

coding the plurality of data fragments with origination data.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving the data from a mobile device associated with a user authorized to interact with the automation and security system.